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long, rounded or somewhat pointed at tip, and exceeding the tip of the third 

 submarginal cell ; three distinct submarginal cells, the first nearly as long as the 

 marginal ; the second broad beneath, much narrowed towards the marginal and 

 receiving the first recurrent nervure about the middle ; the third submarginal 

 distinctly defined, short, pointed at tip and much narrowed beneath and receiv- 

 ing the second recurrent nervure ; legs black, or piceous black, the femora be- 

 neath fringed with long grayish pubescence, the tibiae and tarsi with blackish 

 pubescence ; abdomen ovate, black, closely punctured, the large basal segment 

 shining, clothed with a very thin, black pubescence ; apical margins of all the 

 segments, both above and beneath, fringed with long golden pubescence Length 

 9 mm. ; expanse of wings 16 mm. (Cresson.) 



Hab. — Colorado. 



A very distinct species, easily recognized by the red thorax, with 

 its golden pubescence, as well as of the apical margins of the ab- 

 dominal segments. It is closely allied to S. fulvohirta, but quite dis- 

 tinct by the coloration of the thorax and by the different shape of 

 the marginal and submarginal cells of the anterior wings. 



Sphreroplithalma oceola Blake. 



-Male. — Black; head rounded, narrower than the thorax, densely and finely 

 punctured, thinly clothed with black pubescence ; antenna? black ; eyes round 

 and prominent ; thorax robust, subquadrate, narrowed posteriorly, densely and 

 finely punctured, clothed with scattered black hairs ; metathorax rounded, 

 coarsely reticulated ; tegula? ovate, very finely reticulated ; wings fuliginous, 

 marginal cell elongate ovate, rounded at tip, first submarginal nearly as large 

 as the marginal, narrowed towards the base, second subtriangular, its basal ner- 

 vure sinuate, and receiving the first recurrent at the middle, third narrowed 

 beneath, indistinctly defined ; legs black, the intermediate and posterior tibia? 

 and tarsi clothed with pale brownish pubescence, calcaria pale ; abdomen ovate, 

 basal segment black, shining, punctured, bearing a few black hairs, second seg- 

 ment ferruginous, shining, finely and remotely punctured, interspersed with 

 short ferruginous hairs, its apical margin and following segments black, densely 

 clothed with black pubescence ; under side of second segment darker than above. 

 Length 11 mm. ; expanse of wings 17 mm. 



Hab. — Florida, Southern States. Collection of Mr. Norton. 

 This may prove to be the male of S. dubitata, Smith. 



Sphaerophttialma Saiibornii Blake. 



Male. — Head black, rounded, closely punctured, thinly clothed with erect black 

 hairs ; eyes round, convex, polished ; antenna? black ; thorax elongate subquad- 

 rate, rounded in front, closely punctured, sparsely clothed with black hairs, 

 metathorax roundly truncate, coarsely reticulate ; tegula? convex, very finely 

 punctured ; wings pale fuliginous, slightly paler towards base, marginal cell 

 ovate lanceolate, rounded at tip ; first submarginal large, narrow ; second subtri- 

 angular, receiving tne first recurrent at middle, its basal nervure sinuate, third 

 pentagonal, with abbreviated nervures from its exterior angles ; legs black, thinly 

 clothed with black and white hairs, femora minutely punctured, calcaria white ; 

 abdomen ferruginous, basal segment campanulate, closely punctured, punctures 



