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convex, mystax black, somewhat sparse, hairs of front and on upper p^rt 

 of occiput chiefly black, those on remainder of occiput whitish; third 

 joint of antennas slightly longer than the first two, gradually tapering to 

 the apex, only slightly longer than the rather slender style. Mesonotum 

 quite densely covered with rather long erect b'ack hairs, the bristles 

 scarcely longer or stouter than the hairs; mesopleura and sternopleura 

 hairy, pteropleura bare, hairs of hypopleura mixed black and white ; 

 sctitellum convex, not pruinose, the upper surface rather densely covered 

 with long whitish hairs, the many marginal bristles very slender, chiefly 

 white but several are brown on the basal portions. Abdomen polished, 

 the hind angles of the first six segments marked with a gray pruinose 

 spot. Hairs and bristles of legs whitish, many of the bristles with brown 

 bases, tarsal claws black. Wings gray, with a few hyaline spots and 

 streaks, the costa from apex of auxiliary vein to apex of upper branch of 

 the third broadly bordered with brown, a dark brown spot in base of first 

 submarginal cell extending across the marginal, one in base of second 

 submarginal, first and second posterior, and two near middle of first basal 

 cell ; of the last two spots one is along the basal part, the other along the 

 apical portion of the prefurca of the third vein; the brown spot on the 

 small cross-vein extends to apex of discal cell ; small cross-vein slightly 

 beyond middle of discal cell. Length 7 to 10 mm. 



Washington State. One male and two females collected by 

 Prof. O. B. Johnson. 



Type. No. 7959, U. S. National Museum. 



Saropogon luteus, n. sp. 



Reddish yellow, apices of antennae brown, the proboscis on apex and 

 upper side black, all hairs and bristles yellowish; head except on the 

 vertex, yellow pruinose, pleura and sides of thorax in front of the humeri 

 yellowish pruinose, abdomen polished, hind angles of segments two to five 

 yellowish pruinose ; wings brownish along the veins and in the costal cell, 

 fourth posterior cell rather broadly open. Length n to 17 mm. 



Claremont, Cal. (Baker), and Los Angeles Co., Cal. (Coquil- 

 lett). Three males and seven females taken May 31 and in June. 

 Type. No. 8036, U. S. National Museum. 



Saropogon hyalinus, n. sp. 



Very similar to luteus except that the mesonotum is rather densely yel 

 lowish gray pruinose and marked with three brown vittse, and the wings 

 are pure hyaline. Length 13 mm. 



Los Angeles Co., Cal. A specimen of each sex collected by 

 the writer. 



Type. No. 8037, U. S. National Museum. 



