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27. PSEUDOMETHOCA ALBICOMA, new species. 



Plate 2, fig. 9. 



Male. — Black with whitish pubescence ; length 9 mm. Head black, 

 clothed with sparse, long, whitish pubescence; mandibles tridentate, 

 clypeus bidentate medially at the apex ; closely punctate throughout ; 

 antennae separated at the base by a distance equal to two-thirds the 

 length of the scape; front with close, confluent punctures; frontal 

 tubercles smooth, shining; vertex with the punctures for the most 

 part separated, but occasionally confluent; genae confiuently punc- 

 tured; eyes slightly ovate, the distance between the hind margins 

 and the postero-lateral angles equal to two-thirds the longitudinal 

 diameter of the eyes ; relative widths of head and thorax 1 — 1. 



Thorax black, sparsely clothed with long, whitish pubescence; 

 pronotum, mesonotum and scutellum closely, confiuently punctate; 

 dorsum and posterior face of propodeum deeply alveolate; humeri 

 rounded ; cephalic margin of propleura not distinctly carinate ; pro- 

 pleura, mesepisternum and mesepimeron closely punctate ; metapleura 

 polished; sides of propodeum polished, except caudal half which is 

 rugoso-punctate ; tegulae convex, polished. 



Abdomen black, verj^ sparsely clothed with whitish pubescence; 

 first segment completely sessile with the second; first tergite with 

 large, scattered punctures, a thin band of silvery pubescence at the 

 apex ; second tergite with large, close, separated punctures through- 

 out, the apex with a distinct band of silvery pubescence ; tergites 3-5 

 with distinct, separated punctures, the apex of each with a distinct 

 band of silvery pubescence; tergites 6-7 with blackish pubescence; 

 second sternite with large, close punctures; all the sternites with a 

 very thin band of silvery pubescence at the apex. 



Wings subhy aline; cell E4 indistinct; vein M 3-}-4 received by 

 cell K'5 near the middle. 



Legs dark reddish, sparsely clothed with silvery pubescence; cal- 

 caria whitish. 



Holotype. — Male, June 13-17, 1908, Kio Grande, Brewster County, 

 Texas (Mitchell and Cushman), Cat. No. 26210 U.S.N.M. 



This may possibly be the male of meritoria Mickel. 



28. PSEUDOMETHOCA PALUDATA. new species. 



Female. — Ferruginous; length 8-11 mm. Head ferruginous; front 

 and vertex clothed with sparse, short, recumbent, golden pubescence 

 and scattered, erect hairs; genae with sparse, long, silvery pubes- 

 cence; mandibles tridentate; antennae separated at the base by a 

 distance equal to half the length of the scape; segment one of the 

 flagellum as long as segments two and three united; pedicellum 

 equal to half the length of the first segment of the flagellum ; front, 



