MONTEZUMIA. 1 J 9 



9. Clypeo apice truncato vel subemarginato, infere ferrugineo vel albido 



marginato. 



£ . Clypeo truncato, frequenter albido-marginato. 



Eumenes infundibuliformis Fabr. Syst. Piez, 288, 14 (1804). 

 Montezumia dimidiata Sauss. Vespides, I, 91, 13 (1852) ; (Syn. Olivieri 

 exclus), ibid. Ill, 1G0. 



Bab. Brazil. (Author's collection.) 



This species has a remarkable resemblance to Polybia because 

 of its hyaline wings. It must not be confounded with Polybia 

 dimidiala 01., or Foliates bicolor Sss. 



1©. M. Cortfesiana Sauss. — Carbonaria, velutina, nigro-fulvo birta, 

 purpureo-sericea; clypeo punctato, apice truncato, sabexciso; capite 

 densissime punctato; pronoto, post-scutello et uietanoto densissiuie 

 grosse punctatis; mesonoti disco et scutello sparse, abdomine tenuiter, 

 punctatis ; pronoto angulato, cristato-marginato ; abdominis primo seg- 

 mento elongato-campanulari, supra sulco foveolato; tarsis anticis apice, 

 clypei marginibus lateralibus et mandibularum margine interno, rufis ; 

 antennis ferrugineis, basi nigris ; alis pallide flavo-giiseis, venis anticis 

 fusco-ferrugineis. £• Longit, 0.020 m. 



Montezumia Cortesia Sauss. Vespides, I, 92, 10, 9 ; pi. xv, fig. 2, 9 (1S52). 

 Bab. Mexico. (Typus in auctoris museo.) 



11. M. sepnlclaralis Sauss. % . — Pra?cedentis statura et facie, illi 

 simillima ; clypeo et maudibulis nigris, vel clypeo utrinque puncto 

 rufo; primo segmento obscure ferrugineo-limbato ; alis ferrugineis. 

 (Anne praecedentis varietas?.) 



Montezumia sepulchralis Sauss. Vespides, III, 1(33, 54 (1S54). 

 Montezumia mortuorum Sauss. Vespides, III, 164, 55 (1S54). 



Ilab. South America. 



1*2. Mf, anal ss Sauss. 



Montezumia, analis Sauss. Vespides, III, lu'3, 53. 

 Ilab. South America. 



b. Wings obscure, smoky, fuscous or black. 

 * Body ;»«>)•(' <>;• Itss ferruginous. 



13. M. SpianolJa* Sauss. — Sat gracilis, omnino velutina ; oapite et 

 thovaoe dense punctatis ; metathorace orassissime rugato, late plane 

 foveolato; scutellis oonvezis, suloo lougitndinali divisis; antennis, 





