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collection, but these latter retain part of the normal maculation 

 of E. arge\n. the W mark, and traces of the outer tooth in the 

 cell. The hind wings are largely blackish. 



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Synopsis of the North American species of Melecta. 



By WM. J. Fox, Philadelphia, Pa. 



FEMALES. 



Size large, 11-15 mm. in length. 



Pubescence on thorax and ornation of abdomen tawny; tubercles on scu- 

 tellum ending in a short tooth; fore wings, with exception of a pale 

 spot at apex of submarginal and discoidal cells, fuscous throughout. 



interrupta Cr. 



Pubescence on thorax and ornation of abdomen grayish-white; tuber- 

 cles on scutellum ending in a long tooth; fore wings, except a spot 

 in the median, first and second submarginals and third discoidal 

 cells, and the broad apical margins hyaline . . nurar.da n. sp. 

 Size medium, less than n mm. in length. 



Ornation on abdomen interrupted medially; first joint of flagellum 



shorter than the following two united . . calif ornica Cr. 



Ornation of abdomen not interrupted medially, forming continuous, 



irregular, or dentate fascia; first joint of flagellum as long, or a 



little longer than the following two united . maculata Cr. 



MALES. 



Size large, 1 1 mm. or over in length; pubescence of thorax and ornation 

 of abdomen tawny . . . interrupta Cr. 



Size medium, less than 1 1 mm. in length; pubescence, etc., pale. 



Ornation of abdomen not covering the entire surface of the dorsal seg- 

 ments. 



Fascia on abdomen interrupted medially ; flagellum not, or very 

 slightly thickened medially . . . californica Cr. 



Fascia on abdomen not interrupted medially, forming continuous, 

 irregular, or dentate bands; flagellum greatly thickened medially. 



maculata Cr. 

 ( )rnation of abdomen covering the entire surface of dorsal segments. 



mucida Cr. 



Melecta miranda ?. Deep black; head, thorax on sides and beneath 

 dorsulum anU-riorh, scntellum more or less, coxas and femora beneath, 

 with long, grayish- white pubescence; on the anterior part of dorsn'.uin 

 enclosed by the pale hair and a spot between the tegulse and scutellum 

 composed of black pubescence; dorsulum rather coarsely punctured, the 

 punctures a little stronger and more separated than in interrupta. 

 scutellum very coarsely punctured, more so than in intcnitpta. pro- 



