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(Townes). cf, "San Chern," Ariz., J. Bequaert (Townes). 9, 

 Workman Creek, Sierra Ancha, Ariz., May 8, 1947, H. and M. Townes 

 (Townes) . 



This subspecies is in Arizona, in the chaparral areas and oak woods. 

 Adults occur in April and May. 



Id. Labena grallator lutea, new subspecies 



Male type: Pale yellow. Back of head above, three stripes on 

 mesoscutum, narrow stripe along suture between pronotum and meso- 

 pleurum, broad upper hind margin of mesepisternum, stripe across 

 base and along lateral edge of propodeum, lateral propodeal carina, 

 front and middle femora behind, hind trochanters, hind coxa and 

 femur except apically, basal 0.75 of first tergite, basal 0.6 of second 

 tergite, and basal blotches on third through fifth tergites, fulvous; 

 flagellum blackish; wings pale fulvous brown. 



Type: cT, Needles, Calif., Apr. 1-6, 1918, J. C. Bradley (Ithaca). 



Figure 254-257. — Localities: 254 (left), Labena grallator ochreata; 255 (center, 

 left), L. g. lutea; 256 (center, right), L. g. balteata; 257 (right), L. tinctipennis. 



le. Labena grallator balteata, new subspecies 



Yellow. Back of head, three stripes on mesoscutum, narrow areas 

 on mesopleurum, narrow stripe along basal and lateral edge of pro- 

 podeum, most of front and middle coxae, trochanters, and femora 

 behind (especially in female), hind coxa except apically and at extreme 

 base, most of hind first trochanter, most of hind femur, basal 0.65 

 of first tergite, basal 0.35 of second tergite, and basal part of third 

 through seventh tergites, fulvous; wings subhyaline, their apices 

 brown. 



Type: 9, reared from tunnels in Lycium berlandieri, near Presidio, 

 Tex., material collected Feb. 20, 1953, adult emerged Feb. 25, 1953. 

 J. H. Russell (Washington, USNM 63738). 



