SCIENTIFIC RESULTS 
OF 
THE SECOND YARKAND MISSION. 
HYMENOPTERA. 
By FREDERICK SMITH, Zoological Department, British Museum. 
CT1HE collection made by Dr. Stoliczka while attached to the Second Yarkand Expedition 
J- contains sixty -three species, only nine of which appear to have been previously describ- 
ed; among them are species belonging to the famHies, Andrenidoe, Apidae, Formicidce, 
Myrmicidae, Scoliadce, Pompilidce, Sphegidce, harridan, Eumenidce, Vespidce, Tenthredinidce, 
and Ichneumonidce. 
Tribe— ANTHOPHILA (Latr.) 
Division 1— SOLITARIES. 
Family — ANDREFI DEE. 
1. Prosopis pervious. 
Femina. — P. atra, fronte maculata, tibiis omnibus Jlavo-annulalis ; abdominis segmentorum 
margmibus rufo-testaceis. 
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Black ; the head closely and finely punctured ; a yellow line on each side of the face 
along the margin of the eyes ; the flageHum of the antennae fulvous, slightly fuscous above. 
Thorax punctured above and shining ; the metathorax rugose in the middle of its base ; the 
coUar, tubercles, tegulse, the anterior tibiae and tarsi, the intermediate and posterior tibiae at 
their base, and their tarsi, yeHow ; the wings hyaline and iridescent ; their nervures towards 
the base pale testaceous, beyond, fuscous. 
Abdomen shining, very finely and closely punctured ; the apical margins of the segments 
rui'o- testaceous. Female, length 2f lines. 
Hob. — Sind valley, Kashmir. Taken in August. 
The genus Prosopis has a wide geographical distribution. Species occur both in the 
pid and New World; in Europe not less than forty species are found. The genus also occurs 
in Egypt, at Natal, and in the Cape of Good Hope; in Australia it is plentiful, and 
