THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 8.1 



submedian and median cells equal or nearly ; claws in $ with 

 a tooth beneath, in $ cleft ; first joint of rlagellum in $ not 



longer than the second, in <$ shorter (i) Ferreola, Lepel. 



(Type F. algerica, Lepel.) 



3. Head viewed from in front not wider than long, usually a little longer 



than wide, the eyes not strongly converging above, although usually 



slightly converging 4. 



Head viewed from in front wider than long, the eyes strongly con- 

 verging above. 



Claws in °_ with a median tooth, in £ cleft ; first joint of 

 flagellum in $ longer than the second, in £ not longer, 

 about equal ; submedian cell in front wings a little shorter 



than the median (2) Batozonus, Ashm., g. nov. 



(Type Pompilus algidus, Smith.) 



4. Claws in <J? with a median tooth beneath, in £ cleft 6- 



Claws cleft in both sexes 5. 



5. Clypeus in $ anteriorly entire ; metathorax posteriorly obliquely 



truncate or more or less impressed ; tarsal comb in 9 ' on g- 

 Wings black, fuscous or subhyaline ; first joint of flagellum in 

 both sexes elongate, longer than the second ; basal joint of 

 front tarsi s/iorter than tibia ; abdomen usually marked with 



white (3) Spilopompilus, Ashm., g. nov. 



(Type Pompilus biguttulatus, Fabr.) 



Wings red or ferruginous, the tips black ; first joint of flagellum 



in o* not longer than the second ; basal joint of front tarsi 



longer than tibia ; abdomen not marked with white, 



sericeous (4) Paracyphonyx, Magretii. 



(Type P. metemmensis, Magr.) 



6. Clypeus and labrum with a median sinus anteriorly ; pronotum with 



the hind margin arcuately or very obtusely angularly emarginate. 

 Abdomen wholly black : second joint of front tarsi less than half 



the length of the first (5) Pompilogastra, Ashm., g. nov. 



(Type Pompilus aethiops, Cress.) 



Abdomen with the second segment marked with red or yellow ; 



second joint of hind tarsi fully half as long as the 



first (14) Arachnophroctonus, Ashm. (part). 



7. Metathorax bare or nearly, at least not clothed with a silvery 



pubescence; claws in 9 with a median tooth, in $ cleft 8. 



