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DD. The fourth and apical half of the third dorsal 

 ahdominal segmeuts, as well as tlie fifth and 

 sixth, yellow; legs rufous, the hind tibia and 

 first three segments of the tarsi black; wings 

 yellowish, hyaline; apices of the first two an- 

 tennal segments rufous heneath. 



abbotii Kirby 

 CC. Seventh dorsal abdominal segment red. [Legs entirely 

 black; wings hyaline, veins brown.] 



apicalis Kirby 

 BB. Apical segment of the abdomen red or yellow. 



C. Posterior legs brown except the coxie, second segment of 

 the trochanters and last two tarsal segments red; 

 wings liyaline, sliglitly yellow, no smoky band around 

 the margin; veins yellowish brown. [Abdomen dis- 

 tinctly widened at the apex; thorax metallic, either 

 blue or greenish; base of antenniv l)lack.] 



juvencus race cyaneus Fabricius 

 CC. Po.sterior legs brow-n or l)lue-black, except sometimes the 

 knees, tibijE and tarsi red; wings yellowish, with a 

 distinct smoky outer border. nigricornis Fabricius 

 CCC. Posterior legs reddish brown except the coxfe which are 

 black ; wings hyaline, a little smoky at the tip. 

 [Thorax not metallic, black, base of antenna? red.] 



behrensii (Cresson) Kirliy 



Sir ex calif ornicus (Aslimead) 



(Figs. 18 and 19) 



1904 Paururus californicus Aslimead, $ . Descr. of four new liorn-tails, 

 <Can. ent. ; v. 36 : p. 64. 



Distribution : Inhal)its the Pacific Coast, from northern Cal- 

 ifornia to British Cohinibia. 



Sirex edwardsii Brulle 

 (Figs. 20 and 21) 



1846 Sirex edwardsii Brulle, 5 . Hist. nat. d. ins. Hym. ; v. 4: p. 645; 



pi. 45, f. 1. 

 1869 Vrocerus zonatus Norton, $ . Cat. descr. Tenthred. and Uro- 



eeridse N. A. < Trans. Amer. ent. soc. ; v. 2 : p. 357. 

 1874 Sirex abaddon Westwood, 2. Thes. ent. oxon. ; p. 115 ; pi. 21, f. 7. 

 1874 Sirex fulvocinctus Westwood, 2 . Loc. cit.; p. 114; pi. 21, f. 1. 

 1904 Paururus hopkinsi Ashmead, S 9 . Descr. of four new horn-tails. 



■<Can. ent. ; v. 36 : p. 64. 



Distribution: Inhabits the transition zone of the Atlantic 

 States. 



