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Cerceris acanthophilus , Ckll. — Mesilla Valley; Deming. Mr. Fox 

 formerly referred a Mesilla Valley example to C. finitima, Cress., but 

 it was probably acanthophilus. 



C. venator. Cress. — Las Cruces and El Rito [Townsend). 



C. bicornuta, Guer. — Recorded by Townsend from Vega S. Jose. 



C.frontata, Say — Vega S. Jose (^Townsend). 



Some other N. M. Philanthidse still await study. 



Bembecid^. 



Sphecius speciosus var. grandis, Say — Common in the Mesilla Valley. 



Stiziis fl.avus, Cam., var. subalpim/s, n. var. — d^. Differs from the 

 type, as described by Cameron, by having the fuscous pubescence of 

 the head and thorax paler and scant, in fact scarcely noticeable, and 

 the black markings much reduced, so that the abdomen may even be- 

 come immaculate yellow above; while the hind tibia has no black 

 streak. 



Hab. — Santa Fe, N. M., at flowers of an unbellifer in July. (Ckll.) 



Stizus godmani, Cam., and 6". nnicinctus, Say — See Bull. 15, N. M. 

 Agr. Exp. Sta., p. 65. 



Bembidula capnoptera, Handl., var. jiiesillensis, n. var. — S'. Legs 

 black and yellow, instead of ferruginous, the black including much of 

 the basal halves of the femora, the tibiae and tarsi wholly yellow. 

 Wings with a strong fuscous stain immediately basad of the marginal 

 cell, suffused in all directions, but otherwise nearly clear. 



Hab. — Las Cruces, N. M., probably collected by Prof. C. H. T. 

 Townsend. 



B. variegata, Oliv. — Fox reports a specimen in Coll. Ashmead, 

 from Albuquerque. Tt was doubtless collected by Wickham, though 

 this is not stated. 



Bembex simila?is, Fox, and B. occidentalis. Fox — See Fox, Proc. 

 Phila. Acad., 1895, PP- 359-362. 



B. spinolcB, Lep. — Santa Fd, July 10. {Boyle); det. Fox. 



Microbenibex monodonta, Say — Common in the Mesilla Valley; 

 also taken at Albuquerque. 



Monedula pulchella, Cress., det. Fox — Las Cruces, June 13, prey- 

 ing on Lyc(Bna marifia, Reak. 



M. speciosa, Cress., det. Ashm. — Mesilla, June 26. 



Steniolia duplicata Prov. — Common in the Mesilla Valley. 



