CLARENCE E. MICKEL -405 



slightly emarginate medially, a wide fascia at the apical half of the second 

 tergite, a narrow fascia at the apex of the third tcrgite and a small lateral spot 

 on the second sternite, yellow. Legs rufous; anterior femora somewhat broad- 

 ened; anterior and intermediate tibiae yellow beneath. Wings hyaline; 

 except a fuscous cloud which covers the marginal, second and third submarginal 

 and first discoidal cells; submedian cell longer than the median; cubitus in 

 hind wings interstitial with the transverse median nervure; stigma yellow. 

 cf. Unknown. 



Type, a female collected at Omaha, Nebraska, August o, 1913, 

 on Chamaecrista fasciculata, (L. T. Williams). Two female 

 paratypes taken at Omaha, Nebraska, August 5, 1913, (L. T. 

 Williams), and August 3, 1914 on Chamaecrista fasciculata, (L. T. 

 Williams). 



Related to venustus, but may easily be distinguished from that 

 species by having only three yellow fasciae on the abdominal 

 tergites, and by the larger size. 



Meilinus wolcotti H. S. Smith 



1908. Meilinus wolcoUi H. S. Smith, Ent. News, xix, p. 299. 



On account of the obscure, hand-written label on the type 

 specimen the locality was erroneously cited as Beaver, Indiana. 

 The collector (Dr. R. H. Wolcott) informs the writer that the 

 correct type locality is Beaver Island, Michigan. 



Family PHILANTHIDAE 

 Subfamily Philanthinae 



Philanthus barbiger sp. nov. 



190S. Pliilanlhus albopilosus H. S. Smith, Univ. Nebr. Studies, viii, p. 

 355, (in part), (nee Cresson, nee Packard). 



d^. Length 8 to 10 mm. Black, covered with rather long, sparse, whitish 

 pubescence. Head black; clypeus, cheeks and lower part of front finely but 

 not closely punctate; vertex and occiput finely punctate; clypeus and sides of 

 face to the emargination of the eyes whitish; a large spot between and above 

 the antennae and a spot behind the eyes lemon-yellow in color; spot on scape 

 beneath and first two joints of flagellum beneath whitish; pedicellum entirely 

 black; flagellum black above, dark testaceous beneath; face on the sides and 

 below the antennae covered with long, conspicuous, silvery pubescence; on 

 the rest of the head the pubescence much thinner and not so obvious, but 

 rather long. Thorax black, shining, sparsely punctured, covered with long, 

 thin, whitish pubescence; mesoscutum impressed medially, and at the sides 

 above the tegulae; mesoscuteUum impressed medially; upper surface of pro- 

 podeum channelled medially; pronotum, posterior lobes of pronotum, spot on 



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