AMERICAN IIYMENOPTERA. 217 



male ; apical segment of abdomen sometimes blackisli ; under wings 

 with no middle cells, outer cells complete as in S. mdlosus. % . 



Conn., N. Y. 



Common. In one case the under wings of the female have but one 

 middle cell. Say's description of this is very incomplete. lie stated 

 that the coxae are white, which is not the case with any yet seen. 



5. S. epicera. 



AUantus epicera, Say, Bost. Jour. I. 1835., 216., % . 



Norton, Bost, Jour. vii. 243, 15, '^ 9 . 

 Strongylogaster epicera, Norton, Bost. Proc. ix. 120. 

 "Black; abdomen, base of antennte and feet honey-yellow." Length 0.32. 

 Br. wings 0.63 inch. 



% 9 . — Body not very stout; abdomen of 9 flattened ; antennge not 

 longer than base of thorax ; the two basal joints, and the third and 

 fourth above rufous ; third one-half longer than fourth ; nasus wide, 

 incurved, coarsely punctured ; mouth, tegulfe, collar, abdomen and legs 

 rufous or honey -yellow; apical segments of abdomen sometimes black- 

 ish ; coxfe black, their tips and the trochanters pale ; wings faintly 

 clouded : under wings of males without middle cell, outer cells com- 

 plete as in ;S'. meUosus. 

 Conn., N. J., la. (Say). 

 Say described only the male. 



6. S. rufocinctus. 



. AUantus rufocinctud, Norton, Bost. Jour. vii. 1860, 248. 25. % <$ . 



Strongylogaster rufocinctus, Norton, Bost, Proc. ix. 120. 

 Black ; the five basal segments of abdomen and the legs rufous. Length 0.30 

 —.35. Br. wings 0.62— .70 inch. 



% 9 . — Shining black, rather long ; head polished, wide, large, su- 

 tures deep ; nasus incurved, ftice black ; labrum in some cases piceous ; 

 tegulae yellowish, basal plates black; the first four segments of abdo- 

 men and the legs rufous; coxas, trochanters, tips of posterior tibiae and 

 their tarsi, black ; in some cases the apical half of th'e four posterior 

 coxa? and their trochanters are white, and the apical segment of abdo- 

 men rufous; wings faintly clouded, base of stigma white, under wings 

 of female with one inner cell ; of the male none ; the outer cells in- 

 complete, the second brachial and lanceolate cell not reaching margin 

 of wing. 



Ct,, Md., West Va. 



In specimens from Maryland and West Virginia, the apical segment 

 of the abdomen is rufous. 



