6o BttUeHn of Lahomtories of Denison U^tiversity [Voi. xi, 
Neolarra. 
6 to 7 mm. long, form elongate, abdomen pointed ; head and thorax 
black, abdomen and legs rufous. (Mesilla Valley, Sept., at fls. of 
Verbcsina.) ...... verbesincc, Ckll. 
Much smaller, hardly 4 mm.; abdomen shorter, not so brightly colored. 
(Mesilla Park, May 7, at fls.' of Dithyrcea wislizenii.) . pruinosa, Ashm. 
Phileremulus. 
$ SK) 9 3 $ dull black, 9 with rufous abdomen. (Me- 
silla Valley, Sept.) ..... vigilans, Ckll. 
9 3^ mm. long, head a little larger, mandibles more rufous, clypeus 
not white with scales, last joint of antennae obliquely truncate. 
(Santa Fe. August.) ..... nanus ^ Ckll. 
Phileremus. 
Less than 6 mm. long, abdomen orange and black, with spots of white 
pubescence. (Santa Fe, August,) . . . pulchellusy Ckll. 
Length 6 mm. or over, abdomen with continuous white bands of pub- 
escence. . . . . . . . .1 
I. Length 6 mm., abdomen subglobose, with no red tinge. 
(Mesilla Valley, April.) , . . . mesilla, Ckll., 
Length 9 to 10 mm., abdomen elongate. pyriform, tinged 
with dull red ; legs entirely ferruginous ; scutellum 
with an apical spine. (Mesilla Park, April, at fls. of So- 
phia ; Ckll. and Miss J. E, Casad,) 
. . productiiSy Cress., var. subruber , n. var. 9 • 
Subfamily. MELECTIN/E. 
Epeolus. 
Abdominal bands all interrupted in the middle, the ends on each side 
of the interruption swollen. (Deming, Mesilla Valley.) . verbesina, Ckll. 
Abdominal bands entire, or some slightly divided, but then the adja- 
cent ends are not swollen, . . . . . . i 
1. Small compact species, less than 9 mm. long, tibial spurs 
ferruginous. (Mesilla Valley.) . . compactus. Cress. 
Larger, 10 mm. or over. .... 2 
2. Legs red, ....... 3 
Legs black ; tegulae piceous, .... 6 
3. Tegulm black or fuscous ; spurs of four hind tibiae black, . 4 
Tegulae apricot-color or rufotestaceous, . . 5 
4. Length 12 mm. (Mesilla, June.) . texanus, Cress., 
l^ength 14 mm,, differs from remigaius by the red legs ; 
black patch on middle of first abdominal segment 
nearly an equilateral triangle, but the corners rounded ; 
apex of abdomen not truncate. (Mesilla, June.) 
texanus. Cress, 9 • 
