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closely punctured than in fulvierus on the hasal segment, 

 the apex of ^Yhich has a pale fulvous band, often nearly 

 or quite white ; the next three segments have pure white 

 bands, composed of rather longer and less closely 

 adpressed hairs than in that species ; beneath clothed 

 with white hairs ; scopae bright golden fulvous. Length 

 10 — 12 mm. 



Hah. Bare ; has occurred at Hastings, Tunbridge 

 Wells, and Canterbury ; it appears in April. 



(4) 1. 



(2) 3. 

 (1) i. 



(12) 



(7) (i. 



(6) 7. 



Division VI. 



Legs entirely black in both sexes ; ^ , clypeus 

 not white ; J , abdominal bands very narrowly 

 interrupted ; scopas dull greyish brown. 



Abdomen distinctly punctured . . . . . . argciitata. 



Abdomen not punctured . . . . . . . . albicrus. 



Legs in both sexes with the tibiffi or tarsi more 

 or less pale. Q , abdominal bands, wlien jire- 

 sent, widely interrupted. ^ , clypeus white in 

 some species. 



^ , clypeus white ; or if black, then with distinct 

 white apical lines of pubescence at the sides of 

 the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th abdominal segments. 

 5 , abdomen with distinct lateral streaks or 

 bands. 



(J , clypeus white ; mesothorax densely clothed 

 with fulvous-brown hairs ; tibife more or less 

 testaceous. 5 , anal fringe bright golden ; 

 wings brownish, their nervures pale testaceous clinjaosceles 



^ , clypeus white, or sometimes black ; meso- 

 thorax with only a sparse greyish pubescence ; 

 tibiffi black. 5 , anal fringe dull ; wings with 

 dark piceous nervures. 



^ , clypeus only white. 5 , tibicu of posterior 

 legs testaceous . . . . . . . . . . analh. 



^ , clypeus black, or clypeus and sides of the face 

 also white. J , posterior tibiffi black. 



(J , clypeus black ; tarsi testaceous. J , scu- 

 tellum scarcely punctured . . . . . . luceiis. 



^ , clypeus and side of face white. 5 , scu- 

 tellum densely punctured . . . . . . aiitana. 



Clypeus black in both sexes ; abdomen without 

 white pubescent bands or lateral streaks. 



Smaller, rather coarsely punctured . . . . fulvufjo. 



Larger, linely and closely punctured . . . . pulita. 



