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DASYSPHECIA; AEGEROSPHECIA; SPHECIA. By M. .Gaede. 
abicte- 
formis. 
sinensis. 
bombylifor- 
mis. 
calliptera. 
fulviven- 
tris. 
fasciata. 
mysolica. 
cyanea. 
ignicolle. 
repanda. 
T. abiaeformis Wkr. (94 e). Body metallic green, with a golden yellow thoracal spot near the base 
of wings. Abdomen ochreous at the end, all the segmental margins golden yellow. Wings hyaline. Forewing 
coppery at the costal margin and cross-vein, the veins yellowish. North and South China. It may be 
identical with one of the species mentioned in the palaearctic part. 
T. sinensis Wkr. (95 h). Palpi and prothorax yellow, a shordder-spot also yellow. Hindwing yellow, 
but the 1st to 3rd segments oiily margined with yellow, the rest brown, beneath with silvery white seg¬ 
mental margins. Wings hyaline with brown veins. Eorewing violet in the distal area. Hongkong. 
20. Genus: Oasysphecla Hmps. 
Proboscis absent. Palpi erect, the second joint reaching the frons, with long hair in front, the third 
joint long, pointed, somewhat hairy. Antennae of $ almost plain, thickened at the end, with a hair-pencil. 
The thorax and the short abdomen with long hair. Tibiae long-haired, the tarsi with small tufts. Forewing: 
vein 3 from before the cell-angle, 5 and 6 well separated, 8 + 9 + 7 stalked, 10 and 11 from the cell. Hind¬ 
wing: veins 3 + 5 on a short stalk, 6 and 7 separated. 
Do bombyliformis Rothsch. (95 a). Legs blackish-brown; the tarsi of the first two pairs of legs orange- 
brown. Body blackish-brown, only the collar dark grey, the 3 middle segments of the abdomen yellow. 
Wings hyaline yellowish, veins dark. 35 mm. Khasia Mts. 
21. Genus: Aegerospliecia Le Cerf. 
Palpi long, but not projecting beyond the frons, the third joint pointed. Proboscis feebly developed. 
Antennae long, scarcely thickened. Body strong. Hind legs long, with a liair-pencil inside at the tibia. Neu- 
ration of forewing: vein 4 arising nearer at 3 than at 5, 6 below the upper cell-angle, 9 + 7 + 8 stalked, 
10 and 11 separated at the base, then nearing each other. Hindwing: veins 3 + 4 on a short stalk, 5 arises 
near 4, vein 6 only marked. According to Hampson, Sphec. romanovi Leech (Vol. II, p. 378, pi. 51 a) from 
Japan also belongs to this genus. Type: calliptera Le Cerf. 
Ae. calliptera Le Cerf (95 a). The whole body blackish-brown with a slight blue lustre. The margin 
of the sixth segment and the anal tuft reddish-yellow. Legs reddish-yellow, the hair-pencil blackish. Eore¬ 
wing reddish-yellow, blackish at the hase; two thirds of the costal margin and an arcuate streak at the upper 
cell-angle also blackish. A few brown scales at the margin. Hdndwing hyaline yellow, veins and margin fine 
dark. $ 52 mm. Batjan. 
Ae. fulviventris Le Cerf (95 a). Frons blue, collar reddish-yellow. Thorax bluish-yellow with reddish- 
yellow places at the base of the wing and in the centre. Abdomen bluish-black, the first segment as well 
as a following median stripe and the anal end reddish-yellow. Legs recldish-yellow. Forewing dull black. 
A fine hyaline streak in the cell, the lower two thirds of the marginal area also hyaline, traversed by 
dark veins. Hindwing hyaline, somewhat yellowish. $ 52 mm. New Guinea. 
Ae. fasciata Wkr. Lustrous black. Abdomen with a broad red band a little before the middle. Hind 
tibiae with white hair at the base, the rest with black hair. Forewdng black, paler at the apex, with a 
slight golden gloss. Hindwing hyaline, broader black at the costal margin. Borneo. 
Ae. mysolica Wkr. Violettish-black. Antennae pale reddish below. Abdomen with golden yellow 
scales. Forewing violettish-black. Hindwing hyaline yellowish. Mysol. 
Ae. cyanea Hmps. Head and tegulae orange. Frons and the rest of the body bluish-black. An¬ 
tennae black, red-brown below. Forewing metallic bluish-black. Hindwing hyaline. The cell, a spot behind 
it, the veins and margins bluish-black. $ 42 mm. South Celebes. 
22. Genus: &]>hecia Hhn. 
The genus has already been dealt with in Vol. II, p. 378. 
Sph. ignicolle Hmps. Antennae and frons red-brown. Collar fiery orange. The rest of the body 
brown. The second abdominal segment margined with red, the last segments fiery orange. Wings hyaline. 
Forewing brown at the costal margin, the veins and margins somewhat red. 36—46 mm. Simla. 
Sph. repanda Wkr. Antennae orange. The whole body black. Palpi and tegulae with yellow scales. 
Thorax above with a yellow stripe. Abdomen with reddish-yellow segmental bands, the two last segments 
quite reddish-yellow. Wings hyaline, the veins and margins fine reddish-yellow, costal margin and cross-vein 
orange. 50 mm. Simla. 
