'‘^’^‘carius 
INSECTS. EIYMENOPTERA 85. Spliex. 433 
Apterous, rufous ; head and abdomen black. 
Inhabits S^’edsn, 
Apterous, black : bafc of the antenna:, long legs peti- 
ole of the abdomen and. firft fegment at the tip ts- 
ilaceous. 
Inliabits AuHria, Schraiick. Schr, Natiirf. \ ,f, 308. 
85. SPIIEX. Mouth witli an entire jat\> 
the mandibles horny incurved toothed, 
lij> horny membranaceous at the tip : 
jeelers 4.' antennae with about 10 articu- 
lations ; xoings in cacli hex plane incum- 
bent ajid not foldetl : fling jiungentaud 
concealed within the abdomen. 
I 
Tlic infefls of this genus are the moll favage and rapacious of this 
d.if3 of beings : thev attack whatever comes in their way, and 
by nicar.s of their poifonous fling overcome and devour others 
lar beyond their own foe. Thule of theciviiioa B, arc found 
chiefly on umbellate plants : the /iirt', a wit.hout feet .flift and 
inhabits the body of fome other inled, on whole juices it ch- 
ills : the pupa lias rudiments of wings. 
A. Ar.tenna Jctnceous ; lip entire, tongue o. Evania. 
Ihoat and 
^ very long. 
hfx 6, tuh» 31. jig.. 13. Bronjjn. J-ah'i, f. 44*yb 
Innabits Europe, Africa and i\fov Hcllsnd. 
Titorax fpottal ; firft fegment of the abdomen with a white 
dot each fide, fecond edged with wliile. 
laliabits Ed'Ja’id. Mafeur.i of Sir 7 ?/< Banks. 
Antett/tae h\a.ck i head hrxek with a wnitc line each fide between 
the eyes : thorax elevated blael!,. the fore-margin feutei and 
dot each fide whiter abdomen black with 2 fitort white lines 
above the tail ; legs rufous, thighs black at the bafe with a 
white dot: hyaline. 
K , C* / 
Vc/f, 
Black ; abdomen with 2 white Itands, the fivft interriipied: 
tail white. 
Inliabits Italy, 
placed on the bacic 
8laclc ; abdomen petiole very 
of the thorax : hind-lesrs 
