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chiefly dark colored 
. . . tryoni var. melas (Perkins and May) 
Not so dark colored, intermediate 
forms, mesonotum with rufous 
areas separating the black vittae. . . 
tryoni var. sarcocephali (Tryon) 
9. Thorax and abdomen entirely pale, 
with no dark markings ; female ovi- 
positor very elongate, the exposed 
portion longer than the combined 
lengths of abdominal segments 3 to 
5 ; facial spots produced into a sharp 
point below .fagraeus (Tryon) 
Thorax and (or) abdomen with brown 
to black markings ; ovipositor com- 
paratively short, not as long as seg- 
ments 3 to 5; facial spots usually 
oval, not sharp-pointed below. ... 10 
10. Dorsum of thorax pale, without 
brown to black markings 17 
Dorsum distinctly marked with dark 
brown to black 11 
11. Dorsum of thorax almost entirely 
black 12 
Mesonotum marked with longitudi- 
nal dark brown to black lines separ- 
ated by rufous areas; or with a nar- 
row median black vitta 13 
12. Abdomen all rufous except for a nar- 
row black band at the base of the 
third tergum; female ovipositor 
rather elongate, the visible portion 
equal to the combined lengths of 
segments 4 and 5 musae (Tryon) 
Abdomen with a broad median vitta 
extending over terga 3 to 5 ; sides of 
terga 3 and 4 blackish; ovipositor 
short, visible portion about equal 
to segment 5 
endiandrae (Perkins and May) 
13. Mesonotum rufous except for a nar- 
row median vitta and a black spot 
in front of scutellum 
cacuminatus (Hering) 
Mesonotum without a median vitta. . 14 
14. Female ovipositor very short, in situ 
the visible portion is not over one- 
half as long as the fifth tergum; the 
costal band is very narrow, not ex- 
tending beneath cell R3 except at its 
apex; vertical stripe on mesopleura 
broadened on the dorsal portion, 
extending anteriorly to a point op- 
posite the anterior notopleural 
bristle hreviaculeus n. sp. 
Visible portion of ovipositor at least 
longer than segment 5 ; costal band 
extending distinctly below R3; 
mesopleural stripe narrower, ex- 
tending anteriorly to a point about 
opposite the front edge of the noto- 
pleural callus 15 
15. Abdominal terga 3 to 5 with a median 
black vitta down the middle; ovi- 
positor short (Fig. 20^), the extend- 
ed ovipositor measuring only about 
3.5 mm mayi n. name 
No median vitta on the abdomen; ovi- 
positor long and slender (Fig. 18^), 
about 5. 5-6.0 mm. in length 16 
16. Abdominal segments 3 to 5 chiefly 
black, rufous only in central por- 
tion; fifth tergum with a large 
brown to black spot on each side; 
the dark-colored vittae of the meso- 
notum narrow and the median por- 
tion of the dorsum broadly rufous 
kraussi n. sp. 
Segments 3 to 5 rufous except for a 
narrow basal band on the third ter- 
gum; no dark-colored spot on the 
fifth tergum; the black vittae of the 
mesonotum broad and separated by 
just a narrow reddish line down the 
middle of the dorsum (some speci- 
mens may run here) .... musae (Tryon) 
17. Abdomen with a black vitta extending 
longitudinally down the middle 
over terga 3 to 5 ; sides of abdomen 
rufous pallidus (Perkins and May) 
Central portion of abdomen pale, no 
black vitta present; sides brownish 
to black 18 
18. Abdomen predominantly black, third 
tergum all blackish; costal cells 
slightly yellowish; female ovipositor 
elongate, the visible portion is equal 
in length to the last two or three ab- 
dominal segments (Fig. 20b) (some 
specimens key here) . . . .kraussi n. sp. 
Abdomen chiefly rufous, third tergum 
brown to black only on the sides; 
