376 E. T. CRESSON. 



One 9 specimen. Closely allied to U. Edwardsii, but distinct by 

 the diflPerent shape of the anal horn of the abdomen. The presence of 

 an areolet beneath the third submarginal cell on anterior wings may 

 be accidental, although it is exactly the same on both wings; the left 

 anterior wing has the separating nervure between the second and third 

 submarginal cells incomplete; the second branchial cell has a com- 

 plete cross-nervure. 



2. Mutilla bioculata, Cresson. 



Mutllla bioculata, Cresson, Proc. Ent. Soc. Thil. iv, p. 431. (1SC5). 

 One % specimen. 



3. Mutilla oalifornica, Radochk. 



MutiUa californica, Radochk. Cresson 1. c. 

 One $ specimen. 



4. Mutilla fulvohirta, Cresson. 



MutiUa J alvohirta, Cresson, I. c, p. 433. 

 One % specimen. This will probably prove to be the % of cali- 

 fornica. 



5. Scolia (Discolia) lecontei, n. sp. 



Female. — Head black, sparsely punctured, a large rufous spot on the 

 front, extending from the lower ocellus to and including the space be- 

 tween the antennae, and also the emargination of the eyes; posterior 

 orbits, clypeus and mandibles, except tips, rufous; occiput clothed with 

 a dense golden pubescence ; antennae short, robust, black, scape dull 

 rufous; thorax with deep, rather close punctures; prothorax, except 

 its anterior middle, extreme lateral mai-gin of mesothorax, tegula3 and 

 scutellum rufous, the latter flat, with a few scattering, deep punctures; 

 postscutellum bright yellow; rest of thorax black, sparsely clothed 

 with golden pubescence, more dense on prothorax in front, and on me- 

 tathorax, the prominent, lateral lobes of the latter with an obscure ru- 

 fous spot ; wings fusco-hyaline, strongly tinged with yellowish, especi- 

 ally along the costa to the tip of the marginal cell, beyond which it is 

 violaceous-black ; both wings have a beautiful purple reflection, espe- 

 cially towards the apical margin ; anterior wing with two submarginal 

 cells, the second receiving one recurrent nervure ; legs rufo-ferrugi- 

 nous clothed with yellowish hair, most of coxa; black; abdomen rufo- 

 ferruo-inous, sparsely punctured, shining, second to fifth segments above 

 stained more or less with blackish, second and third segments above 

 with a large, ovate, bright yellow spot on each side, nearly meeting on 

 the disk, those on the third segment more transverse and regular; 

 fourth segment with a transverse yellow band at tip; fifth segment with 



