JKT. 15. REVISION OF THE MUTILLID WASPS MICKEL. 7 



12. Pubescence of dorsum of head, thorax and abdomen light golden. 



21. aureovestita Bradley. 



Pubescence of dorsum of head, thorax and second terglte fiery red ; third 



tergite with black pubescence medially, silvery pubescence laterally ; 



remaining tergites with silvery pubescence- 20. flammigera, new species. 



13. (9) Head thickly clothed with appressed, silvei'y or golden pubescence- 14 

 Head more or less bare, not clothed with appressed, silvery or golden 



pubescence 18 



14. Size small, 3-5 mm 15 



Size large, 7-10 mm 16 



15. Second abdominal tergite reticulato-punctate medially on the basal half. 



8. occuUssima, new species. 

 Second abdominal tergite finely punctate throughout. 



9. scaevolella Cockerell. 



16. Second abdominal tergite with a well defined pattern of silvery macula- 



tion 17 



Second abdominal tergite without any well defined pattern of silvery macu- 

 lation 17. praeclara Blake. 



17. Second abdominal tergite with a large, basal and apical, dark macula con- 



nected by a narrow line, thereby making the form of an hourglass ; the 

 remainder of the segment filled in with silvery pubescence; punctures 

 of the thorax coarse but rather close, not running into reticulations 



posteriorly 15. connectens Cresson. 



Second abdominal tergite with a transverse bar of thin, silvery pubescence 

 a little behind the middle, which is extended near each side into a 

 narrower stripe almost to the base of the segment, thus -l-JL ; thorax 

 with distinct reticulations posteriorly 16. contumax Cresson. 



18. (13) Size small, 3-5 mm., pygidium punctate 19 



Size large, 8-15 mm., pygidium rugose or striate 20 



39. Body testaceous, second abdominal tergite without any definite pattern 



of silvery ornamentation 11. aprica Melander. 



Body ferruginous, second abdominal tergite with two, round, silvery spots 

 of pubescence 10. ntcdula, new species. 



20. Pygidium rugose 21 



Pygidium striate 26 



21. Head, thorax, and abdomen for most part ferruginous 22 



Head and thorax black ; second abdominal tergite entirely, and remaining 



abdominal tergites fringed at the apex, with golden pubescence. 



36. brasoria Blake. 



22. Humeral angles of prothorax with a weak, slightly elevated carina 23 



Humeral angles of prothorax with a strong, sharp carina 24 



23. Propodeum with the posterior face more or less rounded into the dorsum, 



not at a distinct right angle with the dorsum ; metapleura micropunctate, 



thinly clothed with silvery pile 34. sanhornii Blake. 



Propodeum with the posterior face at a distinct right angle with the 

 dorsum ; metapleura sometimes very slightly micropunctate, not clothed 

 with silvery pile 35. propirKjua Cresson. 



24. Humeral angles acute 23. occola Blake 



Humeral angles more or less rounded 25 



25. Apex of second abdominal tergite broadly fringed with black; legs red- 



dish 26. meritoria, new species. 



Apex of second abdominal tergite silvery pubescent, with a narrow fringe 

 of black pubescence medially ; legs blackish red. 



28. paludata, new species. 



