1892.] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 29 



HYMENOPTEROLOGICAL NOTES.— HI. 



By Wm. J. Fox, Phila., Pa. 



(Continued from page 11, vol. iii.) 



Calliopsis abdominalis Cress. 



A variety of this species occurs rather commonly in Gloucester 

 County, N. J. It differs from typical abdominalis as follows : the 

 thorax, with the exception of the tubercles and tegulae, is entirely 

 black ; the abdomen has the base of the first segment above and 

 base of the second only, reddish fulvous, the apical margins of 

 segments i — 5, broadly testaceous; the male has the abdomen 

 reddish fulvous, the segments each with a black fascia. 



Numerous females and several males taken in Gloucester Co. , 

 N. J., from August i6th to September 9th, 1891. 



Epeolus pasillns Cress. 



E. pusillns Cr., Proc. Ent. See. Phila. vol. ii, p. 398, $. 



The male of this insect, which has hitherto been undescribed, 

 differs from the female by its smaller size; the clypeus being cov- 

 ered with pale pubescence; the eyes more strongly converging 

 towards the mouth; the antennae, first three joints excepted, 

 testaceous beneath; tip of the abdomen reddish; nervures and 

 stigma testaceous; the antennae are shorter and stouter. Length 

 6 mm. 



A male and female of this species taken in Gloucester County, 

 N. J., August i6th and September 5th. 



Epeolus COmpactus Cress. 



This species has only been recorded from Texas, Colorado, 

 Nevada, California. I have a specimen taken in Camden County, 

 N. J., during May. 



Melissodes fimbriata Cress. 



A male specimen of this insect was taken at Cape May, N. J., 

 on June 14th. It has only been recorded from Texas. 



Zetlins Slossonae n. sp. 



? .—Black, a spot on each side of the clypeus, two transverse elongate 

 spots behind the base of the antennae, a dot in the eye emargination, pos- 

 terior orbits, line on the collar, much narrowed and slightly interrupted 

 medially, a large spot at the top of the mesopleurae, two small spots on 

 the scutellum and postscutellum, two large ones on the posterior face of 

 the metathorax, an irregular line on the apical margin of the petiole, 

 which e.xtends up a little way along the sides, line on anterior femora 

 behind, and the middle tibiae, more or less, all yellow; the scape and fol- 



