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the anterior tibipe before, all the spines, the four anterior tarsi and apex of last 

 joint of posterior tarsi piceous: wings faintly clouded on apical half. 



Massachusetts. (Coll. Eut. Soc. Philad.) One specimen. 



This may prove to be a variety of T. tricolor. The abdomen is formed 

 like that of T. anrpih'frr and T. formoiius. 



'MK Tenthredo rufo-pedibus. u. sp. 



Black: the middle of abilonieu and most part of legs rufous. (Long 0.44. 

 Br. wings 0.92 in.) 



%. Black: antennffi moderate, slender, joints enlarged at tips, 8rd longer 

 than 4th: head wide, polished, depressions as in last species; nasus with a 

 deep semicircular notch : a minute oval dot above base of each of antennjB, face 

 and cheeks beneath, tegula?, collar, a wide angulate line like an L on pleura 

 and a spot above both anterior and posterior coxce, white : breast waxen; abdo- 

 men rufous on the 3rd, 4th. 5th and part of the 6th segments above and all but 

 the two apical segments beneath : legs mostly rufous, the four anterior coxfe 

 waxen: a spot on the tips of anterior femora above and the apical half of pos- 

 terior tibiae and their tarsi black, except end of apical joint, which is rufous: 

 ends of intermediate joints blackish: wings large, hyaline. 



Pennsylvania. (Coll. Ent. Soc. Philad.)^ 



The wings are larger than those of T. rujipes and 7\ ra/o/nctus. 

 and the antennfe longer. 



Genus LYDA. 

 Sec. I. Anterior tibice loith one side spur. 



•! 1 . Lyda brunnicans, n. sp. 



Ochre brown, with many yellow spots on head and body. (Long 0.48. Br. 

 wings 1.06 in.) 



9 . Color ochre brown : antennw long, slender, about 36-jointed, color of body: 

 head polished having sparse punctures, depressions very slight, edge of nasus 

 irregular: ocelli black; two oval spots on occipitt, enclosed by two semilunate 

 spots, which are enlarged at ends and touch the eyes, two large spots outside 

 of antennffi, two obsolete spots above antennee. cheeks, edge of nasus. obsolete 

 spots on collar and anterior lolie and base of middle lobes of mesothorax and 

 soutei, the postscutel. prothorax beneath, most of pleura, a spot above posterior 

 coxse and the edges of abdominal segments beneath, white, or straw color ; legs 

 color of body : one side spur on anterior and three on the sides of four posterior 

 tibiaj: wings ample, clouded, clearest at base, nervures brown; marginal divid- 

 ing nei'vure coinciding with the 2nd submargiual cross nervure: .Srd brachial 

 cell without cross nervure. 



Rocky Mountains, Col. Ter. (Coll. Ent. Soc. Philad. ) One specimen. 



The abdomen of this species is very wide and large. 



Sec. II. Anterior tibice without .side spur. 

 32. Lyda multisignatus, n. sji. 



Black: many yellow spots on hfad and thorax; abdomen rufous. (Long 0.32. 

 Bi'. wings 0.72 in.) 



