732 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



Seventh abdominal segment without lateral spines; pubes- 

 cence of hind legs not black; fasciae on second and third 

 dorsal abdominal segments narrow, arcuate; tarsi black 



obliqua 



4. Shortest side of third antennal joint not longer than second 5 

 Shortest side of third antennal joint longer than second 7 



5. Apical margins of abdominal segments pale stramineous.. 6 

 Apical margins of abdominal segments black or dull; pubes- 

 cence fulvous, mixed with black on mesonotum and 

 scutel , perplexa 



6. Pubescence pale ochraceous to fulvous; labrum yellow.. 



agilis var. aurigeniae 

 Pubescence pale ochraceous to fulvous; labrum yellow except 

 at extreme sides dentiventris 



7. Base of mandibles and labrum usually maculated; pubescence 



usually black; wings clouded bimaculata 



Base of mandibles and labrum usually black; pubescence of 

 legs black and short desponsa 



M. (Anthedon) compta Cresson. Howard, Insect Book, 

 PI. ii, Fig. 24. 



M. (Florilegus) condigna Cresson. 



M. (Melissodes) desponsa Smith. M. cnici Robertson. 



Probably occurs throughout the State. Colebrook, 21 July, 

 1905 (H. L. V.) ; New Haven, 14 August, 1906 (D. B. 

 Pangburn). 



M. (M.) dentiventris Smith. 



Doubtless distributed throughout the State. Branford, 3 

 August, 1904 (H. W. W.) ; Westville, 3 August, 1905 (W. E 

 B.), on Veronica; Rockville, 23 August, 1905 (H. L. V.). 



M. (M.) rustica Say. M. simillima Robertson. Howard, 

 Insect Book, PI. iv, Fig. 12. 



Occurs with the preceding and has been collected in 

 Connecticut at Rockville and Stafford in August on goldenrod 

 (Solidago). 



M. (M.) perplexa Cresson. Howard, Insect Book, PI. iv, 

 Fig. 27. 



Probably occurs throughout the State. East Hartford, 9 

 August, 1904 (P. L. B.) ; Hartford, 29 August, 1904 (H. L. V.) ; 

 Salisbury, 27 August, 1904 (W. E. B.). 



