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Enclosure transversely rugose; stigma dark brown; spots on scutel- 
lum and band on metanotum yellow; small coarsely punctate spe- 
Re ete eM ra, ctw Eg Vo Wig a hint Sate wwe: coacays Sie?a Satara sho cent a 28 
Enclosure smooth in part or longitudinally striate; stigma yellowish, 
fitsuterpite of abiomen witha batid .. ..... 05 eues sd Soc etas ces 30 
First segment of abdomen black, usually with yellow mark; band on 
second tergite usually emarginate in front ................ finitima 
First segment of abdomen red; band on second tergite usually not 
EManeomnaremr ile PESO Ga ectecs Aw fis ciaieraree eevee os he aloe aie + ORI nem ane 29 
PPT YUL. a3 hock os ci Vial v2 9, evade wisin's ot wn pie. Sivan eke rufinoda 
Propodeum reddish (except enclosure) ............... rufinoda crucis 
Scutellum, but not metanotum, yellow; clypeus all yellow; band on 
first tergite; hind femora blackish; enclosure punctate on sides, 
catawba 
Metanotum, but not scutellum, yellow; yellow spot on clypeus; first 
tergite spotted; hind femora yellowish; enclosure mostly smooth, 
fulvipediculata 
Males 
. Hind femora mostly dark, mostly pale, or dark on base .......... 2 
Hind femora pale on base, with a large black spot near apex; rarely 
Spotacd scotellumy metanatim yellow .. «0.00 dsc. aces be Ses avers 17 
. Scutellum not spotted, but metanotum yellow; enclosure not trans- 
RUE TISE Veit] OSU aia tata ey eels, eyurs als ol vet ata: via, chatel dia 7a teresatere orate ater 3 
Scutellum marked with yellow, or both scutellum and metanotum 
Tem Mae CMU ar A Tots esos oe fini ewcng 0 ce oe woe weld slo ot ere iecaeerenate 7 
. First abdominal segment red; legs yellowish .................. vicina 
First abdominal segment black with yellow markings ............. 4 
. Wings black; a large lateral spot on each side of face; scape of an- 
tennae black; hind femora and stigma also black ....... fumipennis 
Winesesubhyaline: face all yellow. or whitish’ .......c..... see oe 5 
. Propodeum marked with yellow; apical segment of abdomen largely 
WEEN Ra tebe ea Rtas ROS CIE AAO HEI Oe eGR OPS fF. ttkyaea ae: fugatrix 
Propodeum entirely black; apical segment of abdomen black ...... 6 
. Band on second tergite not emarginate, legs 2 and 3 wholly yellow; 
no tart of colden: hair on last segment . 2... cmccs eset ceee ces gnara 
Band on second tergite emarginate in front, femora 2 and 3 black on 
base; apical segment with tuft of dense golden pubescence each 
Sige wana jot of, lind, farsi curved: ...66oek.cesseee owen venator 
. Enclosure irregularly transversely rugose; stigma blackish; hind fe- 
mora mostly black; small, coarsely punctate species ........... 8 
Enclosure more or less smooth, or longitudinally striate .......... 10 
. First segment of abdomen mostly reddish; band on second tergite not 
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