252 CHAS. A. BLAKE. 



Allied to dcntlciilata, Smith, but may be distinguished fmra that 

 species by the cheeks being spiued, and the absence of the abdominal 

 tubercles. 



88. Mutilla canadensis, n. sp. 



Female. — Fusco-testaceous, head subqurlrate, wider than the thorax, posterior 

 angles acute, finely punctured, face fuscous, antennre and mandibles pale ru- 

 fous, tips of the latter black; eyes black, round, polished. Thorax short, quad- 

 rate, anterior angles acute, sides crenulated, densely and finely punctured? 

 metathorax roundly truncate. Legs rufo-testaceous, thinly clothed with pale 

 glittering hairs, calcaria white. Abdomen ovate, second segment finely punc- 

 tured, clouded towards the base with dark stains, apical margin, and remain- 

 ing segments, dark fuscous, thinly clothed with pale golden pubescence. Length 

 2i lines. 



Ilab. — Canada. 



89. Mutilla bisignata, n. sp. 



Female. — -Head subquadrate, wider than the thorax, posterior angles not 

 rounded, vertex and face clothed with pale golden pubescence, poster- 

 ior margin black, cheeks prominent, clothed with silvery hairs; an- 

 tennae black ; eyes round, polished. Thorax short, suddenly narrowed 

 behind, clothed with pale golden jjubescence, mesothorax with trian- 

 nSj\ gular, granulate, black patch, metathorax abruptly truncate. Legs 

 rufo-piceous, clothed with pale glittering hairs. Abdomen ovate, basal 

 segment black, second segment with a large sub-quadrate black 23atch 

 on the disc, surrounded by an emarginate band of golden pubescence, 

 enclosing two small lateral black spots, apical margin clothed with dense 

 black pub.escence; remaining segments fringed with silvery pubescence: 

 ventral segments thinly clothed with long pale hairs. Length 5 lines. 



IJah. — Mexico. Prof. F. Sumichrast. 



90. Mutilla connectens, Cresson, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. Vol. IV, p. 387. 

 Female. — Obscure ferruginous ; head and abdomen densely clothed with 



golden pile, head wider than the thorax, eyes round. Length 4i — 5 lines 

 Eah. — Lower California. 



91. Mutilla contumax, Cresson, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. Vol. IV, p. 4.37. 



Female — Obscure rufous; head and abdomen clothed with silvery-ochraceous. 

 pubescence, head wider than the thorax, eyes round, Length 5 lines. 



Hah. — Colorado. 



92. Mutilla gothica, n. sp. 



Female. — Head and thorax dark ferruginous, densely and finely reticulated, 

 thinly clothed with pale golden pubescence, interspersed with blackish hairs; 

 head slightly wider than the thorax, quadrate, posterior angles rounded 

 hind margin blackish; antennse: scape, and first joint of flagellum 

 ferruginous, mandibles black at tip; eyes large, round, polished. 

 Thorax quadrate, metathorax abruptly truncate, coarsely reticulated, 

 lateral declivities concave, polished. Legs ferruginous, thinly clothed 

 with pale glittering hairs, intermediate and posterior tibial armed ex- 

 ternally with spines, calcaria pale. Abdomen ovate, basal segment 

 ferruginous, darker towards the apical margin, which is fringed with 

 pale golden pubescence ; second segment pale fulvous, having on the disc an 



