ginous : pleura and pectus nearly black, polished : 

 feet, anterior pairs tinged with brownish: pos- 

 terior thighs much dilated, immaculate, spines 

 short : tergum bright rufous, basal segment 

 black, second segment with a longitudinal black 

 line at base : venter paler rufous. 



OBSERVATIONS. 



A native of the southern states. I obtained 

 two specimens in East Florida, one of which is 

 represented on the annexed plate. It was first 

 described by Fabricius, in his Systema Antliato- 

 rum, from the collection of M. Bosc, but no 

 figure has been hitherto given of it. 



The lower right figure. 



PLATE VIII. 



