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NeoUirra alha, sj). u. 



(J. — Longth about t nun. 



liobiist, covered with white scale-like pubescence ; man- 

 dibles and lal)rum fcrrufjjinous, the latter with a boss-like 

 elevation on each side ; face l)road ; llagelluin thick, ferru- 

 ginous ; legs covered with white pubescence, but tarsi and 

 knees can be seen to be pale lerruginous ; tegulie dark, 

 covered with light hair ; secoiul s.iu. extrenudy small and 

 narrow; stigma dark ; tcguiiient of abdomen d;irk, with the 

 hind margins of segments reddish, but the whole densely 

 covered with white hair, that of the hind margins forming 

 chalky-white bands; venter densely covered with white 

 hair. 



llah. Clarcraont, California {Baker; Pomona cull. 1913). 



Neohtrra vittala, sp. n. 



c? . — Length about 4 mm. 



Differing from N. alba as follows : less robust, flngellum 

 clearer red, tegula3 reddish, legs not so densely tomentose 

 (knees, tibiae at apex, and tarsi clear red), chalk-white bands 

 of abdomen very distinct, the basal part of segments 

 appe:iring darker and browner. The distance between the 

 teguhe is 800 microns ; in N. alba it is 8G5. 



Hab. At Howers of Ditltyrea ivislizeni, Mesilla Park, New 

 Mexico, 3800 ft., May 7 (Cockerel/). 



The known species of Neolarra may be separated thus : — 



Abdomen red 1. 



Abdomen not red 3. 



1. Very ^-niAll, leugtli 4 mm. or le&s pruinosa, Ashm. 



Larfrer, at least 5 mm 2. 



2. Abdomen very light red, tegulse pale clear 



red vcrbesince (Ckll.). 



Abdomen deep red, tegiibe dark cotajreyatu, Ciawf. 



3. Less robust ; abdomen appearing' dark brown- 



ish plumbeous, with very conspicuous white 



bands vittata, Ckll. 



More robust ; abdomen very white alba, Ckll. 



Dioxys au7-ifuscus (Titus). 



The range is greatly extended by a female from Claremont, 

 California [Baktr ; Pomona cull. 194). 



Dioxys jjoinoiuv. Cockerel!. 



Described from the male. The female (Claremont, Baker; 



Pomona coll. 191) is a little over 8 mm. long, flagcllum 



