Chlorion Ferox. Viridi-cyaneum, nitidissimum, antennis pedibusque nigris, alis fuscescentibus. (Expans. Alar. fere 2 unc.)
Syn. Sphex ferus, Drury, App. vol. 3.
Sphex lobata? Fabr. Ent. Syst. 2. 206. 30. Syst. Piez. 217.
Habitat: China.
Head fine green. Jaws strong. Tongue not observed. Eyes oblong. Antennæ black. Wings thin and diaphanous. Thorax and abdomen beautiful shining emerald green. Legs black.
The description given by Drury of this insect entirely agrees with a very common Chinese insect, the Chlorion lobatum, Latr. This figure is however hardly to be recognized.
ATTA FERVENS.
Plate [XLII]. fig. 3.
Order: Hymenoptera. Section: Heterogyna. Family: Formicidæ, Leach.
Genus. Atta, Fabr. Latreille. Formica, Linn. Drury.