PEPSIS. 



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d. Antennae black or fuscous. (Species 17-21.) 



17. Pepsis amabilis, 



Pepsis amabilis, Mocsary, Termes. Fiizetek, ix. p. 253 (1885) \ 



Hab. Mexico, Presidio de Mazatlan (Forrer), San Bias in Jalisco (Schumann), Teapa 

 in Tabasco (H. H. Smith), North Yucatan (Gaumer); Beitish Hondueas, E. Sarstoon 

 (Blancaneaux) ; Guatemala, El Keposo 800 feet (Champion); Panama (Boucard). — 

 South America, Amazons 1 . 



Specimens of what I take to be the male of this species have the antennae greyish- 

 fuscous in colour, rather thick, slightly tapering towards the apex, and densely pruinose ; 

 the clypeus convex, with the apex arcuate ; the head and thorax, especially the median 

 segment, more densely haired ; the abdomen at the apex, the cedeagus excepted, without 

 hair (nor is there any on the ventral segments), the cedeagus densely covered with 

 black hair. 



* 18. Pepsis terminata. 



Pepsis terminata, Dahlbom, Hymen. Eur. i. pp. 120, 464 x ; Mocsary, Termes. Fiizetek, ix. p. 247 2 . 

 Pepsis ornata, Lepel. de St.-Fargeau, Hist. Nat. des Ins. Hymen, iii. p. 486 3 ; Cresson, Proc. Ent. 

 Soc. Phil. iv. p. 133 4 ; Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. i. p. 148 5 . 

 Hab. Mexico, Bincon in Guerrero (H H. Smith), North Yucatan (Gaumer).— South 

 America 1 , Surinam 23 , Brazil 23 ; Antilles, Cuba 245 , Martinique 2 . 



V 19. Pepsis venusta. (Tab. Xll. fig. 9.) 



Pepsis venusta, Smith, Cat. Hymen. Ins. iii. p. 196 1 ; Mocsary, Termes. Eiizetek, ix. p. 247 

 (1885) \ 

 Hab. Mexico, Presidio 2 (Forrer), Rio Papagaio and Xucumanatlan in Guerrero 

 (H. H. Smith), Santiago Iscuintla (Schumann), Rinconada (Schaus), Valladolid and 

 Temax in Yucatan (Gaumer).— South America, Brazil, Tapajos 1 , Obidos 2 . 



The wings vary in the extent of the white cloud at the apex : in some specimens it 

 commences at the base of the radial cellule, in others at, or beyond, its apex. An 

 example from Santiago Iscuintla has the apex of the antennae black, and the body more 

 bluish and purplish than in the other specimens ; but, as it agrees with them in having 

 the sixth ventral segment deeply incised and toothed, it is referable, no doubt, to 



P. venusta. 



The female I have not seen, but we have plenty of males. 



V"20. Pepsis centralis. 



Long. 45-48 millim. 



Hab. Guatemala, El Reposo 800 feet (Champion); Panama, David (Champion). 

 Head and thorax deep black, with slight bluish reflections in front ; the abdomen 



