1933] New Psammocharidx from the United States 11 
Priocnemis oregona n. nov. 
Priocnemis comparatus Walker was described in Pom- 
pilus; there was a previous Pompilus comparatus by Smith 
in 1855, therefore a new name is necessary for our species. 
Priocnemis apache sp. nov. 
9 Body, legs, and antennae ferrugineous throughout, tips 
of antennae and last joints of legs a little more brown. Fore 
wings yellowish hyaline and with three brown bands, one 
over basal nervure, one behind the stigma, and one at apex ; 
hind wings yellowish hyaline, with a broad dark band over 
tip. Clypeus large, truncate in front, with mostly golden 
appressed hair; vertex with some long erect hairs; ocelli 
equal, posteriors nearer to each other than to eyes, vertex 
straight across eye to eye ; antennae long and slender, third 
joint one-fourth longer than fourth, latter not longer than 
next ; occiput, pronotum, and front coxae with long yellowish 
hair, also rather long hair on scutellum and propodeum, lat- 
ter with appressed yellowish pubescence behind, especially 
on sides ; pronotum angulate behind. Abdomen moderately 
flattened and rather broad in middle, with yellowish hairs 
towards apex and on venter. Pleura with fine long, yellowish 
hair. Legs almost devoid of hairs, front tibia with a few 
minute spines, mid tibia with two rows of spines above, hind 
tibia with two rows of about twelve teeth above, last joint 
of hind tarsi without spines beneath, inner spur of hind 
tibia not quite one-half of basitarsus. Fore wings with mar- 
ginal cell not its length from tip, second submarginal longer 
than high, both ends oblique, third submarginal one-half 
longer and wider behind, upper side one-third shorter than 
lower, first recurrent ends beyond middle of second sub- 
marginal, second recurrent ends a little before middle of the 
third submarginal cell. Veins yellowish, except in dark 
areas where they are brown. 
Length 18 mm., fore wing 15 mm. 
From Apache Canon, Santa Catalina Mts., 5500 ft., 25 
July (J. Bequaert) and southern Arizona. Structurally 
similar to P. nuperus, and like that belonging to the sub- 
genus Priocnessus. Type M.C.Z. 17040. 
