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American one. The golden pubescence of the clypeus is a 

 good superficial character by which it may be distinguished 

 from other members of the genus. 



Notogonia subaequalis n. sp. 



Female. Length 16 mm. Anterior margin of the clypeus rounded 

 out, with a distinct semicircular notch in the middle; anterior part 

 shining, impunctate. the upper part with close rather large punctures ; 

 there is no hasal carina; palpi hairy, the apical joint of the maxillary 

 longer than the preceding one and slender, slightly reddish. Anten- 

 nae as long as the head and thorax, not longer as in X. acqualis ; scape 

 with a fairly distinct longitudinal carina beneath ; the third, fourth and 

 fifth antennal joints about equal; the fourth and fifth joints slightly 

 constricted basally. The space between the eyes at the vertex about the 

 same as the length of the third antennal joint. Head normal, the 

 impression in front of the ocelli is very deep while the one behind them 

 is not very deep ; head very finely closely punctured, appearing dull." 

 Dorsulum with distinct close, small punctures ; there are no impressed 

 lines on the dorsulum; the scutellum punctured like the dorsulum, not 

 impressed ; metanotum granular with a shallow longitudinal impressed 

 line anteriorly ; spiracles long linear not open ; the posterior face sepa- 

 rated from the metanotum by a transverse carina ; the upper part of 

 the posterior face is wrinkled, the rest is granular; a distinct longi- 

 tudinal furrow on the posterior face ; legs strongly spinose ; the radial 

 cell truncate ; the third cubital cell broader on the radius than the 

 second; the recurrent nervures almost meeting. Abdomen a little shorter 

 than the thorax; dull above, shining beneath; the anterior segments 

 very closely finely punctured, the two apical segments with large sepa- 

 rate punctures ; pygidium broad, the apex emarginate, the angles sharp 

 and broad ; sheath obtusely rounded at the apex, about twice as long 

 as broad ; pygidium covered with brown or black hairs or bristles. 

 Entirely black ; the upper part of the dorsulum with long glittering, 

 scattered hairs ; the two basal dorsal segments with silvery pile. Wings 

 dark, not sttongly iridescent, and in certain lights subhyaline ; venation 

 dark, weakening toward the apex ; the posterior wings are not as dark 

 as the anterior. 



Type Locality: Fedor, Texas. One specimen, the type 

 which is in the collection of G. Birkmann, was collected Sep- 

 tember IT, 1897, by G. Birkmann. 



This species is close to acqualis Fox, but the flagellum is 

 shorter, the metanotum is without a median carina, and tho 

 wings are strongly iridescent. The length of the antennre 

 is about the same as A'. nigrif>cnnis occidentalis Yicr., but the 



