WASP GENUS CERCERIS — SCULLEN 431 



Head subequal in width to the thorax; black except the entire face, 

 basal two-thirds of mandibles, and a patch on the scape, all of which 

 are yellow clouded with amber; extension of the medial clypeal lobe 

 subequal in width to the length of the epistomal suture, with three low 

 denticles; medial clypeal lobe convex; hair lobes narrow, covering 

 slightly over half the lateral clypeal lobes; mandibles with one small 

 denticle; antennae normal in form; flagellum ferruginous basally, 

 becoming dark fuscous apically. 



Thorax black except for the entire pronotum, the scutellum, 

 metanotum, tegulae, and patches on the propodeum, all of which are 

 ferruginous; tegulae low and smooth; enclosure rugose with a deep 

 medial groove and coarsely pitted laterally; mesosternal tubercle 

 absent; legs ferrugiuous; wings subhyaline but clouded. 



Abdomen with the two anterior terga ferruginous with a yellowish 

 line along the posterior border of tergum 2, terga 3 to 7 black with 

 evanescent ferruginous lines along posterior margins of terga 3 and 4, 

 becoming broader laterally, trace of ferruginous laterally on tergum 

 5; venter black except the two anterior sternites, which are ferruginous, 

 and a trace of ferruginous laterally on sternite 3 ; pygidium with sides 

 convex and with ends subequal in width. 



For a discussion on the identification of the male of C. rufopicta, 

 see note under C. flavofasciata floridensis Banks (p. 424). C. rufopicta 

 F. Smith may prove to be the male of C. rohertsonii emmiltosus 

 Scullen or C. rohertsonii miltosus Scullen. 



Distribution. — Florida and adjoining states north to North 

 Carolina. Specimens are as follows: 



Florida: cf, Arcadia, May 11, 1961 (H. E. Evans); cT, Gainsville, May 24, 

 1928 (G. B. Merrill) ; cf , Gainesville, May 17, 1959 (H. V. Weems, Jr.) ; &, 

 Hillsboro Co., April 5, 1930 (C. L. Rabb) ; 40 d" cf , Inverness, 1892 (Robertson); 

 2cf cf, Nov. 5 (Andreas Bolter); 2<^ d^, Juniper Springs, Marion Co., May 12-14, 

 1954 (Karl V. Krombein) ; cf, Key Largo, April 27, 1946 (N. Mason); 26 c?" cf, 

 April 1, 1954, June 22, 26, 1962 (Karl V. Krombein); 2cf cf, Lake Placid, 

 Archbold Biological Station, April 15, 1947 (J. G. Needham) ; cf , same locality, 

 April 6, 1956 (H. V. Weems, Jr.); 8cr cf, same locality, March 17, 25, April 1, 2, 

 7, 1961 (S. W. Frost); cf, same locality, May 28, 1961 (H. E. and M. A. Evans); 

 &, Miami, (P. W. Popenoe) ; c?, Miami, April 13, 1944 (D. C. Denning); cf, 10 

 mi. SW. Ocala, Sept. 2, 1938 (Hubbell-Friauf) ; cf. Orange Co., April 12, 1930 

 (N. W. Knowles); cf, Orlando, March 1944 (R. and G. Bohart) ; 4 d' cf , Sanford, 

 May 2, 1955 (H. E. and M. A. Evans); cf, Tampa; cf, Wagner, April 10, 1941 

 (H. T. Fernald); d', Welake, April 18-20, 1955 (H. E. and M. A. Evans); d'. 

 Winter Park, April 29, 1936. Georgia: 2 rf" d", "Georgia" (Cresson) ; d', "Georgia" 

 (Morrison); 4d^d^, "Georgia"; d^, "Georgia," February 1877. 



Prey records. — None. 



Plant records. — Ceanothus americanus (New Jeresy Tea), aovcado 

 (Florida). 



