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more distinct; scutellum with close irregular punctures; mesepister- 

 num striato-punctiite ; episternal groove scarcely foveolate; pro- 

 podeum with a distinct median channel, dorsally striato-punctate, 

 posteriorly obscurely reticulate, laterally finely rugulcse; abdomen 

 shining; the first tergite with punctures a trifle larger and more 

 separate than any of the folloAving; venation, legs and pygidium 

 typical of group. Black; mandibles except apically, two obscure 

 small spots on the clypeus, scape, pedicellum, two large spots 

 on pronotum (almost contiguous), tubercules mescpisternum an- 

 teriorly, scutellum, two small spots before the scutellum, a line on 

 metanotum, a broad band on all of tergites near anterior margin 

 (interrupted narrowly on third), second sternite medianly, third 

 sternite laterally, and sixth sternite medianly bright yellow; legs 

 yellow, coxae, trochanters, and femora above (posterior femore be- 

 neath), and apical four joints of hind tarsi black; wings dusky 

 hyaline; venation pale brown; with the usual short pressed silvery 

 pubescence; the head, thorax and first tergite with rather long 

 slightly yellowish hair. 



Male. — Length 10 mm. First joint of flagellum one-fifth longer 

 than second; mesoscutum and propodeum more distinctly punctured 

 than in the female; differs from the female in having most of the 

 four posterior femora black. 



Type-locality. — Alameda County, California. Described from 

 three females (one type) and two males (one allotype), collected in 

 July, 1907, by W. M. Giffard, for whom the species is named. 



Type.—Cd. No. 2015G, U.S.N.M. 



A male and female paratype in Mr. Giffard's collection. 



SOLENIUS SEPTENTRIONALIS (Packard). 



A male and female from Summit, Placer County, California, col- 

 lected July 1907 at an altitude of 7,000 feet. 



BELEPHARIPUS ATER (Cresson). 



A single female from Tahoe, Eldorado County, California, G,200 

 feet, June 1909. 



CRABRO LATIPES Smith. 



Five males from Summit, Placer County, California, 7,000 feet, 

 July 1907. 



CRABRO LARGIOR Fox. 



One female from Tahoe, Eldorado County, collected June 1909 at 

 an altitude of G,200 feet. 



CRABRO VICINUS Cresson. 



Two females from Summit, IMacer County, collected July 1907; 

 and two females from Tahoe, Eldorado County, collected June 1909 

 at an altitude of G.200 feet. 



