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specimens there are lateral spots on the ultimate tergite and in a 

 few cases all the tergal fasciae are interrupted medially. The black 

 spots in the second tergal fascia are sometimes united with the 

 anterior black border. In the male these spots are usually so con- 

 nected and fasciae 1 and 4 are almost invariably interrupted, and 

 sometimes 3 and 6 also. The second fascia in the male is always 

 contmuous. This is a well-marked species, one not likely to be 

 confused with any other species thus far discovered within the 

 territory covered by this paper. 



Habitat. — Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and New Mexico. 



Number of specimens examined — Male, 58; females, 27. 



BEMBEX HELIANTHOPOLIS, new species. 



Figs. 183, 184, 205. 



Female. — Black: Spot on mandibles, lateral borders of labrum 

 sHghtly, spot between insertions of antennae, small spot in front 

 of anterior ocellus, small spot on either side of this one, posterior 

 orbits, posterior border of pronotum and sides of prothorax except 

 spot m front of tubercles, spot on tegulae, lateral hues on scutum, 

 pair of short anterior discal lines and median posterior spot on 

 scutum, lateral spots on scutellum, fascia on metanotum, curved 

 fascia on dorsum of median segment, lateral angles and most of the 

 side of median segment, large spot on metapleurae, large spot and a 

 second smaller one on mesopleurae, relatively broad fasciae on dorsal 

 abdominal segments 1-5, first interrupted medially, remainder con- 

 tmuous but notched on midline, second inclosing a pair of black 

 spots, third similar to second, fourth and fifth each A\nth shallow 

 anterior emargination on either side the midline, lateral spots on 

 sternites 1-5, spot on anterior coxae below, femora distaUy more or 

 less, tibiae except stripe on inner and posterior surfaces, and tarsi, 

 yellow or greenish yellow. The marks on the scutellum and meta- 

 notum are white. The eyes are divergent at the vertex and the 

 flagellum is but sHghtly testaceous below, 



Male. — Black: Labrum, mandibles except apices, clypeus except 

 small transverse niedjal spot at base, scape below, space between 

 insertions of antennae, broad anterior orbits, small spot in front 

 of anterior ocellus, small romided spot on either side of this one, 

 narrow posterior orbits, posterior border of prothorax includmg 

 tubercles, spot on sides of prothorax, spot on tegulae, small spot on 

 base of anterior wing, spot on scutum above base of wing, lateral 

 spots on scutellum, lateral angles of median segment, two small 

 spots on sides of same, large spot on metapleurae, two spots on meso- 

 pleurae, the upper the larger, relatively broad fasciae on tergites 1-5, 

 first interrupted medially, remainder continuous but notched on 

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