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the disk larger than those near the margins; ventral third of meta- 

 pleura with large, contiguous punctures, dorsal two-thirds glabrous 

 impunctate; sides of propodeum with large, confluent punctures 

 anteriorly, becoming irregularly f oveolate posteriorly ; posterior face 

 and dorsum of propodeum deeply, irregularly f oveolate ; anterior and 

 inner lateral marginal areas of tegulae punctate, the remainder of 

 the surface glabrous, impunctate. 



Abdomen black, except the first and second segments ferruginous, 

 the second tergite with a pair of poorly defined large spots on the 

 apical half lighter in color than the rest of the tergite; first tergite 

 with large, shallow contiguous and confluent punctures, except on the 

 disk the punctures less numerous, and separated, the tergite strongly 

 constricted subapically, sparsely clothed with long, erect, black 

 pubescence; second tergite with distinct, elongate, moderate punc- 

 tures throughout, the punctures shallow anteriorly, deep posteriorly, 

 clothed with long, erect, black pubescence, except the pubescence on 

 the lighter spots of the apical half yellowish; tergites 3-6 with 

 moderate, deep contiguous punctures, sparsely clothed with long, 

 erect, black pubescence and each with an apical fringe of black hairs ; 

 ultimate tergite punctate and pubescent on the anterior fourth, pygi- 

 dial area bare, more or less irregularly rugose; first sternite with a 

 distinct median longitudinal carina, with large, contiguous punctures 

 throughout, sparsely clothed with long, erect, black pubescence; 

 second sternite with an elongate, ovate, median pit densely filled with 

 black hairs, on the anterior third, with large, distinct, slightly elon- 

 gate punctures throughout, sparsely clothed with long, erect, black 

 pubescence and with an apical fringe of black hairs; sternites 3-6 

 with moderate, scattered punctures, each with an apical fringe of 

 black hairs; ultimate sternite with distinct moderate punctures 

 throughout. 



Legs black, sparsely clothed with long, erect, black pubescence. 



Wings dark fuliginous; cell 2nd R^ + 'R.^ broadly truncate a:t the 

 apex ; cell R^ almost obsolete ; vein '^l^+i received by cell Kg at about 

 one-half the distance from the base to the apex; veins r-m and Kg 

 widely separate on vein r. 



Ilolofyjye.— Male, Thomasville, July 22-26, 1916, in collection of 

 American Museum of Natural History. 



Distribution. — Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and West Virginia. 



PARATTPB MATERIAL 



Florida: Male, Sanford, April 30, 1908 (Van Duzee) ; male. Crescent City, 

 April 19, 1908 (Van Duzee) ; male, Gainesville. May 3, 1922; male, Gaines- 

 ville, May 6, 1922 (T. P. Winter) ; male, Gainesville, May 15, 1914 ; male, 

 Gainesville, May 16, 1914 ; male, Gainesville, November 20, 1921 ; male, 

 Gainesville (J. R. W.) ; male, Lake City, May 30, 1892; male, LaBelle, 

 April 27, 1912; 8 males, LaBelle, May 8-10, 1916 (J. C. Bradley) ; 2 males. 



