8 Clarence E. Mickel 
3. Distance between two posterior ocelli of male equal to the distance 
between them and the nearest eye-margin; femora of female red- 
dish. \ox,2d ianodetletes tats Pele eniee siting oe oa eee sanborni 
Eyes of male at vertex almost touching posterior ocelli..... scutellaris 
4. Ground color of basal abdominal segment black; apical tergites macu- 
lated with yellow: oho eles okt ees gente cine ecules Eee nee 5 
Ground color of basal abdominal segment red; four apical tergites 
TMM ACWLALS » 525). sis oyls kracsio's w Ghassan ae oe eee tale ree bicinctus 
5. Markings of ‘body.-yellow vis. oss cpa'eae cece mee cet cen een ean 
Markings of “body> whites ../3.02.% o.2annaree 4 oven keene eee nitens 
6. Front above the insertion of the antennae finely rugoso-punctate, ter- 
gites-one and two with lateral ‘spots: 2 0ci-c:).25 cee een eee 8 
Front above the insertion of the antennae with moderate, well- 
separated punctures; tergites one and two with complete fasciae 7 
7. Eyes of male at vertex almost touching the posterior ocelli; first six 
joints of flagellum beneath yellowish ...............cee0e: sebratus 
Distance between posterior ocelli almost equal to the distance between 
them and the nearest eye-margin; first four joints of flagellum 
Deneath: pyellowash ssi efe.ce stow penaee as eile heerenie oR Ree hirticulus 
8. Scutellum and propodeum not marked with yellow ............ illustris 
Scutellum and propodeum marked with yellow ............... ventralis 
Ococletes hirticulus sp. nov. 
6. Length 19 to 20 mm. Black, shining; head covered with very long 
pale-golden pubescence; first joint of flagellum almost as long as the 
length of the second, third and fourth combined; distance between the 
two posterior ocelli greater than the distance between the lateral 
ocelli and the nearest eye-margin; frons, vertex and occiput with well- 
separated moderate punctures; clypeus, frons entirely up to a line 
drawn through the center of the anterior ocellus (except a narrow line 
along the eye-margins above the emargination of the eyes), scape, pedicel, 
first four joints of flagellum beneath, and a large spot behind the eyes, 
all lemon-yellow. Thorax covered with long, pale-golden pubescence; 
pronotum shining, impunctate; mesonotum with well-separated moderate 
punctures, with a wide, median longitudinal impressed line anteriorly, 
and a narrow, median longitudinal impressed line laterally near each 
tegula; scutellum shining, very sparsely punctured; prepectus, mesepisterna 
and sides of propodeum with fairly close, shallow punctures; propodeum 
above punctured, channeled medially; very broad band on pronotum, 
tegulae, spot on posterior lobes of pronotum, and a large spot on pre- 
pectus above, all lemon-yellow. Abdomen shining, first segment with 
long, conspicuous, pale-golden pubescence; remaining tergites with sparse, 
inconspicuous pubescence; all the sternites with very long, conspicuous, 
brownish pubescence, thickest and longest laterally; first tergite with well- 
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