NO. 1869. NEW SPECIES OF WASPS^ROHWER. 457 



apex of first dorsal with black hair; quadrate spot of black hair at 

 basal middle of second dorsal; apex of second dorsal, except at 

 extreme sides with black hair; apex of third and followdng and lateral 

 apical margin of second with white hair; apical ventral margin of 

 second and followmg segments with white hair. 



Ocean Beach (opposite Miami), Florida. Eight females collected 

 November 8 by Mr. C. H. T. To^\^lsend. One female from Texas 

 (Belfrage) and two females from Washington, District of Columbia. 



Type.—Ceit. No. 14126, U.S.N.M. 



The largest specimen is 14 mm., the smallest one 8 mm, 



DASYMUTILLA ERRANS, new species. 

 Mutilla Jerrugala Cresson, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 4, 1872, p. 198 (part). 



Female. — Length 11 mm. Differs from plesia as follows: Meta- 

 plurse without large punctures; apex of first dorsal segment with 

 wliite hair; apex of second dorsal with band of white hair narrowly- 

 interrupted in middle; appressed black pubescence at base of second 

 dorsal poorly defined or wanting; posterior tarsi feebly spined. 



Texas (Belfrage); Bro^^^lsvLlle, Texas, August 30,1896, collected 

 by Mr. C. H. T. To\vnseild. 



Type.— Cat. No. 14127, U.S.N.M. 



DASYMUTILLA BOSQUENSIS, new species. 



Superficially like errans, but differs widely in structure as will be 

 seen by the followmg description. 



Female. — Length 10.5 mm. Fourth antennal joint distinctly 

 narrowed below, the third joint subequal in length with the fourth and 

 fifth ventrally; head with distinct separate punctures, but little 

 closer on the front; metapleurse without large punctures; sides of 

 propodeum with large separate punctures; carnia of first ventral 

 broadly arcuate, anterior tooth larger; second dorsal coarsely punc- 

 tures, punctures sometimes confluent; legs not strongly spinose. 

 Colored like errans except the black spot in basal middle of second 

 dorsal is better defined. 



Waco, Bosque County, Texas. One female from the Belfrage 

 collection. 



Type.— Cut. No. 14128, U.S.N.M. 



DASYMUTILLA BLAWA, new species. 



Female. — Length 9 mm. Fourth antennal joint distinctly nar- 

 rowed below, the third subequal in length with the fourth and fifth 

 ventrally; cheeks sparsely punctured, vertex and front more closely 

 so; punctures of the dorsulum not very compact, and of the same 

 size as those of the pleurse; metapleuraj without large punctures; 

 carina of first ventral segment strongly bidentate, the anterior tooth 



