54 Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



Melissodes atripes Cr. 



Melissodes atripes Cresson, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 4: 275. <j>. 1872. 



<j>. — The interrupted pubescent fasciae on third and fourth 

 segments are either white or black, so that the abdomen has 

 two or four white spots or none. 



$. — More like the female than any other male I have seen ; 

 base of clypeus labrum and base of mandibles pale yellow ; third 

 joint of antennae about half as long as fourth, flagellum ful- 

 vous beneath; third segment of abdomen with an oblique 

 white patch on each side. Length 14-16 mm. 



Carlinville, Illinois; 5 $, 2 $ specimens. 



Issued March 3, 1898. 



