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14. Anthophora atrata. 



Anihophora atrafa, Cresson, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil, iv, p. 180, %. 



/7«6.— Cuba, (Coll. Am. Ent. Soc). 



Species not recognized. 

 Anthophora frontata, Say, Bost. Jour. Nat. Hist, i, p. 409. 



Ildb. — "Louisiana." Near to ahrupta, Say. 

 Anthophora fuscipennis, Smith, Brit. Mus. Cat. Hym. ii, p. 338. 



Jfal). — ''North America." Allied to atrata, Cresson. 

 Anthophora domingeasis, St.Farg. Hym. ii, p. 32. 



J/ah. — ''St. Domingo." 



Anthophora faiirea^ Say, belongs to the genus 3Ielissodes, a list of 

 the species of which is now in preparation. 



Notes on CUBAN HYMENOPTERA, with descriptions of new species. 



BY E. T. CRESSON. 

 Sphex mandibularis, n. sp. 



$ . — Deep black ; broad anterior orbits, cheeks, pectus, narrow pos- 

 terior margin of prothorax, three lines on mesothorax (the lateral ones 

 confluent behind), tubercles, spot behind, stripe above each of the four 

 posterior coxae, and the post-scutellum, bright silvery; head thinly 

 clothed with long black pubescence, whitish on the cheeks; mandibles 

 flavo-testaceous, apical half black; pleura and metathorax with long, 

 thin, whitish pubescence; sides of metathorax and coxae with silvery 

 pile, more obvious in certain lights; metathorax opaque, rounded above 

 and behind, the surface not distinctly sculptured; tegulae shining-black ; 

 wings smoky hyaline, with a brilliant violet reflection, apical margin 

 broadly fuliginous ; legs black, coxae and femora with a changeable sil- 

 very pile; posterior tibiae golden sericeous within; abdomen black, im- 

 maculate, smooth and polished. Length 11 J lines 



One specimen. (No. 531, Coll. Dr. J. Gundlacb). 

 Larrada luteipennis, u. sp. 



S . — Black, opaque, varied with a very fine changeable silvery pile, 

 more obvious on face, sides and apex of metathorax and on abdomen ; 

 vertex with two broad, shallow, longitudinal impressions; antennae near- 

 ly as long as head and thorax ; metathorax finely sculptured, verge of 

 posterior truncation carinate; tegulae testaceous; wings yellow, apical 

 half fuliginous ; legs black, varied with silvery pile, spines whitish ; 

 abdomen short, ovate, first three segments above with a slightly inter- 

 rupted silvery band at apex, apical segment also silvery. Length 4 

 lines. 



Two specimens. (Coll. Am. Ent. Soc. and Dr. J. Gundlach.) 



