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between them and the nearest eye margin; no furrow from middle 

 ocellus; clypeus without lateral teeth, rather strongly rounded in the 

 middle; middle carina not strong; first four joints of flagellum cmar- 

 ginate beneath, the apex of the fourth joint slightly produced at the 

 apex beneath, first joint a little longer than second; pronotum rather 

 strongly ridged anteriorly, a stout, sharp tooth laterally; dorsulum 

 and scutellum with large separated punctures ; meso-pleura trans- 

 versely striate above striato-punctate lower down ; meso-pectus punc- 

 tured ; dorsulum of metathorax punctured ; sides and posterior face 

 of metathorax transversely striate (the strise of posterior face larger) ; 

 middle furrow distinct, strongly foveolate on posterior face; upper 

 and posterior faces separated by a circular furrow; fore tarsi very 

 slightly flattened; first two abdominal segments constricted at base; 

 first two dorsal segments distinctly punctured, punctures large and 

 well separated ; the following segments are more finely and more 

 densely punctured; venter smooth, shining; genitalia with a comb of 

 long hair beneath. Color black; mandibles within, scape entirely, 

 two spots on pronotum, tubercles, postsctitellum, small elongate spots 

 on sides of second abdominal segment, broad band on dorsal seg- 

 ments 3-6 deep yellow; tegulse mostly ferruginous; legs below tro- 

 chanters, ferruginous (posterior tibiae and tarsi are somewhat yellow- 

 ish) ; wings dusky hyaline, nervures pale brown, costa and stigma testa- 

 ceous. Clypeus, lower, inner and posterior orbits with silvery pubescence ; 

 head, thorax first dorsal ventral abdominal segment with long black 

 hair; last five dorsal segments with short black hair. 



Habitat Pecos, N. M., July 16, 1903 (W. P. Cockerell). 



In Fox's table (Crabroninae of North Am.) this species runs 

 near texanus Cress., but the punctures on the head are not 

 large and well separated, the legs are differently colored, 3-6 

 abdominal segments banded etc. It has much general resemb- 

 lance to spiniferus Fox, but the punctures on the dorsulum are 

 even throughout, the abdomen more closely punctured, size 

 larger, the legs below the coxae are ferruginous, etc. The fore 

 tarsi are very slightly flattened and in some respect it is like rufi- 

 fcinitr Pack., but is very different. 



Crabro (subgen. ?) nokomis n. sp. 



9. Length 12 mm.; length of anterior wing 9 mm.; width of 

 head 3 mm.; width of thorax 3 mm. Head large, as wide as thorax, 

 closely, finely punctured; ocelli in a low triangle; distance between 

 the two lateral ocelli less than the distance between them and the 

 nearest eye margin; in front of each ocellus in a small depressed area; 



