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  PROCEEDINGS 
  OF 
  THE 
  NATIONAL 
  MUSEUM 
  vol.98 
  

  

  There 
  is 
  some 
  resemblance 
  to 
  E. 
  otomita 
  Cresson, 
  but 
  the 
  banding 
  

   of 
  the 
  abdomen 
  is 
  quite 
  distinctive. 
  

  

  EXOMALOPSIS 
  FULVESCENS 
  Smith 
  

  

  Male. 
  — 
  Honduras: 
  8 
  km. 
  west 
  of 
  Dos 
  Aguas 
  (Vidales). 
  One 
  taken 
  

   December 
  27. 
  A 
  specimen 
  in 
  the 
  U. 
  S. 
  National 
  Museum 
  was 
  taken 
  

   by 
  Champion 
  at 
  San 
  Geronimo, 
  Guatemala. 
  

  

  EXOMALOPSIS 
  WILMATTAE, 
  new 
  species 
  

  

  Female. 
  — 
  Length 
  about 
  8.5 
  mm.; 
  black, 
  including 
  antennae, 
  legs, 
  

   and 
  tegulae; 
  pubescence 
  abundant, 
  grayish 
  white, 
  partly 
  black 
  on 
  

   mesonotum 
  and 
  scutellum, 
  but 
  whitish 
  on 
  mesonotum 
  posteriorly; 
  

   eyes 
  very 
  dark 
  brownish; 
  facial 
  quadrangle 
  about 
  as 
  broad 
  as 
  long; 
  

   clypeus 
  dull; 
  mesonotum 
  and 
  scutellum 
  dull; 
  wings 
  moderately 
  dusky; 
  

   nervures 
  dark; 
  stigma 
  small; 
  hind 
  knee 
  plate 
  quite 
  large; 
  abdomen 
  

   broad; 
  first 
  tergite 
  without 
  band, 
  but 
  with 
  a 
  little 
  pale 
  hair 
  at 
  each 
  

   posterior 
  corner; 
  tergites 
  2 
  to 
  4 
  with 
  broad 
  dull 
  white 
  hau* 
  bands, 
  apex 
  

   with 
  black 
  hair. 
  

  

  Honduras: 
  Zamorano, 
  October 
  29 
  (W. 
  P. 
  Cockerell). 
  

  

  Type.— 
  U.S.lsl.M. 
  No. 
  58513. 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  banding 
  of 
  abdomen 
  it 
  resembles 
  E. 
  perconcinna, 
  which 
  is 
  

   larger 
  and 
  easily 
  distinguished 
  by 
  the 
  red 
  hair 
  on 
  thorax 
  above. 
  It 
  

   was 
  found 
  at 
  flowers 
  of 
  Aeschynomene 
  americana 
  L. 
  

  

  EXOMALOPSIS 
  RUFITECTA. 
  new 
  species 
  

  

  Female. 
  — 
  Length 
  about 
  8 
  mm.; 
  black, 
  the 
  thorax 
  above 
  with 
  black 
  

   hair, 
  coarse 
  and 
  abundant 
  on 
  scutellum, 
  but 
  face, 
  cheeks, 
  sides 
  of 
  

   thorax, 
  and 
  collar 
  with 
  dull 
  white 
  hair, 
  hair 
  of 
  labrum 
  white 
  ; 
  mandibles 
  

   dark, 
  with 
  no 
  inner 
  tooth; 
  face 
  and 
  front 
  duU 
  and 
  punctured, 
  the 
  

   clypeus 
  slightly 
  shining; 
  vertex 
  partly 
  shining, 
  but 
  not 
  broadly 
  

   polished 
  as 
  in 
  Diadasia; 
  flagellum 
  thick, 
  dusky 
  reddish 
  beneath; 
  

   mesonotum 
  and 
  scutellum 
  shining; 
  tegulae 
  dark; 
  wings 
  subhyaline, 
  

   dilute 
  fuliginous 
  ; 
  stigma 
  small 
  ; 
  legs 
  black, 
  the 
  hind 
  tibiae 
  and 
  basitarsi 
  

   with 
  a 
  long 
  pale 
  yellow 
  scopa, 
  the 
  other 
  legs 
  with 
  pale 
  hair; 
  hind 
  knee 
  

   plate 
  large; 
  abdomen 
  broad 
  and 
  short; 
  first 
  tergite 
  basally 
  with 
  pure 
  

   white 
  hair; 
  second 
  and 
  all 
  the 
  following 
  tergites 
  covered 
  with 
  pale 
  red 
  

   tomentum, 
  without 
  bands 
  or 
  spots. 
  

  

  Honduras: 
  Zamorano, 
  at 
  flowers 
  of 
  Sida 
  acuta 
  Burm. 
  (W. 
  P. 
  Cock- 
  

   erell). 
  Two 
  specimens. 
  

  

  T7/pe.— 
  U.S.N.M. 
  No. 
  58515. 
  

  

  Related 
  to 
  E. 
  limata 
  Cresson, 
  but 
  distinguished 
  by 
  the 
  red 
  tomentum 
  

   covering 
  abdomen, 
  except 
  at 
  base. 
  E. 
  limata 
  is 
  known 
  from 
  Mexico. 
  

  

  EXOMALOPSIS 
  RUFITECTA 
  var. 
  PALUDITECTA, 
  new 
  variety 
  

  

  Female. 
  — 
  Abdomen 
  with 
  thin 
  pale 
  tomentum, 
  none 
  on 
  first 
  tergite, 
  

   and 
  on 
  second 
  only 
  at 
  sides; 
  wings 
  dusky; 
  mesonotum 
  shining; 
  apical 
  

   half 
  of 
  flagellum 
  red 
  beneath. 
  

  

  