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T.fusus, Fox, was partly based on Mesilla Valley material. 



T. fermina^us, Smith — Mesilla Valley; the first specimen was col- 

 lected by Mr. F. Garcia. 



Ple7iociilus cockerelli, Fox — Common in the Mesilla Valley; also 

 taken at Rincon. 



P. parvus, Fox — The type specimen was taken at Las Graces 

 early in September. 



P. propinquus. Fox, var. rufescens, n. var. — Basal portion of ab- 

 domen suffused with reddish. Santa Fe', N. M., Aug. 8 {Myrtle 

 Boyle). 



Astatus bigelovicB, Gkll. & Fox, was described from the Mesilla 

 Valley. 



A. nevadicus, Gress. — Santa Fe, July 28, 1895. Mesilla, on Sola- 

 rium elcBagnifolium, Aug. 25, 1896. The Mesilla insect I thought dis- 

 tinct, but Mr. Fox refers it to nevadicus. 



A. elegans, Gress., det. Fox — Santa Fe and the Mesilla Valley. 



A. bicolor, Say, det. Fox — Mesilla Valley {^Clarence Rhodes'); also 

 Santa Fe. 



A. bellus, Gress., det. Fox — Mesilla Valley, on Bigelovia. 



A. nubeculus, var. nigropilosus, Gres?., det. Fox — Mesilla Valley. 



A. asper. Fox, det. Fox — Mesilla Valley {Clarence Rhodes). 



Miscophinus arenarum (Gkll.) — Mesilla Park. 



Sapygid^. 

 Sapyga pumila, Gress., det. Fox — Santa Fe', July 7. 



SCOLIIDyE. 



Tiphia — We have one or more species, not \et studied. 



Paratiphia albilabris, Lep. — Common in the Mesilla Valley; also 

 taken at Albuquerque. 



My zine frontalis, Cress. MS., det. Fox — Rincon and the Mesilla 

 Valley. This is a ? Myzine about 13 mm. long, black and yellow, 

 with hyaline wings. Legs black, hind tibiae slightly rufescent; abdo- 

 men shiny; thorax with yellow marks; head above with a black tri- 

 angle enclosed in a yellow one. 



M. confluens, Cress., det. Fox — Rincon, July 6, on Baccharis. 



