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242 p. CAMERON. 



striated strongly, black in tlie centre. Tarsi closely, stoutly spinose. There is a 

 minute stump on the disco-cubital nervure and a long one on the recurrent, 

 which is received shortly beyond the middle. 



Clareraont, California (Baker). 



The basal lateral arese of the metanotuin are separated ; the basal 

 is punctured distinctly, the apical is closely strongly transversely 

 striated. There are black lines on the base of the middle segments 

 of the abdomen. 



Pseiidainblyteles orinsbyensis sp. nov. 



Rufous; the front and vertex broadly in the middle, the occiput, the flagellum 

 of antennae, the scape above, the lower half of prothorax and the pronotum at 

 the base, a line round the mesonotum, the parts surrounding the scutellums, a 

 line at the base of the thii'd, fourth and fifth abdominal segments, not extending 

 to the outer edges, the breasts, the upper part of the mesopleurte, the lower more 

 narrowly, the base still more narrowly, and the base and lower part of meta- 

 pleurse, broadly, black ; the face, clypeus, greater part of mandibles, a line on the 

 inner orbits, edged on the innerside with red ; base of pronotum, a triangular 

 spot on its apex above, tubercles, base of tegulse and scutellum, bright yellow. 

 Legs colored like the body, the four anterior coxse and trochanters largely tinged 

 with yellow; the apex of the hind femora, of the tibise more broadly and the 

 apical joint of their tarsi, black. Wings hyaline, suffused with fuscous, the costa 

 and stigma fulvous, the nervures black. % . Length 13 mm. 



Areola about one-fourth wider than long, of equal width, transverse at the 

 base, slightly rounded inwardly at the apex, the lateral area; appearing separated 

 from the basal, being much less strongly punctured than the apical. Head, 

 thorax and coxa- densely covered with pale pubescence, closely punctured, the 

 metanotum more strongly than the rest, the sides of the areola closely, finely 

 obliquely striated; the postei-lor median area closely rugosely punctured, the 

 lateral apical arese stoutly striated ; the spiracular somewhat closely, strongly, 

 obliquely striated. Post-petiole finely, closely striated in the middle, the sides 

 stoutly punctured. Gastrieoeli and the space between stoutly striated. 



Orrasby Co., Nevada; July (Baker). 



The transverse median nervure is received beyond the transverse 

 basal ; the disco cubital has a long stump. Apical joints of an- 

 tennae serrate. Temples long, sharply oblique. 



Pseudambly teles peroral us sp. nov. 



Black; the second and third abdominal segments, almost the apical half of the 

 fourth, the apex of the penultimate and the last, ferruginous ; the legs of a paler 

 ferruginous, the coxae, trochanters, the apex of hind tibife broadly, the apex of 

 the basal joint of the hind tarsi narrowly and the greater part of the otheis 

 black. Wings hyaline, the stigma testaceous, the nervuies black. %. Length 

 8 mm. 



Face opaque, inipunctate, the clypeus smoother and more shining. Labruin 

 rufous Palpi dark testaceous, darker at the base. Front and vertex weakly, 



