pepsinae: tribe pepsini 



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pubescence the hair sockets of which are separated by about 0.6 the 

 length of the hairs; mesopleurou, metapleuron, propodeum, and 

 second tergite weakly mat, v>dthout noticeable punctures, with pu- 

 bescence the hair sockets of which are separated by about the length 

 of the hairs; micro trichia on forewing of uniform length and dis- 

 tribution. 



Brownish ferruginous, the basal half of the abdomen and tarsi 

 except basally paler than the rest of the insect; wings pale yellowish, 

 the forewing with fuscous areas arranged as in D. (D.) hrevis. 



This is the smallest species of Pepsinae known to me. 



Type: 9, Prattsville, Ala., July 21, 1930, Paul W. Oman (Lawrence). 



2. Dipogon {Dipogori) paludis, new species 



Male: Unknown, 



Female: Forewing 3.4 mm. long; frons, upper part of pronotum, 

 and mesoscutum strongly mat (the frons most strongly so), these 

 parts with appressed pubescence the hair sockets of which are separated 

 by about 0.6 their length; mesopleuron, metapleuron, and propodeum 

 subpolished, with a very few scattered hairs set in small punctures; 



Figure 71. — Locality for Dipogon paludis. 



second tergite subpolished, with fine, weak punctures that are sepa- 

 rated by about 3.0 their diameter. 



Dark rufous. Head except clypeus and mouth parts blackish; 

 pubescence on frons yellow; area between mesoscutum and pro- 

 podeum blackish; fore and hind tibiae externally and their tarsi 

 basally infuscate (hind leg lacking beyond the femur) ; wings weakly 

 infuscate, the forewing with light fuscous areas distributed as in 

 D. (D.) hrevis; apical 0.3 of second abdominal segment and all of the 

 third and fourth segments infuscate. 



Type: 9, Atsion, N. J., July 30, 1939, H. Townes (Townes). 

 Taken in a swampy area. 



