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ment, together with the fact that the specimens coincide with the 
original description, leads me to believe that they are correctly 
placed here. 
Bembex spinolae Lepeletier. . 
1845. Bembex Spinolae Lepeletier, Histoire Naturelle des Insectes, 
Hymenoptera, iii, p. 277. 
1845. Bembewx fasciata Dahlbom, Hymenoptera Europaea, i, p. 487. 
1895. Bembex Spinolae Fox, Proceedings of the Academy of Natural 
Sciences of Philadelphia, p. 357. 
Inhabits the entire state. Numerous specimens from Lincoln, 
Neligh, McCook, Niobrara, Warbonnet canyon, and Glen taken 
from June to September. The specimens taken in the northwest 
portion have a tendency toward a heavier marking of the pleura 
with yellow. 
Bembex sayi Cresson. 
1865. Bembex Sayi Cresson, Proceedings of the Entomological Society 
of Philadelphia, iv, p. 467. 
1895. Bembex Sayi Fox, Proceedings of the Academy of Natural 
Sciences of Philadelphia, p. 359. 
‘Three typical specimens all taken at Lincoln during the month 
of July. 
Bembex troglodytes Handlirsch. 
1893. Bembex troglodytes Handlirsch, Sitzungsberichte der Akademic 
der Wissenschaften, Wien, cii, p. 829. 
1895. Bembex troglodytes Fox, Proceedings of the Academy of Nat- 
ural Sciences of Philadelphia, p. 360. 
Seven females, Ashland and Neligh, July (M. Cary). 
Bembex nubilipennis Cresson. 
1872. Bembex nubilipennis Cresson, Transactions of the American 
Entomological Society, iv, p. 218. 
1895. Bembex nubilipennis Fox, Proceedings of the Academy of Nat- 
‘i ural Sciences of Philadelphia, p. 361. 
So far taken only at Lincoln and Holdrege, from July to Sep- 
tember. One specimen is a great deal smaller than the others, 
and has less yellow on the abdomen and thorax. 
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