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Nason); Tifton, Ga., two males one female (Mr. G. R. Pilate), 

 June 12, 1896. 



P. bilunatits Cr. This species varies considerably in size and 

 coloration. Two males from Southampton, Mass. , are 7 and 10 

 mm. long and show no yellow on first segment. Two males from 

 Brookings Co., S. D. (Mr. P. C. Truman) are lo-ri mm. long 

 and have interrupted band on first segment. Mr. Fox identified 

 these. 



P. trumani n. sp. 9. Length of body 18 mm., anterior wings 10.5 mm. 

 Black, with bright yellow and white markings, a thick and long growth 

 of fulvous pubescence on head, thorax, first segment, abdomen above, 

 all of venter and legs as far as and including femora; clype,us, sides of 

 face, larger protruding ovate mark above base of antennae, seven basal 

 joints of antennae, prothorax above (this is lighter than face marking), 

 tegulas crescent-shaped mark below post-scutellum, two wavy spots on 

 first segment abdomen, larger ones not so wavy on second segment, apical 

 half femora and tibia and tarsi of anterior and middle legs and tip of 

 femora and tibia and tarsi of posterior, yellow; narrow fasciae on third, 

 fourth, fifth and small spots on sixth, all pale white. Head but very little 

 wider than thorax, finely and rather closely punctate; mandibles black, 

 clypeus rounded, face with a black W (similar to $ sanbornii Cress., but 

 not as distinct) ; eyes large, converging, sub-emarginate at base of antennae, 

 concave on inner margins, dark brown; ocelli in a triangle, first farther 

 from last two than last two are from each other; mesothorax closely punc- 

 tate and more finely so than head; metathorax finely but not as closely 

 punctate as mesothorax; a deep groove above and a deep cavity on pos- 

 terior side; cavity smooth, shining above, more roughly punctate than rest 

 of body below. Abdomen finely and closely punctate, restricted between 

 first and second, and second and third segments, seventh segment black 

 and strongly emarginate ; coxae black, trochanters yellow tipped, first 

 half or so of anterior and middle, and all but tip of posterior, black; 

 stigma and nervures fuscous. Wings cloudy in latter half, first submar- 

 ginal cell equals second and third combined in length, second submar- 

 ginal cell receiving recurrent nervure at its center, third submarginal re- 

 ceiving recurrent nervure just a little beyond its base; submedian cell, 

 posterior wings as much longer than median on externo-medial nervure 

 as the recurrent of third submarginal is from its base; transverso-medial 

 nervure with an inward curve at junction with discoidal nervure. 



One specimen Summer, 1896, Brookings Co., South Dakota, 

 from Mr. P. C. Truman, after whom I have taken the liberty of 

 naming it. Related to scutellaris Cress., but differs principally 

 in size, pubescence and markings. 



P. solivagus Say. As Say's description is not as complete as 



