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3435 Paratiphia robusta sp. nov. 



Black, densely covered with long white hair, wliich on the ajiex of 

 the abdomen is fulvous in tint; wings iiyaline, slightly tinged with 

 fulvous, the stigma and nervures black. Area on base of metanotuin 

 almost triangular, but the keels do not unite at the apex; they are 

 slightly curved; in the centre is a stout longitudinal keel; the area is 

 irregularly reticulated; the basal part of the metanotum is closely, 

 finely punctured, more finely on the inner than on the outer side; the 

 spiracles are bordered on the inner side and behind with some longish 

 striae; the apex, behind the keel, is bordered by stoutish striae; the 

 apical slope is rough, the centre irregularly transversely striated. Base 

 of pronotum strongly punctured; the mesonotum is smooth in the centre 

 and more narrowly on the sides, the rest punctured but not so strongly 

 as the pronotum; in the centre of the smooth part are four large punct- 

 ures forming a row. The sides of the scutellum bear scattered punctures. 

 Pleurae closely, strongly punctured; the propleurae striated behind the 

 middle; the metapleurae more regularly and strongly striated. Hind 

 tibiae on the outer side covered with eight short stout blunt spine"* 

 besides the apical; they become longer towards the apex; the apex 

 above ends in a spine which is curved above, straight below and sharp, 

 pointed; opposite it is a broader one of equal length and bluntly rounded 

 at the apex. The abdomen is closely strongly punctured, the pygidium 

 bare and smooth. The abdominal hairs fringes are long and dense. 

 Mandibles piceous towards the apex, their upper side deeply grooved. 

 Female. Length 13mm. 



Mountains near (Haremont, California. 



The following three small females described here may lie distinguished 

 as follows: 



A. The area on metanotum wide, as long as its width at the base 



varipundatu 

 AA. The area on metanotum longer than the wideth at the base. 

 B. The keel on metanotal area stout, opaque, the area obliquely 



striated; wings fuscous fuscipennis. 



BB. The keel on the metanotum smooth, not stout, the area 

 sparsely punctured; wings hyaline fuscinerva. 



3436 Paratiphia varipunctata sp. nov. 



Black, covered with white hair, the hair on the apex of the pen- 

 ultimate and on the base of the last segments, golden; the pygidium 

 rufo-piceous; wings hyaline, the stigma and nervures black. The two 

 central keels on the metanotum unite at the apex which is narrowed and 



