SCIENTIFIC RESULTS 
OF 
THE SECOND YARKAND MISSION. 
HYMENOPTEEA. 
By PBEDEBICK SMITH, Zoological Department^ British Museum. 
rpHE collection made by Dr. Stoliczka while attached to the Second Yarkand Expedition 
-L contains sixty-three species, only nine of which appear to have been previously describ¬ 
ed; among them are species belonging to the families, Andrenidce, Apidce, Formicidce, 
Myrmicidce, Scoliadce^ Bompilidce, SjAiegidce, Larridce, Eumenidce, Vespidce, Tenthredinidce^ 
and Ichneumonidce. 
Tribe-ANTHOPHILA (Latr.) 
Division 1—SOLITABIiE. 
1. Prosopis pervidus. 
Eemina.— B. atra, fronte maculata, tibiis omnibus jlavo-annulatis ; abdommis segmentorum 
marginibus rufo-testaceis. 
Black; the head closely and finely punctured; a yeUow line on each side of the face 
along the margin of the eyes; the flagellum of the antennas fulvous, slightly fuscous above. 
Thorax punctured above and shining; the metathorax rugose in the middle of its base; the 
collar, tubercles, tegulas, the anterior tibiae and tarsi, the intermediate and posterior tibiae at 
their base, and their tarsi, yellow; 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 
rufo-testaceous. Eemale, length 2f lines. 
Bab. —Sind valley, Kashmir. Taken in August. 
The genus Prosopis has a wide geographical distribution. Species occur both in the 
Old and Hew 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 
