THE AI^IERICAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



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Nouratiou as in Crcsson's Figure 8, Trans. 

 Sve.. I. p. 1-Jl.— Length c? 0.20— O.-J-i inch 



1, except 2 captured (f, 

 ■cells (Fig. 105, c). Of 



sex, 



4— \ 



our 



ly and 



Kique, 



nndith, ;„.''. I : i 

 and :ill luuraiv : , m, 



ticaVs. Ihnir-i i m 



the .<cci.nil an. I lliiri ,i, ,i. 

 fourlli ill tlif lii-i 'iiii "I 

 neatll ami \n all -i \ I -j- '■ 

 imniai-ulaic. 1 in ih-i, ■ 

 about twice a~ lai-. a- ' ' 

 described l)y the same aut 

 varipen, romjrua and accepts 

 half as large, and also in othe 

 fltth Aqenia described by him 

 two foilnwiiij; paragraphs . 



AiiKNiA AKCiUTEirrs, Sa\ 

 //««(/ opaque. \erv liiicly and rlu 

 the face and .lypru., c-iic,iall\ 



C.encc. .V lunl-CMl- l^^- .li>lillrl 



ivntenna' (ntlir aiilniMr nrrllii-. 

 widely tniiii-alr; ^ weli-ly laiii 

 very iinely aiul rhi-rly inueia 

 cence lieliralh ami IhIiiimL 

 and shap.M a~ in 

 ^ 2 a.,n, inn .,;:-;. m„-, 

 abdnini-ii. / • n nl, liu n 

 tinged uilh liln. II -ni. 



tinged Willi 'lu-k\ lliaii -" X 

 ?;«.-Len-il, ■■ o.-iT in. -Ik 2 0. 

 Two ■■. l.iv.l lr..ni llu'eluv-. 

 ft,-4caplni-.-.| ^. Til.' -. wlii.'l 



is at Ii~iin^ni-I,.M In.n 



black la..' an. I .■aiuai-aii.! ilnl 

 2 can ..■a,v,.|v 1... ,li-ii„.n,-l. 



Withiiul lakin'j anx 1 

 space on it- npi..!- -II 

 formed in.'. ...■.Ill'- il 

 thcSnml) ,.\.','|,l ,, 

 A(iKM v la rii.A, 



thissperi.-. Wlli.ll i- 



ing $. II iliir.a- a 

 brown, ami .nlii-.'lx . 



rather limU |m nir.. 



This last ehara.ter Ik 

 de.scri|ition. luit only, 

 an oversight. 



AoEM.i liOMBYCiNA.Cressoii— (Fig. 106, i.)— Out of 10 

 $ of this .sjiceies, the clay-cell of whidi is sketched in 

 Figure ini;, ,i,~ ^^ lia\e I'li.' liuiit win;;> a- d.-.iilied by 

 Mr. (']-e-..ll. \i/, ■■ll>alill.', .Ili-kx al li|i-.-- lie- diisky 

 part (it 111.' "ill- \ar\imj- .■..ii-i.|, laM v in .■M.ail, and 

 :{ $ havr 111, an . iiliniy .lii-ky \ . ix nnim i..ns .pcci- 



Nor(h'dlli^i..i-' iiml.a' pr..Mral.' I..-'- ;' 'ai'n'l lr..'i'ii such 



informed liy him, through 



of astandiin; i...- 1 I, re. I -1 ~ ■: 

 following year, ami als., tlie'r,, 

 described. Of the H § with di 

 came from the latter lot of cells ■ 

 former lot. 



GENUS CEROPALES. 



the 



Mack. 

 IKique 

 aute- 



upon each a large basal longitudinally oblong black 

 patch not quite attaining the anterior edge, and the 

 mandibles except tlieir exii. m. li|.-, all sAu.w. Palpi 

 pale rufoiiv Aiitiaina- t\\ ..-i ', :. .!• -i..:. ,.- ih.' Ii.i.lv. 

 with joints 1 ami - ea.'li in, - ,!. . . ,.,,i ^.■U..,^ be- 

 neath ami at Illei|-Iip>. / ,, .i - .n.i p.,li.|ied. 



Inn. I r..x:v. ami a small Iran-Mi-.' -p.. I iinmediatclv 

 l..liiiid the >.aitel. all yellnw. .!/»/.. „„« pnlishcd anil 

 glabrous; rnfo-ferrugiiious with the tip of the ven- 

 tral valve and the sting blackish, legs pale rufo- 

 ferruginous; the front of the anterior coxa; and 

 a small spot on the posterior tip of the anterior 



The tj" 'li 

 face below 

 is yellow in 



the Up ot the niiddl. 

 wings are almost hya 

 nimal edges fnscous 

 0..iO inch. 



One r?. three 9 : 



Mllilli (.\lexie. 



/•. „//,;,./... /•. 



one-half that of the abdomen. 



CEROPALES LONGIPES Smith(=r«r. fasciata Say.)— 

 The (5" ol this rare species is hitherto lindescribcd . It 

 differs from $ only in having an additional pale fiiscia 

 on its additional abdominal joint. Length c? 0.33 inch. 

 Two fj, three 2, all taken on umbelliferous tlowers near 

 Rock Island, Ills. 



SPHEX FAMILY. 



For the benefit of young entomologists, I append the 

 following table, by which the different modem genera 



of the Sphcc familv, that have hitherto oecurrcHl in 



North Anieiiea niav l.e ,li>tiimnisli. ,1 Tlie -mei-a 

 not hithcrt.. l..iiml ili.r.' ar.' in. ■!..-.. I in l.ra.k.l- | ]. 

 All the g.li.l-a ..r llii- laliiih ar.' .Iiara.i.a i/.'.l l.x hav- 

 ing tile alp.l.iiniiial iie.luml. ..f i'..n-i.l. i-al.l.' l.ii:;lli. 

 Rnt the old Liuiuean geiiu> >/"■'. "''i'l' li-'« I"''" 

 split up into all these modern genera, included also the 



