INSECTS OF BEULAH, NEW MEXICO. 65 



Abdomen shining and with small moderately separated punctures, sericeous on 

 the sides and apex. 



Black. Supraclypeal mark a little higher than broad at base, the lateral face 

 marks broad bow shaped, contiguous with the lower half of the supraclypeal 

 mark, the side of the clypeus and the eye margin, aside from the slight emargi- 

 nation caused by the insertion of antennae the upper half is of the same shape as 

 the lower half and of the same length. The clypeus is spotless concolorous with 

 the other face marks, a pale lemon yellow. A line on each side of pronotum, a 

 spot on the tegula?, and the tubercles are about the same in color as the face 

 marks. Anterior tarsi in front, middle tarsi at base, posterior tarsi on basal third 

 yellow, apical half of tarsi brown, basal half brownish white. Flagellum beneath 

 pale brown above dark brown. 



Type, Coll. Acad. Nat. Sciences, Phila. Type locality, Beulah, 

 N. M., June 29, 1902 (Viereckj. 



Prosopis clamlestiims n. sp. — First abdominal segment polished, ap- 

 parently impunctate. "Supraclypeal mark not or hardly longer than broad." 



% Length 5.5 mm — Clypeus sericeous, only in certain lights, about one- 

 half again as long as broad, dullish, punctures obscure, sparse. Sides of the 

 face below antennae very finely striated, and with a few obscure punctures. 

 Front dull, closely punctured, almost rugulose, occipital region and cheeks more 

 shining, the former with separated punctures. Scape curved outwardly, parallel, 

 almost twice as long as broad. First .joint of flagellum as long as the second, 

 shorter than the third. Dorsulum closely punctured, dull. Pleurae and scutel- 

 lum shining, the punctures thereon separated. Postscutellum opaque, finely 

 rugulose. Enclosure of metathorax uniformly rugose, sides of the metathorax 

 indistinctly sculptured and smooth, opaque. Second submarginal cell a little 

 longer on the cubitus than it is broad on the first transverse cubitus. Second 

 transverse cubitus bent. Thorax covered with a short silvery pubescence. Ab- 

 domen shining, first segment highly polished, apparently impunctate, the other 

 segments indistinctly punctured. 



Black. Clypeus entirely, lateral face marks and supraclypeal mark a pale 

 orange color. The lateral face marks are contiguous with the clypeus, orbits and 

 half-way upon the supraclypeal mark, slightly notched by the insertion of an- 

 tennae, extending a short distance above the insertion of the antenna' as an 

 acute angled mark; supraclypeal mark hardly longer than wide, notched in the 

 middle of the upper border; a short line on each side of pronotum, part of 

 tubercles, anterior tibiae in front, basal third and apex of middle tibia?, basal half 

 (almost), and apex of posterior tibiae and tarsi in greater part; yellow. 



Type, Coll. Acad. Nat. Sciences, Phila. Type locality, Beulah, 

 N. M., June 29, 1902 (Viereck). Three I I . 



Prosopis trideiitula Ckll. 



One S , June 29, 1902, Roripa nasturtium, 6.5 mm. long, the 

 type 5 mm., it differs in having the wings brownish, hind tibiae with 

 basal half yellow the rest immaculate, otherwise the specimen agrees 

 very well with the description. 



TRANS. AM. ENT. SOC, XXIX. (9) JANUARY. 1903. 



