the Dees of the Family Nomadida}. 43 



margin; third joint of maxillary 

 ])alpi about § length of second . . Diifourea vulyaria, 

 cc. Tongue broad and sharply pointed [Scheiick, 



(dagger-like) ; galea broad, bristly 

 at tip. 

 cl Labial palpi stout, first joint very 

 stout ; third joint of maxillary 

 palpi hardly half length of 



second Fara/talicioides Tinsleyt, 



dd. Labial palpi rather slender j [(CklL). 



third joint of maxillary palpi 



about I length of second .... Parahalictoides paradoxus 

 AA. Maxillary palpi shorter than galea. [(Moraw.). 



a. First joint of labial palpi much shorter 

 than the other three together ; max- 

 illary palpi short and rather stout. . . . Hesperapis rhodoccrata 

 aa. First joint of labial palpi about as long [(CklL). 



as the other three together ; maxillary 

 palpi long, often almost as long as 

 galea. 

 h. Galea short and broad, sepia-brown, 

 its hind margin only bristly on apical 



portion Panurginus Boy lei (Ckll.). 



hb. Galea narrow and curved apically, 

 the apical portion mostly hyaline, 

 its hind margin bristly throughout. 



c. Paraglossaj linear Nomada xanthopJiila, Ckll. 



cc. Paraglossa3 broad Ftmuryus JJanksianus 



aaa. First joint of labial palpi decidedly (Kirby). 



longer than the other three together. 

 h. Maxillary palpi about or little over 

 half length of galea. 

 c. Paraglossae long and linear ; second 

 joint of labial palpi bristly and 

 longer than the last two joints 



together Nuviada modcsta (Crossou). 



cc. Paraglossse shorter and shaped like 

 a knife-blade; second joint of 

 labial palpi short, no longer than 



third Calliopsis verleiKr, C. & P. 



bb. Maxillary palpi not very much 

 shorter than galea. 

 c. Galea with the apical portion much 

 elongated, very narrow, and 



curved Numada fucala, Panz. 



cc. Galea broad, the apical portion not 



or scarcely elongated. 



d. First joint of labial palpi not 



nearly twice as long as the 



other three together ; tongue 



short (about as in Dcmjpoda) . . Ilypomacrotcni scmirufa 

 dd. First joint of labial palpi at [(CklL). 



least twice as long as tiie other 

 three together ; tongue longer ; 

 paraglossae quite slender. 



