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black ; a line upon the four anterior legs beneath, the base 

 of posterior femora, and a line more or less produced be- 

 neath, a large spot on posterior coxsb, the trochanters, and 

 tips of all the coxae, and base of femora, white. In some 

 cases the joints of posterior tarsi are white. Wings slightly 

 clouded ; nervures dark ; stigma and costa at tip lighter ; 

 wing-scale black ; apex pale. 



Hab. Connecticut, and Massachusetts (Mr. Scudder and 

 H. Coll). 



Thirteen specimens examined. In some of them the V 

 spot and all marks back of the scutellum are indistinct or 

 wanting. In one instance the ventral segments are tipped 

 with white. 



Sp. 6. A. niger. Nov. spec. Body black, antennae 

 semi-annulate, with white near the tip. ( 9 Long. 0.37 in. 

 Ex. alar. 0.75 in.) 



9 Black; the apical half of the fifth, sixth, seventh, 

 eighth, and base of ninth joints of antennae white on up- 

 per side ; clypeus produced, emarginate ; disk of labrum 

 and a spot on base of mandibles white ; front of clypeus 

 and the labrum covered with whitish hairs ; head and tho- 

 rax punctured, most coarsely on the occiput ; body immac- 

 ulate ; the apical segments of abdomen and the venter 

 glabrous, with fine ashy hair ; legs black, a white line on 

 lower side of femora, tibiae, and tarsi of four anterior legs, 

 and a large white spot on posterior coxae ; wings hyaline ; 

 nervures dark piceous ; costa testaceous at tip. 



Hab. Connecticut, and Pennsylvania (Dr. Clemens). 



Five females examined. 



Sp. 7. A. grandis. Nov. spec. Body blue-black ; the 

 tip of antennae, edge of collar, scutellum, and edge of basal 

 membrane, yeUow. (Long. 0.50 in. Ex. alar. 1.17 in.) 



9 Antennae long and stout ; the four apical joints and 

 base of first joint yellow, punctured, and covered with 

 scattered ashy hairs ; clypeus produced and arcuate ; la- 



