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black stripe on the occiput. Thorax with a large cordate dorsal 
spot, the apex turned forward, edged with yellow, and including 
two short rufous stripes; sides in front of and behind the wings 
rufous brown ; two rectangular dorsal spots of the same, behind the 
black spot, both edged with yellow ; posterior part of thorax rufous 
brown, with a median dorsal black stripe and one of yellow each 
side of it of same width; pedicel with an angular yellow spot on 
each side. Abdomen rufous brown, each segment narrowly edged 
distally with brownish yellow ; the first enlarged segment with a 
wider light yellow edge, and with some indistinct blackish spots 
anteriorly ; next segment with a triangular black dorsal spot, the 
point turned backward; middle segments with indistinct blackish 
patches; wings smoky brown or blackish; legs light yellowish 
brown ; the femora rufous brown distally; antenne black. Length, 
19™™; expanse, 32™™. August, Miss Hayward. (Fig. 107.) 
Geddes records also P. pallipes, a smaller North American species. 
A burrowing wasp or sand-wasp of the genus Halictus was. 
recorded by Dr. Fr. Dahl. (Plankton Exp., i, pt. 1, 108, 1892.) 
Jones recorded the genus Augochlora. 
Wood-wasp. (Mimesa Shuck., sp.) <A slender-bodied wasp of the 
family Mimeside was also recorded by Dr. Dahl. 
Sand-wasp ; Digger-wasp. (Pompilius Philadelphicus Lep.) This. 
North American species was recorded by Dr. F. Dahl (Plankton 
Exp., i, part 1, p. 108, 1892.) A species of this genus was also. 
recorded by Jones, 1876, but we did not obtain it. 
Mason Wasps; Spider-wasps; Mud-daubers.  (Sceliphron = 
Pelopeus, etc.) 
Yellow-footed Mason-wasp. (Sceliphron, or Pelopeeus, flavipes.) 
This common North American species was recorded by Jones, 
1876. ‘ 
Large Mason Wasp. (Sceliphron cementarium Drury, as Sphez, 
Exot. Ins., i, p. 105, pl. xliv, figs. 6, 8. Smith, Cat. Brit. Mus. 
Hym., iv, p. 234, as Pelopeeus.=P. lunatus Fab.; Guer., Icon. 
R, Anim., p. 436, pl. lxx, fig. 5.) 
This species is common in the southern United States, West 
Indies and South America. Closely resembles the next species. 
