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legs more or less tinged with brown-ferruginous, tibial spurs black; wings 

 hyaline, apical margins dusky; fifth abdominal segment brownish at tip which 

 is not more coarsely sculptured than remainder of the segment; venter nude, 

 densely and finely punctured, apical segment depressed, apex broadly rounded, 

 almost truncate. Length .48 inch. 



Hah. — Texas, (Belfrage). Two specimens. 



EpeolliS totoiiacus.— 9 •— Black; face around base of antennae, patch 

 behind posterior wings, coxae more or less and spot on each side of fifth 

 abdominal segment, silvery cinereous; upper margin of prothorax, lateral 

 margin of mesothorax more or less interrupted, two short lines on anterior 

 middle, posterior margin of scutellum, postscutellum, tubercles posteriorly, 

 basal, lateral and apical margins of first segment of abdomen, interrupted 

 medially and rather broad apical margins of segments 2 — 4, slightlj' inter- 

 rupted on second, all bright buff; basal joint of flagellum ferruginous; meso- 

 thorax and pleura finely and densely punctured; scutellum subbisinuate be- 

 hind, with short broad lateral teeth; wings subhyaline; legs black or brown, 

 with cinereous pubescence; last ventral segment rather broadly rounded at 

 tip. Length .40 inch. 



Hah. — Mexico, (Sumichrast). Two specimens. 



Epeolus texanus. — %. — Black; face silvery; upper margin of pro- 

 thorax, lateral and posterior margins of mesothorax, two short stripes on 

 anterior middle, apical margin of scutellum, postscutellum, semicircular line 

 on each side of metathorax, tubercles, large spot beneath tegulse, coxse more 

 or less, basal half and broad lateral and apical margins of first abdominal 

 segment, slightly interrupted medially, narrow apical margins of segments 

 2 — 6, and a spot on each side of second segment, all white or tinged with buff; 

 vertex and occiput with pale pubescence; mesothorax and pleura densely and 

 confluently punctured; scutellum bisinuate behind, lateral teeth short; legs, 

 except coxse, ferruginous, tibial spurs black; wings hyaline, dusky at tips; 

 apex of venter sometimes ferruginous, apex of fourth and fifth segments with 

 a fringe of curved black hairs; sometimes the anterior margin is broadly 

 cinereous. Length .45 — .55 inch. 



Hah. — Texas, (Belfrage). Five specimens. 



Epeoliis occitleiitalis. — 9- — Black; patch around base of each an- 

 tenna, cheeks, upper margin of prothorax, lateral and posterior margins of 

 mesothorax, two short stripes on anterior middle, line at base of scutellum, 

 its posterior margin, postscutellum, metathorax except triangular space at 

 base, tubercles, a large irregular patch beneath tegulse, coxse more or less, 

 first abdominal segment except a rather broad band on middle abbreviated 

 laterally, rather broad apical margins of segments 2 — 4, a triangular spot at 

 sides of second segment confluent with apical band, spot at sides of fifth 

 segment, and apical margin of second and third ventral segments, all white 

 or pale buff; tegulse and legs ferruginous; wings hyaline, with dusky apical 

 margin; mandibles and third joint of antennae sometimes ferruginous; vertex, 

 occiput and sides of postscutellum, with long pale pubescence; scutellum 

 strongly bisinuate behind, with stout prominent lateral teeth; mesothorax 

 and pleura very densely punctured; spurs of four posterior tibise black; last 

 ventral segment convex, broadly rounded at tip. Length .40 — .50 inch. 



