June, igio.] Banks : New PsAMMOCHARID/E. 117 



From Fedor, Lee Co., Texas, Sept. (Birkmann). 



In general appearance much like P. argentcus, but differs in 

 shape of third submarginal cell, in veins running to margin of 

 wings, smaller spines on legs, etc. 



Psammochares californica, new species. 



Male. — Black, head with much long black hair, hair on thorax much 

 shorter ; hind tibiae with an elongate white spot above at base, spurs black ; 

 wings faintly infuscate, broadly black tipped. Clypeus rather concave in 

 front ; antennas short and thick ; anterior ocellus scarcely its diameter from 

 laterals, these much nearer each other than to eyes, vertex plainly rounded ; 

 pronotum arcuate, almost transverse, metathorax short, convex, bent down 

 behind, no median groove, abdomen short, broad at base, dull beyond second 

 segment, depressed. Legs rather short and heavy, with long spines, longer 

 spur of hind tibiae two thirds as long as metatarsus. Wings rather long, 

 marginal cell long, acute, second and third submarginal cells subequal, second 

 acute at base, third one half narrowed above ; first recurrent near middle ; 

 second recurrent arising a little beyond middle of anal cell, slightly bent out- 

 ward below the middle, and meeting the third submarginal at middle ; basal 

 veins interstitial in fore wings, not in hind wings. Length, 8 mm. 



From Claremont, Cal. (Baker). 



Related to P. humilis and P. snozvi. From the fonner it differs 

 in markings of wings, from the latter by the dark spurs. 



Psammochares fulvoapicalis, new species. 



Female. — Black, black hair on head and thorax. Clypeus large, rounded 

 or narrowly truncate in front, distinctly margined ; a line from antennae to 

 ocelli, anterior ocellus hardly its diameter from laterals ; vertex nearly 

 straight across ; inner orbits slightly concave ; antennae short, convolute, third 

 joint hardly as long as vertex ; pronotum angulate behind ; metathorax short, 

 much bent downward, with medium groove, sides rather rusty ; abdomen 

 slender, cylindrical and compressed toward tip, the last segment mostly 

 fulvous, with some black hairs ; legs slender, spiny, anterior femora cylin- 

 drical, their coxae nearly reaching coxae H, anterior tarsi ciliate, longer spur of 

 hind tibiae two thirds as long as metatarsus, last joint of hind tarsus beneath 

 without spines. Wings deep black ; marginal cell long, acute ; second and third 

 submarginals long, subequal in length, both narrowed above ; second recurrent 

 vein arising very much beyond middle of anal cell, running nearly straight up 

 to middle of third submarginal, second discoidal being very long ; basal veins 

 interstitial in fore wings, much dislocated in the hind wings. Length, 12 

 to 14 mm. 



From Fedor, Lee Co., Texas, Sept. (Birkmann). 



Psammochares maneei, new species. 



Female. — Black, lower part of face slightly gray pubescent. Clypeus 



