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upward as rather narrow bands to about level of antennas; scape 

 stout, entirely yellow in front; third antennal joint much shorter 

 than fourth, but more than half its length; flagellum thick, bright 

 ferruginous beneath, black above, the joints conspicuously dentic- 

 ulate; tubercles yellow, but thorax otherwise all black; anterior 

 coxse unarmed; legs mainly red, but anterior and middle femora 

 yellow in front, anterior femora black beneath, midcile femora black 

 behind except at apex; hind femora black, with the knees red, and 

 a yellow spot at apex in front; hind tibis suffusedly blackish behind; 

 tegulae light ferruginous; wings ample, dusky at apex, stigma clear 

 red; b. n. going a little basad of t. m. ; first r. n. joining second s. 

 m. well beyond middle; abdomen bright ferruginous marked with 

 black and bright yellow; first segment black with a broad red band 

 on which are two obscure dusky spots; all the segments with fuscous 

 hind margins, second and third segments intense black at base; 

 second to fifth segments laterally with yellow spots, very large on 

 second, successively smaller on the others; sixth segment red; apical 

 plate strongly notched; venter with two yellow spots on second 

 segment. 



Habitat: Mountains near Claremont, California {Baker; Po- 

 mona coll. 168). Allied to jV. nudiilaticornis Ckll., but easily 

 distinguished by the scutellum, which is not prominent or bigibbous, 

 and by many details of the coloration. Also related to N . daitic- 

 ulata Rob. 



A^. clegantida Ckll. was also taken by Baker at Claremont. 



Exouialopsis z't'Iiitiiiiis sp. n. 

 $ Length about 9 mm.; black, with a rather long, not sub- 

 globose, abdomen; head broad, facial quadrangle broader than 

 long; eyes gray; blade of maxilla broad to end, the inner half 

 (longitudinally) pallid; labrum densely covered with pale ochreous 

 hair; clypeus densely rugosopunctate, the lower margin dark red; 

 face and front with long dull white hair; vertex smooth and pol- 

 ished; flagellum bright chestnut red beneath, except at base; thorax 

 with pale ochreous-tinted hair; mesothorax polished, shining, with 

 scattered punctures, only hairy at front and sides, and narrowly 

 on hind margin; scutellum with similar sculpture and hairy border, 

 but more closely punctured, and some short black hairs bordering 



