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[^ Scolia dubia, Say. — La Vega de San Jose, N. Mex., August 4. Two. 



Det., Riley. 



Scolia haematodes, Burm. — La Vega de San Jose', N. Mex,, August 

 4. Five specimens. This is a large black species, with apical two-thirds 

 of abdomen yellowish-orange. Wings purplish-blue. The extra-melanic 

 colours of the bristly pile vary from yellowish or dull orange to deep 

 crimson. Det., Riley. 



Scolia Lecontei, Cress. — La Vega de San Jose', N. Mex,, August 4. 

 Four. Det., Riley. 



Smicra, sp. — Grand Canyon, Arizona ; Hance trial. Three speci- 

 mens. July 8 and 11. Det., Fox. 



Sp/uerophthalina, sp., ^. — Zuni River, Arizona, July 28. One. 

 This winged specimen has the thorax and last two-thirds of abdomen 

 yellowish or slightly orange pilose, the rest being wholly black, Det., 

 Riley. 



Sphcerophthalma bexar, Blake, $ . — Continental Divide, Tenaja, N. 

 Mex., August 2. One. Chaves, N. Mex., August 6, One. Det, 

 Riiey. 



SpJiczrophthalma cocciiieoJiirta, Blake, $ .— Carrizo, Arizona, July 22. 

 One. This mutillid differs strikingly from the forms more ordinarily met 

 with, by having the dorsum not alone of abdomen, but also of thorax and 

 head, with crimson-red hair. Det,, Riley, 



Sphcerophthalma creiisa, Cress. — -Las Cruces, N. Mex. Name com. 

 by Prof Cockerell, Det., Fox. 



Sphcerophthalma gloriosa, Sauss., 9 , — Grant County, N. Mex. [W. 

 J. Howard, 1882]. One specimen. This peculiar mutillid is clothed on 

 whole dorsum with grayish-white long hair, Det., Riley. 



SphcerophtJialma gorgo/i, Blake, ^ . — Las Cruces, N. Mex. Three 

 specimens. This is a large mutillid, all black, except dorsum of abdo- 

 men with orange-yellow hair. A larger 9 specimen, taken in St. Joe, 

 Arizona, July 21, has the hair of abdomen crimson-red, except base of 

 abdomen, which with all the rest bears black hair. It is identified as 

 same species. Det,, Riley. 



Sphcerophthalma occidentalis, Linn., (J. — Zuni River, Arizona, July 

 28. One. Continental Divide, Tenaja, N. Mex., August 2. One, Det., 

 Riley, 



ISphecius speciosus, var. grandis, Say. — Las Cruces, N. Mex. One. 

 Large species, colours yellow, rufous, and dark brown. Det., Riley. 



