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thirds of second tergite densely and deeply rugoso -reticulate, 
apical third with dense, moderate punctures; sides and disk of 
second tergite clothed with sparse, pale pubescence; apical third 
of second tergite, except at the sides, clothed with sparse, long, 
black pubescence; tergites 3-5 densely, finely punctured, clothed 
with dense, appressed, brilliant ochraceous pubescence; a very 
small, inconspicuous spot of black pubescence medially on the 
apical margins of tergites 3 and 4; ultimate tergite with brilliant 
ochraceous pubescence basally; pygidial area distinct and gran- 
ulated; first sternite with a median, longitudinal carina; second 
sternite with large, distinct punctures throughout; apical mar- 
gins of sternites 3-6 densely punctured; all the sternites clothed 
with very sparse, pale pubescence. 
Legs ferruginous, sparsely clothed with pale pubescence; 
calcaria pale. 
Holotype: $, Soledad, Cuba, February 9, 1925 (George 
Salt), in collection of Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cam- 
bridge, Mass. 
This species appears to be somewhat similar to flaviceps 
Andre described from Haiti but differs in the thorax being dark 
throughout, the absence of pubescent spots on the pleura, the 
ferruginous abdomen, first abdominal tergite without a median 
spot of silvery pubescence on the posterior margin, second ab- 
dominal tergite without three dark red spots, and in other minor 
characters. I am pleased to name this species for Dr. George 
Salt, through whose kindness I have been able to study this col- 
lection of Cuban Mutillids. 
Genus Dasymutilla Ashmead. 
2. Dasymutilla nigriceps (Cresson). 
1865. Mutilla nigriceps Cresson, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phila., 
4 : 110, $. 
1871. Mutilla ( Sphcerophthalma ) nigriceps Blake, Trans. 
Amer. Ent. Soc., 3 : 245, $ . 
1886. Sphcerophthalma nigriceps Blake, Trans. Amer. Ent. 
Soc., 13 : 238, $. 
1897. Mutilla fiorentinii Dalle Torre, Cat. Hymen., 8:40, 9 . 
