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9. Mesonotum with golden scales on anterior margin; palpi of male all black 



daumastocampa Dyar & Knab (p. 435) 

 Mesonotum without golden scales anteriorly 10 



10. Apices of posterior tibiae black; palpi of male white-tipped 11 



Apices of posterior tibiae white; palpi of male black 12 



11. Tarsal rings very narrow; thorax spotted with black 



pleuristriatus Theobald (p. 437) 

 Tarsal rings broader; thorax brown, unornamented 



consolator Dyar & Knab (p. 439) 



12. Proboscis uniform; all hind tarsi ringed at base 13 



Proboscis swollen at tip; hind tarsi ringed at base of first three joints 



elocutilis Dyar & Knab (p. 247) 



13. Scales on the forks of the second vein narrow. . rejector Dyar & Knab (p. 441) 

 Scales on the forks of second vein in part ovate, jenningsi Dyar & Knab (p. 443) 



14. White rings of the tarsi broad, last tarsal joint all white 15 



White rings of the tarsi narrow or obscure 17 



15. Wing-scales narrow, linear 16 



Wing-scales elliptical-ovate; venter of abdomen obscurely pale-banded 



tceniopus Dyar & Knab (p. 248) 



16. Venter of abdomen distinctly black and white-banded 



stenolepis Dyar & Knab (p. 249) 

 Venter obscurely pale or dusky-banded pinarocampa Dyar & Knab (p. 251) 



17. Large species; two distinct bare stripes on thorax dyari Coquillett (p. 457) 



Smaller species without distinct bare stripes on thorax 18 



18. Tarsal pale rings brown 19 



Tarsal pale rings white 22 



19. Last joint of hind tarsi dark 20 



Last joint of hind tarsi whitish, especially beneath, annulipes Theobald (p. 258) 



20. Occiput with recumbent pale scales, scattered upright black ones 21 



Occiput with a distinct black patch on the side, carmodyw Dyar & Knab (p. 255) 



21. Mesonotum bronzy brown caraibeus Howard, Dyar & Knab (p. 257) 



Mesonotum reddish brown restuans Theobald (p. 333) 



22. Tip of last hind tarsal joint black 23 



Tip of last hind tarsal joint at least narrowly white 26 



23. Abdomen unhanded dorsally janitor Theobald (p. 258) 



Abdomen with basal segmental white bands 24 



24. Abdomen above dull black 25 



Abdomen above coppery black, the basal bands uniform 



dictator Dyar & Knab (p. 266) 



25 Basal bandq not mesiallv nroduoed f eremita Howard, Dyar & Knab (p. 261) 

 j&. liasai Danas not mesiaiiy produced. . . . ^j^a^mtf^tQj. ^y^r & Knab (p. 262) 



Basal bands mesiaiiy produced vindicator Dyar & Knab (p. 264) 



26. Abdomen of the female banded uniformly on the segments dorsally 27 



Abdomen spotted dorsally or the bands triangularly mesiaiiy produced 32 



Abdomen unhanded dorsally toweri Dyar & Knab (p. 281) 



27. Abdominal bands white 28 



Abdominal bands grayish, submetallic inquisitor Dyar & Knab (p. 270) 



28. Pleura pale with dark markings 29 



Pleura green declarator Dyar & Knab (p. 269 ) 



Pleura blackish lamentator Dyar & Knab (p. 276) 



29. Thoracic vestiture dense, of coarse, narrow curved scales 30 



Thoracic vestiture sparse, of minute hair-like scales 



eremita Howard, Dyar & Knab (p. 261) 



30. Thorax adorned with markings 31 



Thorax uniformly colored mollis Dyar & Knab (p. 267) 



31. Proboscis short and stout loquaculus Dyar & Knab (see corniger p. 240) 



Proboscis long and rather slender (see coronator p. 286) 



32. Abdomen with dorsal spots 33 



Abdomen with dorsal bands produced mesiaiiy 34 



33. Last segment of the abdomen all black secutor Theobald (p. 282) 



Last segment of the abdomen pale-banded juMlator Dyar & Knab (p. 272) 



34. Tarsal pale rings broader; a pale spot on middle of proboscis below, usually 



distinct coronator Dyar & Knab (p. 286) 



Tarsal rings narrower; pale shade on proboscis below faint 35 



