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When the face is viewed somewhat from below, it is seen that the anterior 

 margins of both clypeus and labrum (which has a small notch) are black. 

 Antennae black, the scape white in front. The lateral face-marks are 

 divided above by a broad rounded notch into a linear portion extending 

 a little way along the orbital margin, and a broad rounded j^ortion 

 adjacent to the clypeus. Clypeus and labrum punctured, disc of labrum 

 somewhat confluently punctured. Sides of vertex with very small, close 

 punctures ; large, scattered punctures behind the ocelli, which are pale 

 honey colour. Thorax densely covered with mixed gray and black 

 l)ubescence, the sides with little black. Tegulas black. Wings rather 

 short, hyaline tinged with smoky, nervures and stigma piceous. Legs 

 black, the joints of the tarsi after the first dark ferruginous. First four 

 femora fringed behind with long white hairs. Middle tarsi simple. Hind 

 tibiae stout, with a long, obliquely-placed spine a short distance from the 

 end. The hind femora are also quite stout, but not so stout as the tibiae. 

 First joint of hind tarsi broadened, with a conspicuous erect tooth not far 

 from the base. Hind tibiae with short grayish pubescence, appearing 

 white in some lights. Inner surface of first joint of hind tarsi with short 

 orange-rufous pubescence. Abdomen short and broad, first segment 

 with sparse long grayish hairs, the remaining segments almost nude, the 

 margins of segments i-6 broadly cream colour or pale yellowish — ^this 

 colour sharply defined from the black. Apex with two short, widely- 

 separated spines, and short rufescent hairs. 



Habitat. — Santa Fe, N. M., August, on Cleorne serrulata. (Ckll., 

 1767.) This species is interesting as representing apparently a north- 

 ward extension of a neotropical type. It resembles the P. marginatus 

 (Smith), which Cresson says is found at Orizaba, Mexico ; and still more 

 the Mexican P. tarsatus (Sichel MS., Dours), from which it differs in the 

 lack of fulvous pubescence, and the white instead of yellow face-marks. 

 Dours says the basal joint of the hind tarsus of tarsatus has two spines ; 

 in cleomis the tibial spur crosses the tarsal spine and, projecting beyond, 

 looks like a second spine. Could Dours have been misled by such an 

 appearance ? Dalla Torre, it may be remarked, has proposed to change 

 the name tarsatus to Doursii, because of preoccupation ; but the change 

 is not needed if Habropoda be held valid, the other tarsatus being of that 

 genus. 



Among the U. S. species, cleomis resembles P. califor?iicus (Cr.) and 

 P. texauus (Cr.). From the former it is distinguished by the large 



