116 E. T. CRESSON. 



OS. Pompilus (Priocnemis) pomilius, n. sp. 



Female. — Black, subopaque, abdomen more or less polislied ; ante- 

 rior margin of the clypeus subtruncate ; mandibles reddish in the mid- 

 dle; antennae long and slender, black; posterior margin of tlie protho- 

 rax subangular; metathoras rounded, slightly impressed down tlie 

 middle; wings uniformly fusco-liyaline, strongly iridescent ; marginal 

 cell long, wider than usual, and acute at tip; second and third sub- 

 marginal cells shaped much like those of conicus ; legs brown-black, 

 subsericeous, tarsi brown, tibia? not strongly serrated ; abdomen ovate, 

 convex, subpetiolate, polished black. Length 3 — 4 lines. 



Hah. — New Jersey, Pennsylvania, (Coll. Am. Ent. Soc. and Mr. E. 

 Norton.) 



Three $ specimens. Closely allied to conicus, but is much smaller, 

 wings uniform in color, and the tibia? less strongly serrated. 



ti'J. Pompilus (Priocnemis) germanus, n. sp. 



Female. — l^lack, subopaque, abdomen polished ; anterior margin of 

 the clypeus subtruncate; apical half of the mandibles reddish; anten- 

 na? long, rather slender, brownish towards the tip and beneath ; poste- 

 rior margin of tlie prothorax angular; metathorax rounded, with a 

 finely impressed line down the middle; wings hyaline, iridescent, the 

 apical third fuliginous, with a large, subovate, whitish-hyaline spot 

 near the tip, the basal series of transverse nervures is more- or less 

 broadly margined with fuliginous; marginal cell long, narrow, acute 

 at tip ; second and third submarginal cells shaped much like those of 

 conicus; legs black, sericeous, tarsi brownish, tibia? rather strongly 

 serrated; abdomen rather short, ovate, convex, black, smooth and 

 highl}^ polished, apex clothed with brown hairs. Length 4 lines. 



Ilab. — Connecticut, Delaware, (Coll. Am. Ent. Soc. and 3Ir. E. 

 Norton). 



Three 5 specimens. Allied to conicus, but is smaller, and readily 

 separated by the bifasciate wings. 



TO. Pompilus (Priocnemis) validus, n. sp. 



Fenudc. — Jjarge, robust, opaque, velvety black ; anterior margin of 

 the clypeus truncate ; antennas short and stout, black above, yellowish- 

 testaceous beneath, except the base; posterior margin of the prothorax 

 arcuate ; metathorax short, excavated down the middle and abruptly 

 truncate behind; wings long and broad, uniformly black, with a beau- 

 tiful violaceous reflection; marginal cell long, narrow and acute at tip; 

 second submarginal cell small, quadrate, the third three times as large 

 us the second, twice longer than broad, considerably narrowed towards 



