248 CHAS. A. BLAKE. 



smaller size, by tlie second abdomiaal segment having generally only 

 two large subquadrate or ovate pale ferruginous spots and by the tho- 

 rax being slightly longer and narrower posteriorly. 



76. Mutilla balteola, n. sp. 



Female. — Ferruginous ; head rounded, closely covered with confluent punc- 

 tures, mandibles blackish at tips, antennje fuscous, eyes small, round, polished. 

 Thorax elongate-ovate, narrowed posteriorly, sides armed with two small tu- 

 bercles, sparsely clothed with short pale hairs. Legs fuscous, or blacliish, 

 thinly clothed with pale hairs. Abdomen elongate-ovate, the basal segment 

 clothed on middle of disc and apical margin with pale pubescence, second seg- 

 ment closely and finely punctured, the posterior margin stained with darker 

 color, and fringed with white pubescence, remaining segments blackish, clothed 

 with black hairs, apex with pale pubescence ; underside paler. Length 3 — 5 

 lines. 



Hah. — Atlantic States; Texas. 



This species varies considerably in size. Easily recognised by the 

 continuous pure white fringe at apical margin of second abdominal 

 segment. 



77. Mutilla propinqua, Cresson, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. IV, p. 433. 



Male. — Black ; thorax clothed with golden pubescence, wings dark fuscous, 

 eyes round. Length 4i lines, expanse of wings 7i lines. 



Hah. — Colorado. 



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78. Mutilla Oceola, n. sp. 



Male. — Black; head rounded, narrower than the thorax, densely and finely 

 punctured, thinly clothed with black pubescence: antennae black; eyes round 

 and prominent. Thorax robust, subquadrate, narrowed posteriorly, densely 

 and finely punctured, clothed with scattered black hairs; metathorax rounded, 

 coarsely reticulated ; tegulse ovate very finely reticulated. Wings fuliginous, 

 marginal cell elongate ovate, rounded at tip, first submarginal nearly as large 

 as the marginal, narrowed towards the base, second subtriangular, its basal 

 nervure sinuate, and receiving the first recurrent at the middle, third narrowed 

 beneath, indistinctly defined. Legs black, the intermediate and posterior 

 tibiae and tarsi clothed with pale brownish pubescence, calcaria pale. Abdo- 

 men ovate, basal segment black, shining, punctured, hearings few black hairs, 

 second segment ferruginous, shining, finely and remotely punctured, inter- 

 spersed with short ferruginous hairs, its apical margin and following segments, 

 black, densely clothed with black pubescence; underside of second segment 

 darker than above. Length 5 lines, expanse of wings 8 lines. 



Hah. — Florida, Southern States. Collection of 3Ir. Norton. 



This may prove to be the male of 31. duhitata, Smith. 



79. Mutilla Sanbornii, n. sp. 



Male. — Head black, rounded closely punctured, thinly clothed with erect 

 black hairs; eyes round, convex, polished; antenure black. Thorax elongate 

 subquadrate, rounded in front, closely punctured, sparsely clothed with black 

 hairs, metathorax roundly truncate, coarsely reticulate. Tegulse convex, very 

 finely punctured. Wings pale fuliginous, slightly paler towards base, marginal 

 cell ovate-lanceolate, rounded at tip, first submarginal large, narrow, second 



