114 NORTH AMERICAN NYSSONIDAE (hYMENOPTERA) 



Types— HoMypc, d", Cornell University, no. 140.1; allotype, 

 9 , no. 140.2; paratype, cf, no. 140.3. 



This species resembles dentatus Fox in color, Ixit is entirely 

 different structurally. In Fox's tables the female would run 

 near spiloptenus, and the male near pycjidiaUs, but it diffci's from 

 both entirely in color and wiiifr maculation, and by its much 

 more slend(n- antennae and elongate basal segment of the flagel- 

 lum, as well as by other structural characters. 



Gorytes (Hoplisus') angustatus rrovancher 



California: Glenwood, May 27, 1908, three males, (the author), [Cornell 

 University]; Clarcmont, one male, three females, (C. F. Baker), [Cornell 

 University and Pomona College]. 



One of these females is typical, the other two lack the striae 

 on the enclosure of the propodeuin, which would throw them, 

 by Fox's key, into venustus; their pygidia are also more sparsely 

 punctured. In other respects and in color pattern they agree 

 precisely with anyuHtatus, while the color pattern of venustus 

 is (luite different, so I am inclined to look upon these as variants 

 of ancjudatus. 



Gorytes (Hoplisoides) pogonodes new species 



(S'. Hlack, the lollowin^ ])urts yellow (pinard yellow): scape beneath, 

 mandibles at base, hibruin, clypeus, face below the antennae, broad stripe 

 extending uj) the margin of the eyes to half-way between the base of the 

 antennae and the occlU; margin of pronotum, tubercles, spot beneath tegulae. 

 apical half of scutellum, lateral spots on propodeum, broad subapical band 

 on first segment, greatly narrowed medially, legs in front except the front 

 or the front and middle trochanters, and behind in part; the tarsi are some- 

 what ferruginous especially toward apex, and the apex of the hind pair almost 

 black; flagellum ferruginous beneath. Short silvery pubescence present but 

 noticeable with difficulty. Wings nearly hyaline, a brown spot occupying 

 the marginal and extending A'aguely down through the second and upju'r i)art 

 of the third subniarginal cells. Length, 7.5 to 8.5 mm. 



Head not as broad as the thorax; from in front round, with strongly con- 

 verging, slightly emarginate eye margins; face narrow; clypeus convex, its 

 anterior part deflected but not angled as in hamatus, its lateral angles slightly 

 projecting, armed each with a tuft of hairs; clypeus and yellow parts of face 



' I do not suppose tiiat even a subgeneric disf iiiction can be maintained 

 between Hoplisus and Ilopiisoidcti. I have no! the oppcirt unity at jH'esent, 

 fiowcver, to review the s])ecies in order to reach a more ('(>rtain conclusion, 

 and ihrnlon. liave used, as a matter of convenience, the term as defined by 

 Ashniead and others. 



