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Psyche 
[Sept -Dec. 
the surface sharply flattened and roughened; without spines or 
emarginations. Abdomen: relatively short, compact, wholly 
dark blackish-brown, a little lighter upon the first segment; its 
pile thick, sharp and setaceous, chiefly black and only suberect. 
Along the posterior margins of the third, fourth and fifth seg- 
ments there is appressed, golden, quite sparse and scattered 
pile that is unusually long, it encroaches extensively upon the 
middle of the fifth segment but is scarcely present in the mjd- 
line of the third segment. There is a similar patch broadly and 
outwardly along the posterior margin of the second segment. 
Legs: the femora, except the narrow apices, very shining dark 
chestnut-brown, the pile over this area black. Apices of all of 
the femora, whole of tibiae and tarsi light yellowish-brown, also 
quite shining; tibial pile chiefly pale on the basal half, but 
reddish-brown apically. Hind femora very little thickened. 
Wings: broad, and deep, strongly tinged with brown, a heavy 
stigmal cross vein present; the subapical cross vein on its basal 
half is rounded outwardly; it joins the third longitudinal vein 
at right angles, there is a well developed spur from the posterior 
corners of both the first and second posterior cell. 
Holotype: one female. Coast below Pico Turquino, June 
20-30, 1936, Cuba 1936, Darlington collector. One paratype 
female, same data, in author’s collection. 
I take pleasure in naming this interesting species for Pro- 
fessor Nathan Banks. 
In the second female the lunate depressions of the thorax 
seem to be absent, the pile of the anterior half, at least on the 
sides, is almost wholly golden, there is a narrow median vittae 
of golden pile with a broad heavy stripe of black pile on either 
side of it interrupted at the suture and the lateral margins on 
the posterior half seem to be wholly golden pilose, the lateral 
margins of the anterior half of the mesonotum however are 
black pilose. The third antennal joint is almost wholly light 
brownish-red, only the apical third being infuscated. 
Volucella osburni n. sp. 
Related to sexpunctata Loew. There are only twelve bristles 
on the arista; the profile of the face is different. 
Male. Length 8 mm. Head: eyes densely brown pilose, the 
face cheeks and front light translucent yellowish-brown, a little 
more reddish on the lower part of the face and cheeks; the 
