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the apex of metanotum depressed in the middle, the sides forming 

 broad rounded lobes. The thorax is 7 mm. long, across the tegulae 5 mm. 



Belongs to the Section Paclii/Dwiius, but resembles closely some of 

 the A'lpha disision (/(.'• <i.:iirf'iiiciniis,) and of Moiitcsuina (M- cacndea.) 

 5142 Eumenes Belti sip. uov- 



Black; the inner side of tht eye incision yellow; the apical two 

 joints of the antennae, Avith the hook, pale orange yellow, the apex 

 of the first abdominal segments, and the fore femora largely in frvint, 

 yellow; wings almost hyaline, darker towards apex, with violaceous, 

 green, ajid brassy iridescence; the stigma and nervures black. Male: 

 Length (total) 7 mm. Chinandega, Nicaragua (Baker-) 



Head and thorax strongly, closely, regularly punctured, the head 

 less strongly than the thorax, the clypeus if anything more strongly,' 

 but not so closely punctured as the front and vertex. Clypeus distinc. 

 tly longer. than broad, the apex transverse, the sides distinctly keeled 

 inside the kesl is a deep clearly defined furrow. Ocelli in a sligljt 

 curve, the hinder separated from each other by a distinctly greatir 

 distance than they are from the eyes, which are vei-y large; tie 

 temples and malar space arc very short. Base and apex of thoiix 

 broadly rounded; the apex of post.scutellum roundly dilated, snioolh. 

 Metanotum regularly, strongly reticulated, as are also the metapleuae 

 except at the base; the mesopleurae coars&ly, rugiosely punctupd, 

 the punctures of the base larger, rounder, and more clearly seiparaed. 

 Abdominal petiole as long as the thorax, its apex becoanes gradwHy 

 wider; the second segment is slightly longer than it is wide at/the 

 apex, distinctly roumlly narrowed at the base; it is distinctly pjnct- 

 ured, most strongly on the basal lialf, the extreme apex of whiji is 

 raised, smooth, and bordered beliind by a crenulated band; it ), as 

 are also the following segments, covered by a white pi|le. ; 



Antennal hook sharp-point&d at the apex, not reaching quite ii the 

 base of the joint. The eyes strongly converge in front, being jthere 

 separated by the length of the second and third antennal joints liiited. 



A very distinct species. It is more strongly punctured, an the 

 eyes converge more below than in E. regulus and aviculus; it shald be 

 known from these by the reticulated, not rugosely punctured iptano- 

 tum, by the keeled and furrowed sides of the clypeus, and y the 

 more more slender and sharp pointed hook of the antennae. 



5179 Nortonia acapulcoensis sp. nov. 



Black, a line on the apex of pronotum, narrow and not very ttstinct, 

 two marks, narrowed on the innerside, on the apex of the sotellum, 

 a line on the top of the first abdominal segment, and onejon the 

 second all ar.iund, yellow. Wings fuscous violaceous, the sti^ia and 

 nervures black. Thorax closely strongly punctured except on ie apex 



