ENTOMOLOGY. 



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Psen. Panzer. 



Antennae fifteen jointed. Mandibles dentated. Su- 

 perior wings with more than three complete cells. Ab- 

 domen distinctly and abruptly pedunculated, not ter- 

 minated in a point. 



Sp. 1. Anomalipes. 



Sphcx anomalipes-. Panzer. 



Helorus anomalipes. Latreille. 



Inhabits Germany and France. 



Division II. 



Thorax binodate, the anterior segment elongate- 

 quadrate, or somewhat triangular. Antenna insetted 

 on the clypeus, near to the mouth. 



Genus DLXII. Dryinus. Latreille. 



Gonatopus. Klug. 



Antennae straight, ten-jointed. Mandibles with many 

 teeth. Thorax binodate. Anterior feet very long, ter- 

 minated by two very large nails internally denticulated, 

 one of these refiexed. 



Sp. 1. Formicarius. 



Dryinus formicarius. Latreille. 



Inhabits France. 



Genus DLXIII. Bethylus. Latreille, Fabricius, 

 Illiger, Spinola. 



Omai.us. Jurine. 



Ceraphron. Panzer. 



Antennae broken, composed of thirteen joints. Man- 

 dibles bidentate. Thorax binodate, the anterior segment 

 elongate-quadrate. Feet simple. 



Sp. 1. Cenopterus. 



Bethylus ceno/itcrus. Latreille. 



Tribe VIII. Ciirysidides. 

 Abdomen attached to the mctathorax by a portion only 

 of its transverse diameter. Inferior wings without dis- 

 tinct nerveurs. Body not contractable into a ball. 



Family I. Clefilida. 



Abdomen semicylindric or semicircular, with five seg- 

 ments in the male, and four in the females. Thorax at- 

 tenuated in front, divided transversely by four segments. 



Genus DLXIV. Cleptes. Latreille, Fabricius, 

 Panzer, Jurine, Illiger, Spinoli. 



Sphex. Linn. Vill. 



Chrysis. Olivier. 



Vespa. Geoff roy. 



Ichneumon. Rossi, Walck. 



S/i. 1. Semiaurata. 



Cle/ites semiaurata. Fabricius, Latreille. 



Inhabits Europe. 



Family II. Chrysida. 

 Abdomen semicylindric, truncated or rounded behind, 

 often dentated, composed of three, sometimes of four 

 joints. Thorax semicylindric, divided by three trans- 

 verse sutures. 



Division I. 



Metathorax with the middle produced into a scutcl- 

 lum. 



Subdivision 1. 



Abdomen with the second segment larger than the 

 others. Palpi many-jointed. 



Genus DLXV. Elampus. Spinoli, Latreille. 

 Chrysis. Fabricius, Jurine. 

 Hedychrum. Panzer, Lepeletier. 



Mandibles dentated. Abdomen terminated by an ob- 

 tuse point; the second segment larger than the others. 



Sp. 1 Panzeri. 



JLlampus panzeri. Spinoli. 



Chrysis panzeri. Fabricius. 



Inhabits France and Germany. 



Genus DLXVI. Stilbum. Spinoli, Latreille. 



Chrysis. Linn. Olivier, Illiger, Jurine. 



Mandibles without teeth. Abdomen with the third 

 segment very large, slightly dentate behind. 



Sp. 1. Splcndidum. 



Chrysis splcndida. Fabricius, Donovan. 



Inhabits India. 



Subdivision 2. 



Abdomen with the third or fourth segment larger than 

 the others. Palpi two-jointed, (and very small.) 



Genus DLXVII. Parnopes. Latreille, Fabricius, 

 Spinoli, Illiger, Lepeletier. 



Chrysis. Rossi, Olivier, Jurine. 



Sp. 1. Carnea. 



Parnopes carnea. Latreille. 



Inhabits France and southern Italy. 



Division II. 



Metathorax with the middle not elongated into a 

 scutellum. 



Genus DLXVIII. Euchr^us. Latreille. 



Chrysis. Fabricius, Jurine, Lepeletier. 



Mandibles with one tooth on their internal edge. Ab- 

 domen semicylindric, elongate, the last segment with 

 a transverse elevation, and a row of impressed dots. 



Sp. 1. Pur/iuratus. 



Chrysis purpurala. Fabricius. 



Euchr&us purpuratus. Latreille. 



Inhabits France. 



Genus DLX1X. Chrysis of authors. 



Vespa. Gcoffroy. 



Mandibles with one tooth on their internal edges. 

 Abdomen semicylindric, elongate ; the last segment 

 abruptly divided by an impression, with a transverse 

 row of impressed dots. 



Sp. 1. Ignita. 



Chrysis ignita. Linn. Fabricius, &c. 



Genus DLXX. Hedychrum. Latr. Panzer, Spin. 



Chrysis. Linn. Fabricius, Illiger, Lamarck, Le- 

 peletier. 



Mandibles bidentate on their internal edge. Abdo- 

 men semicircular, with the extremity rounded ; all the 

 segments united. 



Sp. 1. Auratun\. 



Chrysis aurata. Fabricius. 



Section II. Aculeata. 

 Oviduct none. Sting or aculeus in the females hav- 

 ing a communication with poisonous glands. Abdomen 

 attached to the thorax in all by a part only of its trans- 

 verse diameter. 



Division I. 



Hinder feet not pollinigerous ; their tarsi with the first 

 joint cylindric, not much larger than the others, nor 

 much compressed. Larvae omnivorous. 



Subdivision 1. 



Ocelli or stemmata not distinct. Wings often wanting 

 in the females and neuters. 



