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strongly punctured, very closely above on protborax, elsewbere 

 sparsely, tbe center of dorsulun, scutelkira and metanotum impunc- 

 tate or nearly so, tbe middle segment above in tbe middle witb large,, 

 scattered punctures ; longer spur of bind tibire less tban balf as long 

 as tbe first bind tarsal joint ; first and second dorsal segment strongly 

 punctured, tbe punctures on second sparsest and feebler, dorsals 3-5 

 almost impuuctate, tbe sixtb witb cribrose punctures, ventrals 

 witb large, mucb scattered punctures, tbe base of second segment 

 bituberculate ; venation about as in Drewseni, the second transverso- 

 cubital nervure strongly curved outwardly. Body rufous ; flagel- 

 lum except first joint, occiput narrowly, tborax on sides and beneatb,. 

 tbe middle segment entirely, and first and base of second abdominal 

 segments, black ; legs, including spines, rufous; pilosity black, except 

 fringe of mandibles and two apical abdominal segments. Length 

 21 mm. 



Cbapada. One specimen. Superficially, decepta sbows a striking 

 resemblance to Drewseni, from wbicb it diflfers in tbe bluer wings^ 

 sbape of clypeus and color of pilosity. 



Scolia (Discolia) bisignata n. sp. 



Similar to Drewseni and decepta in coloration, tbe tbird dorsal 

 abdominal segment witb a small lateral yellow spot ; clypeus trans- 

 verse anteriorly ; wings black, witb a strong purplisb reflection. 



9 , — Head witb deep, sparse punctures, tbose of tbe occiput, base 

 of antennse and on sides of clypeus, mucb closer ; clypeus strongly 

 convex and impunctate medially, its fore margin transverse, at the- 

 sides witb a small buncb or fringe of pale bairs ; tborax strongly 

 punctured, closest on protborax and dorsulum anteriorly, posteriorly 

 on dorsulum tbe punctures are large and sparse, as are likewise tbose 

 of the scutellum and metanotum, on the centre of upper surface of 

 middle segment tbe punctures are more evenly spaced ; mesopleurse 

 posteriorly, metapleurse and posterior face of middle segment smooth, 

 impunctate, or nearly so ; longer spur of bind tibiae not one-third as 

 long as the first hind tarsal joint; dorsal segments 1, 2 and base of 

 tbird with strong, separated, though not sparse punctures, tbose at 

 base of second and tbird segments finest and closest, apical portion 

 of dorsals 3-5 witb large sparse punctures, sixtb dorsal cribrose, 

 ventrals very sparsely punctured, tbe punctures of the last segment 

 finest, second ventral bituberculate at base. Body rufous; flagellum 

 except basal joints, mandibles at tips, thorax on sides and be- 

 neath, and the dorsulum medially as a rule, and a narrow, somewhat. 



