44 Clarence E. Mickel 
OXYBELINAE 
KEY TO THE GENERA 
Metanotal spine long, broad, and emarginate at apex; mandibles without 
a median tooth within; clypeus in female truncate, in male four- or five- 
dentaten cae: eck orice cnet in ee ane ne teicher Noioglossa 
Metanotal spine acute or bluntly rounded at apex, never emarginate; man- 
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dibles with a median tooth within; clypeus in female truncate, in male 
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Notoglossa Dahlbom 
KEY TO THE SPECIES 
Females 
. Lateral points of squamae short, not exceeding the tips ............ 2 
Lateral points of squamae long, much exceeding the tips ........... 4 
. First two abdominal segments largely ferruginous; metanotal spine 
MY ELLEISED. | Gh as ie at nia a fantge Gheocesere Meme e Mee ce ae oer aa abdominalis 
Abdomen largely black (except the two apical segments) ; metanotal 
spine blacks sae pessoas Oh oe hele oe ere OU ene ee 3 
. Front convex in profile; all the tibiae more or less yellowish. . emarginata 
Front protuberant above; intermediate and posterior tibiae black, 
frontalis 
. Abdomen shining, sparsely punctured; antennae entirely yellow; pubes- 
CENCE AOL MEVONE COLE: af camer tines ac ai atte es ae Ee cressont 
Abdomen closely and strongly punctured; antennae dark, not yellow; 
pubescence Of, front silvery: —. + owe ae eee ee eee ee 5 
. Pronotum entirely black above; scutellum not spotted with yellow; 
markings swititish<s: oec.de ae. leche os eee ee intermedia 
Pronotum entirely yellow above; scutellum with two yellow spots; © 
markings lemon-yellow t.) co «at ciste « vise tae emanate decorosa 
Males 
. Lateral points of squamae short, not exceeding the tips ........... 2 
Lateral points of squamae long, much exceeding the tips .......... 5 
. First two segments of abdomen largely ferruginous ...... abdomuinalis 
All of the abdomen: largely “black (2223). os cade oe el pee ce ores 3 
. Sides of propodeum not striate; finely, shallowly, closely punctate, 
minor 
Sides of propodeum distinctly, transversely striate ......... ele oe 4 
. Front protuberant above; abdomen with four or five strong spines on 
each. ‘sider tent=spottedess coc vninieseo cen een tice etn eee frontalis 
Front convex in profile, abdomen with two or three weak spines, four- 
to eight-spotied” ©. 405.7 tise BA tee emarginata 
