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very broad; basal part of fourth segment with a lew long 

 black bristles ; the two apical segments and tlie venter, 

 clothed with black hair. Easily known from 31. (jilensls by 

 the black abdomen with narrow white bands ; from M. petulca 

 by hair on occiput not fulvous^ the dark tegulse, the short 

 second submarginal cell, &c.; from M. communis by the 

 yellowish wings, the light scopa of hind legs, the larger 

 size, &c. 



Hub. Gallinas River at Las Vallcs, New Mexico, Aug. 6, 

 two specimens [T. D. A. c^ IF. P. CklL). 



Named after my little son, who accompanied me on the 

 expedition that led to its discovery. 



Melissodes thelypodii, sp. n. 



$ . — Length about 15 mm. 



General appearance and markings of abdomen like 

 M. Martini, but differing as follows : — Pubescence of thorax 

 above bright fvlvous, without any blacJc, and covering more of 

 mesothorax ; black hairs of vertex more conspicuous, being 

 long and erect ; eyes not so green, the lower part perhaps 

 reddish in life ; face more hairy, the hair faintly yellowish ; 

 clypeus more closely punctured ; flagellum brighter red 

 beneath ; tegula apricot -colour. Wings larger, more dusky, 

 and less yellow ; first recurrent nervure joining second sub- 

 marginal cell near its end ; outer side of third submarginal 

 cell rounded (angled in Martini) ; hair on first abdominal 

 segment pale fulvous, that at base of second more or less of 

 the same colour. In both species, the small joints of the 

 middle and hind tarsi are red. 



Hab. La Cueva, Organ Mts., New Mexico, about 5300 ft., 

 at flowers of Thelgpodium linearifolium, Sept. 4 (C. H. T. 

 Toicnsend). 



A pretty species, from the contrast between the black of 

 the abdomen, with whitish bands, and the red of the thorax 

 and hind tarsi. 



Melissodes Hewetti, sp. n. 



? . — Length about or nearly 15 mm. 



Of robust build, with a broad abdomen ; vertex and thorax 

 above with bright fulvous hair; posterior part of mesothorax 

 and scutellum except hind margin bare, these bare areas not 

 surrounded by black hairs, exccjjt that there are a very few 

 at sides of scutellum; bare area of mesothorax shining, with 

 strong rather close punctures (closer and rather smaller than 



