110 E. T. CRESSON. 



53. Fompilus compressiventris. 



Pompilus compressiventris, Cresson, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil, iv, p. 127, 9- 

 Female. — Long and narrow, ferruginous; antennae, sides of meso- 

 tlioras, tlie whole of the thorax heneath and the legs, black; wings 

 fuscous; abdomen elongate, compressed beneath and at tip. Length 

 7 lines. 



Hah. — Cuba, (Coll. Dr. J. Gundlach). One 9 specimen. 



54. Fompilus marcidus. 



Pompilus marcidus, Smith, Journal of Entomology, i, p. 395, 9- 

 ''■Fenidlc. Length 8 lines. — Fusco-ferruginous, covered with a fine, 

 changeable, silky pile, that on the face is silvery ; clypeus rounded and 

 margined anteriorly ; seven apical joints of antennae black ; cheeks 

 with a thin cinereous pubescence; legs of a clearer red than the tho- 

 rax ; tibiae and tarsi armed with stout spines, the extreme apex of tar- 

 sal joints of intermediate and posterior legs black; wings dark reddish- 

 brown, gradually blending into a pale or subhyaline margin posteri- 

 orly ; abdomen palest at base, with its extreme base black, apical mar- 

 gins of the segments very narrowly black or fuscous." 

 Hah. — "Orizaba, Mexico." Not seen, 



G. Body entirely reddish. 



55. Pompilus uniformis. 



Pompilus uniformis, Cresson, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil, iv, p. 125, % 9- 

 % 9 . — Fusco-ferruginous, with a purplish tinge, antennae darker at 



tips; metathorax abrupt and depressed behind; wings subhyaline; 



legs spinose. Length 4:> — 7 lines. 

 ^«6.— Cuba, (Coll. Am. Ent. Soc.) 

 One 9 , three % specimens. Easily recognized by the color being 



entirely and uniformly purplish-ferruginous. 



56. Pompilus erythrus. 



Pompilus erythrus, Smith, Brit. Mus. Cat. Hym. iii, p. 156, 9- 

 '■'■Female. Length 10 lines. — Brick-red; apical joints of antennte 

 and tarsi fuscous; clypeus emarginate, rounded at the sides; wings 

 dark fuscous and iridescent; tibiae with a few sharp spines, tarsi 

 slightly spinose, anterior pair ciliated ; abdomen smooth, shining and 

 impunctate ; pectus with black stains ; rest of body of a brighter red 

 than above ; first recurrent ncrvure received by the second submargi- 

 nal cell near its apex." 



Hah. — "Jamaica." Not seen. 



57. Pompilus torridus. 



Pompilus torridus, Smitli, Journal of Entomology, i, p. 396, 9- 



^'Female. Length 62 lines. — Ferruginous, inclining to a tile-colored 



