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towanls the apex finely striated. Autennal liook stout, brown, as long 

 as tlie joint. Belongs to Sanssure's Section i, Hyii. Am- Wasps. ].j7. 



5375 Odynerus belizensis sp. nuv. 



Blar-k; a curved spot on the top of elypeus. a distinct line of almost 

 equal width on the base of the thorax, a broad line near the a,pex of 

 scutellum, an irregular spot narrowed below on the pl-eurae under the 

 tegulae, a line on the uper part of the first abdominal segment, and 

 on the apex of the second all around, orange yellow; the knees, base of 

 fore tibiae and the four posterior on the outerside entirely of a paler 

 yellow; tegulae yellow, with a fuscous spot in the middle; wings 

 fuscous violaceous, the nervures and stigma black. Female. Length 

 7 nun- Belize (J- D. Johnson.) 



Head, including the cdypeus, strongly closely piinctured- Clypeus, 

 if anything, broader than long, its apex depressed, transverse. Teni_ 

 pies wide, not narrowed, the occiput transverse. Base of thorax al- 

 most transverse, the sides hardly projecting. Pro-and mesothora.x 

 strongly, closely punctured all over, except on the apex of the posts- 

 cutcllum which is almost transverse; its base is distinctly raised up 

 and separated from the scutellum. Sides of metanotum" broadly roun- 

 ded, the central part almost sm.ooth the sides almost strongly but not 

 closely punctured. Base of metapleurae less cJlosely punctured than 

 the rest- First abdominal segment large, beli-shaped, closely strongly 

 punctured except on the base, the second is distinctly longer than wide 

 and is closely uniform,ly punctured; the former is slightly depressed 

 before the apex- Thorax twice longer than wide. The pubescence on 

 the metapleurae is pale golden. 



5372 Odynerus Belti sp- nov- 



Head black; the clypeus, labrum, nmndibles, except the lower edge 

 and apex, a spot irregularly rounded above, gradually obliquely na- 

 rrowed below, over the antennae, the narrow lower pedicle narrowed 

 below, yellow; a rufous line behind the eyes; the scape and basal two 

 joints of flagellum rufous; thorax black; pronotum narrowly yellow 

 at the base, the rest and tegalae rufous; basal half of scutellum rufous, 

 the apical yellow, tinged with rufous; postseutellum yellow, as is also 

 a large spot covering the sides of the basal half of median segment, 

 the. marks gradually narrowed below, a band broadly dilated later- 

 ally on the apex of the first and not dilated bands on the other segments, 

 yellow; the rest of the aljdomeu rufous, save a broad line down the 

 middle of the first segment, a broad one on the base of the secoml 

 continued down the center to the yellow apex, the black mark liecom. 

 ing narrowed. Wings deep fuscous violaceous, the stigma and nervu- 



