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than in the case of the male, particularly along the margins of 

 the veins. 



Mexico: Atencingo (Juue 1 and 2, 1922, E. G. Smyth) ; Cuernavaca (September, 

 1923, E. G. Smyth). 



STICTIA PANTHERINA (Handlirsch) 



Muncdula punctata var. Lepbletiek, Hisv. Nat. Ins. Hym., vol. 3, 1845, p. 28.'}. 



Moncdula pantherhm Handijrsch, Sitz. Akad. Wissensch. Wien, Math.-Nat. 



CI., vol. 99, 1890, p. 95.— Dall.\ Tobre, Cat. Hym.. vol. 8. 1891, p. 498. 



I have at hand live females that I have referred to this species, 

 which is closely related to mactilata and like 7twcul<ifa has the discal 

 spots on tergites 1-4 always separate from the lateral spots. The 

 following characters serve to distinguish this species from 7naculata: 

 the discal lines on the scutum of this species are usually very much 

 narrower than those on niaculata; the maculations on the sides of 

 the thorax and propodeum of pantherina are much reduced, whereas 

 on maculata these parts are wholly or almost wholly yellow; the 

 tarsi, particulavly the hind tarsi on pantherirui are almost wholly 

 black, whereas the tarsi, particularly the hind tarsi on macul<ita 

 are predominantly or wholly yellow. 



SPECIMENS EXAMINED 



French Guian.v : Cayenne (February. March. 1917). 

 Venezuela: Pedernales (Jianuary 25, 1911, S. Browne t. 



Handlirsch reports this species from Colombia and Brazil. 



STICTIA SOMBRANA, new species 



Tyfe (male). — Black : clypeus, except pair of broad stripes extend- 

 ing from base almost to apex ; labrum ; spot between antennae ; scape 

 below; anterior orbits shortened above: posterior orbits narrowed 

 above; prothorax, except band extending from one tubercle to the 

 other ; pair of narrow discal lines and short line above base of wings 

 on scutum; narrow interrupted fascia on anterior margin of scutel- 

 lum; narrow fascia on metanotum; lateral lines on propodeum; pos- 

 terior-lateral angles and large spot on sides of propodeum; meta- 

 pleura; mcsopleura; mesosternum except pair of round spots; pair of 

 small discal and large lateral spots on tergites 1-4 ; large lateral spots 

 on tergite 5; apex of seventh tergite: lateral spots on sternites 2-5, 

 those on second sternite being very large; legs except black lines on 

 femora and tibiae; yellow. The color of the labrum, clypeus and 

 the maculations on the tergites is very light creamy yellow; that of 

 the legs and thorax, orange yellow. 



