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1948, H., M., G., and D. Townes (Townes). 9, Sonora Pass, Calif., 

 July 30, 1954, J. C. Downey (Townes). 4 c? and 29 (lectotype and 

 paratypes), Nevada (Philadelphia), d\ reared from reddish Apatela, 

 probably near Puyallup, Wash., S. E. Crumb (Townes). 



2. Metopius (Tylopius) bellus Cresson, new combination 



Figure 186,c 



Metopius bellus Cresson, 1879, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 7, proc. p. xxviii; 

 d\ Type: cf, Nevada (Philadelphia). 



Front wing about 12 mm. long; second recurrent vein with two 

 bullae. Otherwise structurally similar to M. pollinctorius. 



Black. Face, clypeus except near clypeal foveae, cheek, inter- 

 antennal process, side of frons, mouthparts, scape, and pedicel except 

 above, broad upper margin of pronotum, large rectangular area on 

 front half of mesopleurum, longitudinal stripe below sternaulus, some- 

 times small marks on metapleurum, scutellum except median basal 

 stripe, postscutellum, propodeum near apex of area dentipara, tegula, 

 front and middle legs except bases of coxae, hind coxa apically be- 

 neath and with small marks elsewhere, hind trochanters, hind femur 

 (except apical 0.75 posteriorly, apical 0.6 dorsally, and a subapical 

 triangle anteriorly), hind tibia, hind tarsus except for brownish apical 

 part, all but base of first tergite, lateral stripe on second tergite except- 

 ing area in front of spiracle, third tergite (except for apical margin, 

 area near spiracle, base, and large connecting area on disc), fourth, 

 fifth, and sixth tergites (except for lateral oblique grooves, basal 

 margins, and paired discal spots), seventh tergite except at base, and 

 genitalia, yellow. Flagellum reddish brown above, yellowish brown 

 beneath, paler "basally. Wings tinged with reddish brown. 



Figures 66, 67. — Localities, species of Metopius (Tylopius): 66 (left), bellus; 67 (right), 



edwardsii. 



