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joint of the flagellum about one-quarter longer than the second, 

 which is about equal to the third ; collar and dorsulum rather 

 strongly and closely punctured; scutellum, except on sides, almost 

 impunctate ; metanotum roughened and with irregular, radiating 

 striations or ridges and with a strong medial carina, which extends 

 to the apex where it joins a transverse curved ridge, which bounds 

 ' the strong pyriform depression at this place, the sides and posterior 

 face of metathorax roughened ; legs tolerably stout, the posterior 

 tibiae and tarsi strongly spinose ; abdomen very sparsely punc- 

 tured ; pygidium about twice as long as it is broad at the base, 

 the sculpture appearing squamate. Black ; mandibles medially, 

 clypeus medially, scape beneath, tegulje and legs, rufo-tes- 

 taceous ; abdomen entirely ferruginous, with a somewhat 

 yellowish tinge ; head and thorax clothed with tolerably dense, 

 white pubescence ; wings subhyaline, the apical portion darker ; 

 stigma yellowish ; marginal cell a little shorter than the first 

 submarginal, obliquely truncate. Length, 8-10 mm. Three 

 specimens. New Jersey, Texas. 



6. AsTATUS NEVADicus, Cress. 



Astata nevadica, Cr. Proc. Ent. Sect. A. N. S., Phila., 1881, 

 p. V, 5 . 

 Nevada, N. Mex., Montana, Washington. 



7. AsTATUS MONTANUS, Cress. 



Astata moJita9ia, Cr, , 1. c, p. V. $ . 

 Nevada, Col., Mont. 



8. ASTATUS ELEGANS, CrCSS. 



Astata elcgans, Cr., 1. c, p. VI., "^ $ . 



Nevada, Col., Mont., Washington. This species appears to 

 be closely allied to the A. stigma of Europe. 



9. AsTATUs BELLUS, Cress. 



Astata bella^ Cr., 1. c, p. VI., $. 

 So. California. 



10. ASTATUS CCERULEUS, CreSS. 



Astata c(vriilea, Cr., 1. c, p. IV., ^ . 

 Nevada. 



