TlIK Tr.\Ii;i.lN(i l'M,(»\VKK ISKKTr.KS. 



l:rjl 



L'44r» (7Si'f>i. M(ii;im:i.i.isii:na ukammha l.cf.. I'l-oc. I'hil. Afiiil. .\;it. Sci., 



XIV. isc'j, no. 



l']l(>ii^;i(('. siiliparnllrl. llc-id. Ilmr.i.x mid Imdy vclldW ; clytfii ;is iiicii- 

 tiniH'd in kvy : .didoiiifii ollcu lilnckisli. Lt'iifiUi !'.'» U.S miii. (1'"!;;. r>7S. d.) 



Miir.sliiill, Mai'itiii ;m(l I'utii.iiii coniitics ; scariH'. .luiic 1 '2 July 

 S. Occur.s especially on llowcrs dl' wild hy(lfan,«i'('a. This iiicliidcs 

 the iishihila of LeConle. wliicii (lillcrs (Hily liy liciiii;' a little dai'kci' 

 yellow and haviiiu' tli'Mnai'iiinal daik iin/s of ( lyt I'a \cry naiTow. 



12440 ( ). MoKDKI.I I.STE.NA TKSTAl KA .sp. UOV. 



Slonder. iiarallcl. rinfdnii dull Itrowiiisli-ycllow ; imliescciicc rntlici' 

 eUiso. i>al(>r yellow. I.cimtli l'..". iiiui. 



Pntnaiii County: rare, dul.x' '2'). Taken I'l-oui flowers of Soli- 



(hujo. 



1*447 (7si'Si. :M()H1)kli.isii;na va1!IA.ns Lee. rroc I'liil. Acad. Nal. Sci.. 

 XIV, 1862', 50. 

 I'nnii (if {inuiiiiilrit. Thorax black at liase; fniiit lejJis yellow: hind 

 tilii;i' and tarsi dull yellow, the joints lilack. Lcnt:th 2.5-3 nun. 



^laishall and Lawrence counties: seai'ce. dune 4-June 1:5. In 

 one specimen the nietasternum is yellow and the thoracic dark spot 

 small, thus forminji' a eonnectino' link betwec^u this and (/ra»unica. 



M. s< iiiii(sla Lee., 2-8 mm. and .1/. (Iclicatuln Dury, :L:5 nun. in 

 lengrth. have been recorded from Cincinnati. .1/. nijiceps Lee, 3 

 mm. in lenu'th. is said to occui* in the .Middle and Southern States. 



1'44.S (78;>')). Moudellistexa McancA.Ns .Melsli.. Trie. I'hil. .Vcad. .\a(. Sci.. 

 II. 1845. 3i:i. 

 Linear. Pdackish-jaceiais : clylra sparsely elnlhed willi urayish-yellow 

 |)ultescence : lahrnni. palpi and fonr l>:isal Joints of antenii.-c dnll reddish- 

 hrown. ]>en,i.'th 2 nnn. 



Owen. Monroe and Perry counties; 

 scai-ce. .Alay Ki^-June 19. Beaten from 

 tlowers of Ccnni.s. 



M . sj)l( )kI()is Smith, very slender. 

 length ti mm., is known from Illinois. 

 Ohio and Floi'ida. 



(iKOl I' K. 



In this group the hind tibia' each hear 

 three short. e(iual jiarallel ridges in ad- 

 dition to the subapical one. (Fig. . 



rig .579 u, Hirnl liliia and tar.siis of .1/ 

 579, h.) The following have been taken sjlendens; b, same of .\Ipusiulala;c, e]yUon 

 , , , . ^, ^, , of M . pustulaln . (.^ftcr fniith ) 



or ]irobal)l\' occur m the htate: 



