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line on hind orbit above, spot on front callus of pronotum, hind margin 

 of pronotum, postscutellum, callus on hind corner of thorax, outer 

 apical corner of middle and hind coxae, large lateral spot on first 

 tergite, wide hind margin of second tergite, sometimes broken spots 

 on apex of fourth tergite, and large median apical areas on fifth and 

 sixth tergites yellowish white; legs beyond trochanters rufous, the 

 hind tibia apically, often much of the hind tarsus, and often all femora 

 basally and apically infuscate. 



This subspecies is common over a large part of Europe. 



Figure 141. — Localities for Ceropales maculata caenosa. 

 lb. Ceropates maculata caenosa, new subspecies 



Male: Black. Face, clypeus, labrum, tubercle between antennal 

 sockets, lower lateral part of frons, spot on scape, spot on front callus 

 of pronotum, hind margin of pronotum, postscutellum, small apical 

 lateral spot on propodeum, adjacent small spot at hind corner of 

 metapleuron, underside of fore coxa, outer apex and outer part of 

 under side of middle coxa, apical outer stripe and outer apex of hind 

 coxa, elongate apical spot on back of front femur and on front of middle 

 and hind femora, upper half of front and middle tibiae, spot at base 

 of hind tibia, front and middle basitarsi, large lateral spot on first 

 tergite, apical band on second tergite, narrow rudimentary apical 

 band on fourth tergite, median apical part of fifth and sixth tergites, 

 and apicolateral spot on seventh tergite, clear yellow; femora with 

 limited rufous areas apicaUy; front and middle tibiae and tarsi rufous 

 where not yellow; hind tibia and tarsus dusky rufous, the tibia above 

 and the tarsus apically infuscate. 



Female: Black. Side of face, side of frons except above, side of 

 clypeus, narrow margin of labrum, small spot on front callus of pro- 

 notum, narrow hind margin of pronotum, often the postscutellum, 

 apical corner of metapleuron, sometimes an adjacent small spot on 



