328 Albany Museum. Records. 



keel down the centre of the front on its lower half. Face closely 

 rugosely })unctureJ, its centre forming a raised triangle, with the 

 apex above ; the clypeus strongly, but not closely pimctured ; its 

 apex fringed with fulvous hair. Labruin depressed in the centre, 

 the sides forming 2 rounded tul)ercles. Mesonotum strongly, but 

 not very closely punctured, with a central smooth depression, and 

 with a smooth space down the sides. Scutellum strongly punc- 

 tured ; a smooth space in the centre of the basal half. Post- 

 scutellum coarsely, closelj' longitudinally i-ugose. Base of metano- 

 tum coarsely, closely, longitudinally reticulated in the centre, the 

 sides more closely, obliquelj^ striated. Pleurfe coarsely, closely 

 rugosely reticulated, as is also the breast. Legs black, the calcaria 

 and the apical joints of the tarsi pale testaceous, as are also the 

 tarsal spines ; the hair on the tai'si inclines to fulvous ; on the rest 

 of the legs it is black. 



Sphecodes O'neil'i., sp. nov. 



Black, the antennae, basal two-thirds of the mandibles, apex of 

 clypeus, legs, basal segment of the abdomen and the basal half of 

 the 2nd, bright red ; wings hyaline, the nervures and stigma 

 blackish ; the hind wings with ten hooks in 8 divisions of 5, 1 and 4. 

 Metanotum widely reticulated, the keels distinct, stout ; the centre 

 of the area with 2 large smooth spaces. Female. 



Length 7 mm. 



December, 



Front and vertex closely, rugosely punctured, the former 

 below the ocelli finely longitudinally striated ; the raised part of 

 the face finely, closely rugose ; the clypeus strongly puunctured, 

 the punctures clearly separated. Mesonotum closely, strongly 

 punctured, a shallow furrow down the middle. Scutellum with 

 the basal half only sparsely, the apical much more closely, 

 punctured. Apical slope of metanotum closely, itrongly 

 punctured. Pleurfe : the upper part of the pro- almost smooth, 

 lower, especially towards the apex, striated ; the meso- irregularly 

 reticulated-rugose, the apex finely and closely rugose ; the meta- 

 on the upper basal part obscurely, the lower more distinctly 

 obliquely striated, the rest irregularly reticulated-striated. The 



