AKT. 15. REVISION OF THE MUTILLID WASPS MICKEL. 15 



punctato-reticulate, the dorsum and upper third of the posterior 

 face of the propodeum broadly reticulate; humeri rounded; pro- 

 pleura diagonally rugoso-punctate with a sharp carina on the cepha- 

 lic margin extending from the ventral edge to the humeral tubercle ; 

 sides of propodeum with a few scattered punctures; mesopleura and 

 metapleura smooth, shining. 



Abdomen ferruginous; first segment entirely sessile with the sec- 

 ond; first tergite with long, sparse, pale hairs throughout, and a 

 band of black pubescence at the apex ; punctate, the punctures fine 

 and well separated; second tergite with a large triangular spot 

 each side, and laterally, with sparse, silvery pubescence; sparsely 

 punctate at the sides and on apical third, the remainder of the ter- 

 gite coarsely punctato-reticulate; tergites 3-5 with sparse, silvery 

 pubescence, and fine, sparse punctures; sixth tergite with black 

 pubescence; pygidial area well defined, minutely rugose; second 

 sternite with sparse, moderate punctures; all the sternites with very 

 sparse, silvery pubescence at the apex. 



Legs ferruginous clothed with sparse, silvery pubescence. 



Holotype. — Female, September 3, Pecos, New Mexico (Cockerell), 

 Cat. No. 26206, U.S.N.M. 



This species is similar in general appearance to scaevolella Cock- 

 erell and Casad, and hequaerti Mickel, which possess the type of 

 vestiture here described and are similar in size. P. ocuUssima may 

 be distinguished by the fact that the genae are not dentate, and by 

 the coarse sculpture of the second tergite noted above. 



9. PSEUDOMETHOCA SCAEVOLELLA (Cockerell and Casad). 



1895. Sphaerophthalma scaevolcUa Cockeeell and Casad, Trans. Amer. 



Ent. Soc, vol. 22, p. 298 ; female. 

 1899. Mtttilla scaevolella Fox, Traua Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 25, p. 224 



female. 

 1903. Pseudomethoca? scaevolella Ande6, Gen. Ins.. vol. 1, fasc. 2, p. 28 



female. 

 1903. Mutilla scaevolella Melandek, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 29, p. 293 



female. 



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Type. — Female, New Mexico, in collection of American Entomo- 

 logical Society of Philadelphia. 



Specimens examined. — New Mexico: Female, Springer (C. N. 

 Ainslie) ; female. May 19, Mesilla (Cockerell) ; female, July 13. 

 Mesilla Park (Cockerell). Texas: 8 females, July 11, 1917, Ef Paso 

 (J. Bequaert). 



10, PSEUDOMETHOCA NUDULA, new species. 



Female. — Ferruginous ; length, 5 mm. Head ferruginous, sparsely 

 clothed with short, black, appressed pubescence, and sparse, erect, 

 black hairs; mandibles much worn, dentition not apparent; antennae 



