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4. germanus, n. sp, 



9- — I'till black, mesothorax, scutellum and apex of abdomen shining; a 

 short line on upper anterior orbits, spot at summit of eyes, broad annulus on 

 antennae, interrupted beneath and dot beneath tegulas white; the four or five 

 basal joints of fiagellum subequal and about twice longer than broad; scutellura 

 slightly convex, sparsely and rather strongly punctured, sometimes with two 

 pale spots at tip; central area of metathorax subtriangular with anterior angle 

 rounded; wings uniformly blackish-fuliginous; posterior coxse with a small 

 patch of dense black pubescence at tip beneath; abdomen fusiform, densely 

 and rather strongly punctured on second and third segments, gradually less 

 strongly soon remaining segments; first segment finely longitudinally acicu- 

 lated at tip; gastrocceli large and deep. Length .65 inch. 



Hah. — Mass., W. Ya., (Ridings), Closely allied to maurus which 

 however has the apex of first abdominal segment scabrous and basal 

 middle of second segment longitudinally striated. 



5. viola, Cress. Proc. Eut. Soc. Phil, iii, p. 137, 9 ; Trans. Am. Ent. 



Soc. i, p. 21)2. 

 Hah. — Can., Pa., Va., Til., Ga., Tex. This is a shining black, 

 immaculate species with dark fusco-violaceous wings, and readily 

 distinguished by the punctured postpetiole; antennae with rather 

 broad white annulus. Length 9 .55 — .05 inch. 



6. malacus, Say, Contrib. Macl. Lye. i, p. 72. 



a/er, Cress. Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil, iii, p. 138, 9 . 

 Hah.— Can., N. Y., N. J., Pa., III. A dull black, immaculate 

 species, with fuliginous wings and broadly fusiform abdomen; pale 

 annulus on antennae rather broad. The gastrocoeli are shallow and 

 rugose. Length 9 .50 — .00 inch. 



7. cincticornis, Cress. Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil, iii, p. 139, 9 . 



Hah. — Can., Mass., Pa., 111., N. C. A slender dull black, immacu- 

 late, dark winged species of which galenus is probably the male; 

 antennae with a broad white annulus. The tuberculiform pubescent 

 patch on posterior coxse will readily distinguish this species. Length 

 9 .50— .00 inch. 



8. galenus, Cre.-^s. Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. Phil, i, p. 292, % . 



Hah. — Can., Mass., Pa., Ya., 111. A narrow, elongate, dull black, 

 immaculate species, with broad yellowish annulus on antennae and 

 fuliginous wings. Length % .00 — .07 inch. 



Probably the S of cinctkornis. 



