250 CHARLES A. BLAKE. 



pale golden pubescence, apical margin fringed with similar pubescence, third 

 segment black, apical segments fusco-ferruginous, fringed with hairs of the 

 same color. Length 12 mm. 



Hah. — Florida. This species is easily recognized by the form of 

 the thorax; it is allied to fidicala Sin., which however has the 

 abdomen longitudinally rugose. 



Iflutilla texanOr. — 9- — Head and thorax coarsely, coufluently punctured, 

 nigro-fuscous, thinly clothed with short erect hairs, the former subquadrate, 

 posterior angles rounded, as wide as thorax; cheeks thinly clothed with glitter- 

 ing hairs; antenna fuscous, scape punctured, flagellum slightly pruinose; eyes 

 round, prominent, polished; thorax ovate, narrowed posteriorly, metathorax 

 roundly truncate: legs black, clothed with scattered white hairs; femora and 

 tibiae finely punctured, intermediate and posterior tibise armed with spines; 

 abdomen ovate, narrowed to apex, basal segment fuscous, closely punctured, 

 second segment clothed with obscure fulvous pubescence, its apical margin 

 ciliated with yellow, third and fourth segments nigro-fuscous, clothed with 

 black hairs, apex silvery. Length 10 mm. 



Hah. — Texas. Two specimens. Allied to Comanche Blake. 



IVIutilla Aspasia. — f . — Fuscous ; head round, scarcely as wide as thorax, 

 closely punctured, clothed with whitish pubescence; antennae fuscous, flagel- 

 lum paler, scape .finely punctured, clothed with glittering hairs; eyes round, 

 polished; thorax quadrate, slightly narrowed behind, clothed with coarse 

 golden pubescence: metathorax abruptly truncate; legs fuscous, clothed with 

 pale glittering hairs; abdomen ovate, second segment clothed with long silky 

 golden pubescence, apical margins of segments fringed with pale yellowish 

 hairs. Length 7 mm. 



Hah. — Nevada. Allied to auraria Blake. 



Ifliitilla Zenobia. — J. — Fuscous; head round, not as wide as thorax, 

 clothed with dense, deep golden pubescence; eyes round, prominent ; antennae 

 fuscous; thorax quadrate, narrowed posteriorly, clothed with reddish golden 

 pubescence, flanks smooth, metathorax abruptly truncate, clothed with long 

 erect hairs; legs fuscous, thinly clothed with long pale hairs; abdomen ovate, 

 basal segment with long erect hairs, second and following segments clothed 

 with dense reddish golden pubescence; ventral fringes whitish. Length 6 mm. 

 Hah. — California. Allied to auraria Blake. 



91utilla caneo. — 9- — Ferruginous; head round, not as wide as thorax, 

 clothed with cinereous pubescence, eyes large, round, prominent; scape of an- 

 tennae with whitish hairs; thorax ovate, narrowed posteriorly, thinly covered 

 with griseous hairs, metathorax obliquely truncate; legs thinly clothed with 

 glittering whitish hairs ; abdomen ovate, finely punctured, thinly covered with 

 erect white hairs, apical margin of second segment fuscous at middle, fringes 

 of segments white. Length 8 mm. 



Hah. — Texas. Allied to fei-rugata Fab. 



ITIutilla pygiuea. — 9. — Ferruginous; head round, wide as thorax, moder- 

 ately coarsely punctured; antennae honey-yellow, scape clothed with yellowish 

 pubescence ; tips of mandibles blackish ; thorax subovate, narrowed posteriorly. 



