pepsinae: tribe pepsini 123 



Paratypes: 9, Artesia, Fla., July 26, 1944, (College Station, Tex.)- 

 cf, Gainesville, Fla., Apr. 23, 1924, G. B. Merrill (Krombein). 9, 

 Interlachen, Fla., Apr. 2, 1951, H. and M. Townes (Townes). 9, 

 Orange County, Fla., May 16, 1929, E. Storrs (Washington). 9, 

 Orange County, Fla., July 5, 1929, G. J. Guard (Washington). 2 cf , 

 Paradise Key, Fla., Apr. 22 and 23, 1954, K. V. Krombein (Krombein). 

 cf , Pinellas County, Fla., "12-11-29," B. P. Moora (Washington). 9, 

 Sanford, Fla., Feb. 1900, C. F. Baker (Washington). 2 9, Seminole 

 County, Fla., July 7 and 17, 1929, H. Clark (Washington). 2 cf, 

 Tarpon Springs, Fla., Mar. 21, 1950, H. Townes (Townes). 



This subspecies is known from Florida. A specimen intermediate 

 to the subspecies anomalus is known from Columbia, S. C, indicating 

 ihfit floridanus may be more widespread in the Austroriparian fauna. 



VARIEGATUS GROUP 



Cubital vein reaching the wing margin; radial vein more strongly 

 angled at its juncture with the second intercubital vein than at its 

 juncture with the third intercubital vein; hooks on sixth sternite of 

 male long and incurved; subgenital plate of male with a strong median 

 longitudinal keel. 



The Palaearctic variegatus Linnaeus 1758, the Nearctic calipterus, 

 thoracicus, iracundus, sericea, and sayi, and a species from Paraguay 

 belong to this gi*oup. 



3. Dipogon {Deuteragenia) calipterus (Say) 



Male: Forewdng 5.0 mm. long; clypeus evenly rounded to the 

 simple, truncate apex; flagellar segments each with an angular sub- 

 basal swelling which gives the flagellum a notched or stepped appear- 

 ance; first segment of flagellum about 2.4 as long as mde; hooks on 

 sixth sternite long, slender, curved inward and backward; subgenital 

 plate with a pointed apex and a high sharp keel that is highest sub- 

 basally. 



Female: Forewing 5.7 to 7.4 mm. long; clypeus evenly rounded to 

 the simple, almost truncate apex; mesoscutum weakly mat, with fine 

 sharp punctures; mesopleuron subpoiished, with small punctures 

 separated by about 0.5 their diameter; propodeum medially sub- 

 polished, with small punctures separated by about 2.5 their diameter; 

 second tergite subpoiished, with small punctures separated by about 

 2.0 their diameter. 



Black. Mandible except basally, apical margin of clypeus, and 

 antenna fulvous, the antenna somewhat infuscate apically; legs more 

 or less rufous, according to the subspecies; thorax blackish or rufous; 

 wings hyaline, the forewing with two sharply defined transverse 

 fuscous bands, a narrow one along the basal vein and nervulus and a 



