AMERICAN HYMENOPTERA. 



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Zootrephes iiioonstans n. sp. 



9 —Length 5 mm. Black aud shining, except metathorax and first three seg- 

 ments of the abdomen, which are coarsely punctured. Large orhital lines in 

 front cheeks beneath, scape beneath, sometimes a spot on the front; mouth, ex- 

 cey.t tips of mandibles, tegute, spot in front, another beneath, a small line on 

 mesonotum, scutellum. all the trochanters, tips of the coxae and margins of ab- 

 dominal segments after the first, light yellow. In some specimens the bands are 

 interrupted in the centre ; the bands are broadest on segments 2 and 3, sometimes 

 broad on 4; cox£e and posterior femora black at base, remainder of legs a dusky 

 honey-yellow; antenna long, pubescent, dark brown. Wings hyaline, stigma 

 laroJ, dark brown. Abdomen, tibiae and tarsi covered with short, distinct pubes- 



cence. 



^ —Stature and sculpture as in ? . The color markings differ as follows : en- 

 tire tace, four anterior coxje, triangular spots on presternum, a crescent extending 

 onto pleui-fe back of middle coxaj, line beneath posterior of wings, small spot on 

 scutellum, ])ost-scutellum, aud a short line at tip of fii-st abdominal segment, yel- 

 lowish white. The posterior femora are not black at base. 



Described from four female and two male specimens from Wash- 

 ington, Nevada, Colorado and Massachusetts. 



Zoot replies saginatus Prov. (Bagsus), Faun. Ent. Can. ii, 432, ? . 



9 .— Lengtli 4 mm. Head, thorax and basal segment of abdomen, except tip, 

 black • three terminal segments reddish black ; remainder of abdomen, most of 

 the less and antenna;, except basal joint, rufous; posterior coxie variable with 

 black and vellow, the others and all the trochanters yellow. The head and thorax 

 are marked with yellow as follows: short orbital lines, mouth, tegulfe, line below, 

 spot on mesonotum and scutellum. 



% .—Face, scape, presternum and a stripe on mesopleurai yellow, in addition to 

 markings of 9 • 



Two female and one male specimens from Canada and New Hamp- 

 shire. 



ZootrepUes antennatus n. sp. 



9 .-Length 5 mm. Head aud thorax black, with narrow orbital lines each 

 side of antennjE ; mouth, including clypeus, tegulfe, small spot in front and spot 

 beneath each wing, light fulvous. Abdomen rufous, except basal half of first 

 segment and two terminal segments, which are black. Antennaj entirely rufous, 

 four anterior cox* and all the trochanters, yellow ; remainder of legs rufous. 

 Metathorax more or less rufous. Abdomen broad, clavate, depressed to the fifth 

 segment then compressed ; first segment aud metathorax with high, coarse carina; ; 

 margins of segments 2 and 3 and all of the following polished. 



% .—Differs only in having the entire face yellow. 



Described from two female and two male specimens from Michigan, 

 Illinois, South Dakota and Montana. 



Zootreplies iclineiimoiii«les Prov. {Bassus), FauneEnt. Can. ii, 432. 9 % . 

 9 .—Length 4.5 mm. Black, with the abdominal segments more or less mar- 

 gined with rufous; mouth, anterior orbits, tegulse, spot in front, line beneath, line 



TRANS. AM. ENT. SOC. XXII. FEBRUARY, 1895. 



