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a series of short, stout, spinelike hairs, among which are numerous 

 long slender hairs, but neither extend to the apex. 



The wings on this species are hyaline. The pubescence is normal, 

 being most conspicuous on propodeum and ba.^e of first abdominal 

 segment. There is a slight carina between the antennae and the 

 anterior metatarsus is provided with six spines. 



Length 16 mm. Described from one male and one female, each 

 of which bears the label "Abessinien Eritrea bei Asamara, 2.III.13, 

 Dr. Klass, S. G." 



Type. — In Zoologisches Museum der Universitat, Berlin. 



BEMBIX TEXANA Cresson 



Bembew texana Cbesson, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 4, 1872, p. 219. — Hand- 

 LiBSCH, Sitz. Akad. Wissenscb. Wien, Math.-Nat. CI., vol. 102, 1893, p. 830.— 

 Dalla Tobee, Cat. Hym., vol. 8, 1897, p. 514. 



Bembix texana Pabkeb, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 52, 1917, p. 111. 



On this species, both males and females, the maculations are white, 

 sometimes slightly tinged yellowish. The wings are almost hyaline. 

 The fascia on the second tergite incloses, sometimes completely, some- 

 times incompletely, a pair of black discal spots. On the clypeus of 

 the female are invariably present a pair of black basal spots that 

 vary in prominence on different specimens. The dorsum of the pro- 

 podeum and the metanotum are without maculations and those on the 

 scutellum and scutum are limited to small lateral spots. The middle 

 femora of the male are smooth beneath. 



SPECIMENS EXAMINED 



Abkansas : Daleville (September 13, 1904, C. R. Jones). 



Florida: Crescent City (April 28, 1908, Van Duzee) ; Enterprise (May 16); 



Jacksonville (Asbmead) ; La belle (April 27, 1912) ; Lake Harney (May 



3) ; Sanford (April 30, 1908, Van Duzee). 

 Georgia: Billy's Island, Okefenoke Swamp (June, 1912); Spring Creek (July 



16-19, 1912) ; Tifton (May 6, 1896). 

 Louisiana: Fuierson (July 6, 1903, A. W. Merrill) ; Logansport (June 8, 1906, 



W. D. Pierce) ; New Orleans (July). 

 Netvv Mexico. 

 Texas: Dallas (June 2, 1907, W. W. Yotbers) ; Rosser (June 28, 1905, C. R. 



Jones). 



BEMBIX MELANASPIS Parker 



Bembix melanaspis Parker Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 52. 1917, p. 109. 



Through its infumated wings and extensive yellow maculations 

 this species resembles nuhilipemiis, but the two species are quite 

 distinct. On the male of this species the flagellum is neither spinose 

 nor dentate, the middle femora are smooth below, the sixth sternite 

 lacks small lateral processes, and the genitalia are different from 



