PODIUM. 27 



Head aud thorax sparsely punctured, the mesothorax and scutellum more shining 

 and almost impunctate ; metanotum almost opaque, closely transversely punctured and 

 deeply and widely sulcated down the middle. Clypeus in male produced in the middle, 

 and deeply incised there, the sides of the incision produced into two teeth ; in the 

 female not so much produced, the incision very slight, and the sides scarcely produced 

 into teeth. Petiole rather more than twice the length of the hind coxae, villose. 

 Tibia? and tarsi covered with a close short downy pile, the tibiae bearing a few bristles. 

 The first recurrent nervure is received a little before the first transverse cubital nervure, 

 the second a little beyond the middle of the cellule. 



^ 2. Podium luteipenne. (Tab. II. figg. 15, 15 a.) 



Pepsis luteipennis, Fabr. Syst. Piez. p. 210. 



Podium luteipenne, Dahlbom, Hymen. Eur. i. p. 23 ; Lepel. de St.-Fargeau, Hist. Nat. Ins., Hymen. 



iii. p. 324; Smith, Cat. Hymen. Ins. iv. p. 235, t. 6. fig. 2 1 . 

 Podium flavipenne, Latr. Gen. Crust, et Ins. iv. p. 59. 

 Podium latreillei, Spinola, Mem. Accad. Torino, xiii. ser. 2, p. 51. 



Hab. Panama, San Feliz {Champion). — South America, Cayenne 1 y Brazil 1 . 



A smaller species than P. albovillosum ; differing otherwise in having the legs more 

 or less red, the tegulae red, the thorax not so densely pilose, and the pile on the meta- 

 thorax with a golden hue, the incision in the clypeus deeper and at the middle the 

 clypeus does not project so much, the face covered with a dense silvery-white pile, 

 the petiole shorter (in female), not being much longer than the hind coxa?, the abdomen 

 longer and narrower, and generally it is a more slender-looking insect. 



v 3. Podium bugabense. (Tab. II. figg. 16, 16 a.) 



Nigrum, longe nigro-pilosum, clypeo octo-dentato ; metanoto punctato ; alis fere hyalinis, fusco-maculatis. 

 Long. 24 millim. 



Hab. Panama, Bugaba (Champion). 



Head bearing rather long black hairs ; the cheeks sparsely covered with silvery pile. 

 Clypeus broadly rounded, armed in the centre with eight short stout teeth. Prothorax 

 not much longer than broad, furrowed in the centre above; covered with a dense 

 silvery pile, besides the long hair. Pro- and mesonotum very sparsely punctured; 

 the pleurae rather strongly punctured ; metanotum closely (but not very strongly) punc- 

 tured, broadly and deeply furrowed down the centre, the furrow transversely striated. 

 Petiole short, about one third longer than the hind coxae, curved, about one third of 

 the length of the abdomen. Coxae and femora sparsely covered with long hair ; the 

 tibiae beneath with a dense fulvous pile ; tarsi rather strongly spinose. The second 

 cubital cellule of equal length throughout, above a little longer than the third cellule ; 

 the first recurrent nervure is received a little in front of the second, the second recur- 

 rent at an equal distance before the third transverse cubital nervure. 



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