The Sphegoidea of Nebraska 21 
Genus Hoplisoides Gribodo 
SYNOPSIS OF THE SPECIES 
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1. Metathorax and first segment of abdomen more or less reddish; 
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1. Metathorax and first abdominal segment not both reddish......... 2 
2. Dorsal surface of pygidium yellow; lateral carinae of py- 
gidium short; punctures strong and widely separated; yel- 
lowsabandsmonn abdomen wide: =r. .t ce seco roar cies oe pygidialts 
2--Worsal suriace ol.pysaditim black... i .c..cs 2 dace 600k a aes 3 
3. Legs entirely red; antennae almost entirely ferruginous; pygidium 
with coarse sparse punctures and quite strong lateral car- 
inae; yellow abdominal bands uniform in width... .barbatulus 
3. Legs yellow, red, and black; antennae yellow and black; pygidium 
with coarse irregular punctures, and without lateral car- 
inae; abdominal bands 2 and 3 suddenly widened later- 
PILING ron eh oy ie i initia g en ae de ee confertus 
4. Last ventral segment bifid; first abdominal segment sub- 
petiolate; wings entirely fuliginous; antennae rufous, 
laminiferus 
4, Last ventral segment not bifid: first abdominal segment not 
subpetiolate; wings hyaline with a dark spot........... eek aD 
5. Fifth ventral segment armed on each side with a strong projec- 
LET Me Petey Ae re er tae GEL PA eT ee confertus 
5. Fifth ventral segment not armed with a projection.............. 6 
6. Eighth and ninth joints of flagellum with a prominence be- 
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6. Eighth and ninth joints simple beneath................... % 
7%. Triangular area of metanotum distinctly striated; metathorax and 
first abdominal segment not red, the pygidium yellow, 
pygidialis 
7. Triangular area of metanotum smooth; metathorax and first ab- 
dominal seement more or less red... 4.0.0.0... ...0000% tricolor 
8. Clypeus with a bunch of long hairs in each lateral angle; 
yellow abdominal bands 2 and 3 suddenly broadened lat- 
URINE Ae ercaeae Soa eS ORG ROe Oia Ice Renee ene ett Saree microcephalus 
8. Clypeus with hairs in lateral angle not long nor in a bunch; 
abdominal bands on 2 and 3 gradually widened... .barbatulus 
Hoplisoides confertus (Fox). 
1895. Gorytes confertus Fox, Proceedings of the Academy of Natural 
Sciences of Philadelphia, p. 525. 
Three male specimens of this interesting species were taken at 
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