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res black- Male. Length to and of second segment 10 mm. San Marcos, 

 Nicaragua (Baker.) 



Clypeus almost smooth, broadly ronnded above, not much longer 

 than broad, its apex broad, trimsverse, the front and vertex strongly 

 closely punctured- Thorax more closely rugosely punctured, the base 

 transverse, not projecting at the sides- Apex of postscutellum with a 

 steep slope, the top with a serrated crest. The sides of metanotum 

 project into a stout tooth in the mi-ddile; the upper part of the side 

 is more rounded than the lower. Metapleurae closely, oldiquely 



striated- First abdominal segment cup-shaped, smootli; the otlier 

 segments except the a^jiical, are closely punctured, much more strongly 

 on the apex than elsewhere; the apex of the second is slightly raised. 

 The antennal scape reddish, yedlow below; the following two joints 

 are red, the, the hook stout, dark red, its tip reaching to the hiiso of 

 the 11th joint. The coxae, trochanters, basal half of four fr.int fe- 

 mora, and the hinder femora to near the apex are black; the rest of 

 the legs yellow, slightly tinged with rufous. 



NEW HALK'TINAE FROM THE WESTERN UNITED STATES 

 BY J. C. CRAWFORD. 



3051 Halictus mellipes n- sp. 



Black, head and thorax slightly shining, abdomen very shiny, pu_ 

 bescense very ochraceous; facial quadrangle slightly longer than broad, 

 hardly narrowed below; clypeus greatly produced; face above anten- 

 nae close(ly rather finely punctures, below coarsely obliquely so; cly- 

 peus very shiny with large punctures; niesothorax smooth, rather fi- 

 nely and closely punctured; base of metathorax longitudinally 

 wrinkled to apex, rounded behind; truncation with no sign of salient 

 rim; wings yellow, distinctly darkened ?t apex; nervures and stigma 

 testaceous, tegulae dark with a reddish center and legs black; tarsi, 

 intermediate and hind kness, intermediate tibiae behind, and hind 

 tibiae rufous; pubescense of legs golden; hind inner spur with nume- 

 rous saw.like teeth; abdomen closeh'' and finely punctured more spar- 

 sely so on first segment; bases of segments 2-4 with bands of appress- 

 ed ochraceous pubescence- Length about 9 mm- 



Mts- near Claremont Cab; on Ribes. (Baker.) 



This sipecies has the coriaeeous lustre of coriaceus but differs from 

 that species by its narrower face, more shiny niesothorax, more rugose 

 metathorax, no salient rim at edge of base, le.ss numerous punctures 

 on first abdominal segment, large second submarginal etc- This is a 

 Lanioglossuyn. 



