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DD. The fourth and apical half of the third dorsal 
abdominal segments, as well as the fifth and 
sixth, yellow; legs rufous, the hind tibiw and 
first three segments of the tarsi black; wings 
yellowish, hyaline; apices of the first two an- 
tennal segments rufous beneath. 
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 cox, second segment of 
the trochanters and last two tarsal segments red; 
wings hyaline, slightly 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 antennz black. | 
juvencus race cyaneus Fabricius 
CC. Posterior legs brown or blue-black, except sometimes the 
knees, tibizx and tarsi red; wings yellowish, with a 
distinct smoky outer border. nigricornis Fabricius 
CCC. Posterior legs reddish brown except the cox which are 
black; wings hyaline, a little smoky at the tip. 
[Thorax not metallic, black, base of antenne red.] 
behrensw (Cresson) Kirby 
Sirex californicus (Ashmead) 
(Figs. 18 and 19) 
Paururus californicus Ashmead, 2. Deser. of four new horn-tails, 
<Can. ent.; v. 36: p. 64. 
Distribution: Inhabits the Pacific Coast, from northern Cal- 
ifornia to British Columbia. 
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1869 
1874 
1874 
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Sirex edwardsu Brulle 
(Figs. 20 and 21) 
Sirex edwardsvi Brullé, 9. Hist. nat. d. ins. Hym.; v. 4: p. 645; 
Piao ie 
Urocerus zonatus Norton, ¢. Cat. deser. Tenthred. and Uro- 
ceride N. A. < Trans. Amer. ent. soc.; v. 2: p. 357. 
Sirex abaddon Westwood, 2. Thes. ent. oxon.; p. 115; pl. 21, f. 7. 
Sirex fulvocinctus Westwood, 2. Loc. cit.; p. 114; pl. 21, f. 1. 
Paururus hopkinsi Ashmead, ¢ 2. Deser. of four new horn-tails. 
<Can. ent.; v. 36: p. 64. 
Distribution: Inhabits the transition zone of the Atlantic 
States. 
