Nathan Banks.
New Psammocharidæ from the United States.
Psyche 40:1-19, 1933.

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PSYCHE
VOL. XL MARCH, 1933 No. 1
NEW PSAMMOCH&RIDB FROM THE
UNITED STATES
Museum of Comparative Zoology.
The following new species are largely from the collec- tions made by Dr. Bequaert and recently given by him to the Museum of Comparative Zoology.
Planiceps yavapai sp. nov.
s Black, scarcely at all purplish, wings black, on each side of second segment. of abdomen is a distinct white spot. Head and general structure similar to P. luxus, the front femora even more swollen than in P. luxus; the hairs on front coxae are very fine and short, much shorter than in P. assirnilis, the rest of legs devoid of hairs. There are short
erect hairs on face, and still shorter ones on pronotum; propodeum and pleura without hairs. The face is fully as narrow as in P. luxus (much more narrow than P. niger). The posterior ocelli are scarcely nearer to eyes than to each other; the antennae are noticeably more slender and longer than in other species, the third joint being more than three times as long as broad ; inner spur of hind tibia about two- fifths of basitarsus. Venation similar to the mentioned species; the second submarginal rather long, receiving the



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first recurrent vein just beyond the middle, the second re- current ends just a little beyond the cell; the second dis- coidal cell is quite long, once and a half as long as second recurrent vein, latter very oblique.
Length 14 mm., fore wing 10 mm.
From Post Creek Canon, Pinaleno Mts., Arizona, 15-18 July (J. Bequaert). Type M.C.Z. 17028.
Pedinaspis nigriceps sp. nov.
Head black, scutellum, propodeum, pleura, legs, an- tennae, basal abdominal segment, and tip of abdomen, black.
Pronotum, mesonotum (except scutellum) abdomi- nal segments from second to fifth inclusive, red. Clypeus
strongly rounded below ; third* joint of antennae no longer than fourth; ocelli up as high as in P. mariae, in a low tri- angle, posteriors scarcely nearer to eyes than to each other. Pronotum slightly arcuate behind ; propodeum with a broad deep median groove on the basal part, the declivity trans- versely striate. Wings fumose, about as in P. contiguus; venation like that of P. mariae; inner spur of hind tibia scarcely two-fifths of basitarsus, shorter than P. mariae, legs spined similar to rnariae.
Length 19 mm., fore wing 12 mm.
From Stein, Grant Co., New Mexico, 14 July (J. Be- quaert) . Type M.C.Z. 17029.
Separated from P. contiguus by black propodeum, and by fifth abdominal segment red, no white on tip, and striae on propodeum. It is near to P. portici Rohwer in appearance, but that has a red head and is described in the subgenus Psorthaspis; this is a true Pedinaspis.
Allaporus gen. nov.
Type Planiceps pulchellus Bks., also going in the genus is P. hesperm Bks.
They differ from our other Planiceps in having the first recurrent vein interstitial with the base of the second sub- marginal cell, and the second recurrent vein ends in the second submarginal cell a short distance before tip. This



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19331 New Psammocharidas from the United States 3 second submarginal cell is fully as high as long. Both species are very small.
It differs from Teleostegus (of Europe) which has both recurrents ending in second submarginal, in having this cell very short, the first recurrent interstitial with the base of second submarginal, and in that the basal vein ends plainly before the transverse cubital.
Aporinellus bequaerti sp. nov.
Q Black, basal joint of antennae, the mandibles, all coxae, femora and tibiae ferrugineous. Head, pronotum (except black before tip), most of propodeum, the-pleura, apical bands on first four segments of abdomen sericeous, the first segment also sericeous in middle above, not on sides, tarsi yellow brown; wings slightly fumose, much darker toward tip.
Clypeus very broad, truncate in front; third joint of an- tennse scarcely if any longer than first, a faint median line from anterior ocelli down to antennae; face about as broad as in ferrugineipes; ocelli a little closer to eyes than to each other; front basitarsus with but two comb-spines ; mid and hind tibia with a few spines above, inner spur of hind tibia about one-half of basitarsus; in fore wing the second submarginal cell is no longer than the marginal. Length 5.5 mm., fore wing 4.5 mm.
From El Paso, Texas, 11 July (J. Bequaert). Type M.C.Z. 17030.
Separated from A. ferrugineipes not only by the front and mid legs and basal joint of antennae yellowish, but by the sericeous basal abdominal segment ; in f errugineipes it is across both base and tip.
Aporinellus basalis sp. nov.
Q Deep black, face, clypeus and basal joint of antennae densely sericeous, vertex bare, front half of pronotum seri- ceous and a narrow white band on mesonotum connecting the bases of the wings ; the metanotum outside of the scutel- lem sericeous, propodeum sericeous, pleura sericeous, but usually part of sides black; legs (except tarsi) also seri-



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ceous; abdomen with rather narrow sericeous bands on apex of first, second, third, and fourth segments, the first segment also shows a median area sericeous, but the sides are deep black; venter with three narrow sericeous bands. Head very narrow, face (including clypeus) much more narrow than in A. fasciatuq no evident median line on face; posterior ocelli closer to eyes than to each other, ocel- Iar triangle not as low as in A. fasciatus; antennae, spines on legs, and venation as in A. fasciatus; three of the four females have three submarginal cells, the other lacks (as usual) the dividing nervure, when present the third is much smaller than the second, and narrowed above. Length 6 mm., fore wings 5.5 mm.
From Tempe, Arizona, 2 August (J. Bequaert). Type M.C.Z. 17031.
Readily separated from others by the narrow face. Male taken at same time) is very, similar, more slender, the propodeum is sericeous all over, four segments banded at tip, and much resembles A. apicobtm, but lacks the white spot at tip of abdomen, and has a narrower face. Episyron laevis sp. nov.
Black, no yellow on orbits nor on abdomen. Resembles
biguttatus, but with much less and shorter hair, and with the third joint of antennae not nearly as long as in E. bigut- tatus, not nearly equal to width of vertex; there are three comb-spines on front basitarsus as in biguttatus, but all are longer, the apical one reaching much beyond the tip of the second tarsal joint, and more than one-half the length of the basitarsus, other comb-spines also extra long. The hair on head is short, as also that on pronoturn, the pleura are not hairy, except very minute ones; the propodeum with a few erect hairs, and a few on basal abdominal segment above; venter with hairs only toward tip; the femora show no hair below; long spur of hind tibia two thirds of basitar- sus. Wings and venation similar to biguttatus. Length 7.5 mm., fore wing 7 mm.
From Fedor, Lee Co., Texas, 27 March (G. Birkmann). Type M.C.Z. 17032.




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19331 New Psammocharidse from the United States 5 Episyron arizonica sp. nov.
Q Bluish black throughout, no pale on orbits nor on ab- domen; wings nearly uniform black, only little darker to- wards tips. Head and thorax and basal abdominal segment hairy as in E. biguttatus.
The femora with very fine short
hairs beneath as in biguttatus (not long as in califomica). Front tarsi with three comb-spines on front basitarsus, but .
all, as well as others, longer than in biguttatus, the one at tip extending over tip of second tarsal joint, otherwise legs spined as in biguttatus; third joint of antennae long as in biguttatus, no median line on lower face as shows in bigut- tatus. Abdomen more slender than in biguttatus, scarcely any hairs on basal part of venter, many near tip; venation as in biguttatus.
Length 11 mm., fore wing 10 mm.
From Apache Camp, Santa Catalina Mts., Arizona, 25 July, 5,500 ft. (J. Bequaert) . Type M.C.Z. 17033. Sericopompilus f umosus sp. nov.
8 Body and antennae black, the hind border of the prono- turn with a yellowish band; fore wings black except the base; hind wings fumose, base clearer; legs black, hind tarsi with the upper half of the second, third, and fourth joints and on mid tarsi, the upper half of first, second, third, and fourth joints white, hind tibia with a white streak on basal half above.
Body very slender as in S. chctipes, and the structure generally similar. Clypeus rounded below; ocelli in a low triangle, the posteriors a little nearer to eyes than to each other ; hind border of pronotum broadly arcuate ; propodeum scarcely arched, with a silvery sheen in certain lights; ab- domen black, beneath with a few fine hairs, most numerous near the tip; long spur of the hind tibia two-thirds of basi- tarsus. Wings with venation very similar to S. cinctipes, but the third submarginal cell is less narrowed above, and the second recurrent ends at middle of third submarginal. Length 7 to 8 mm., fore wing 7 to 8 mm.
Type M.C.Z. 17050. From Colorado Springs, Colo., 12



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to 19 July (Klots), and Hot Springs, So. Dak., *9 to 19 July (Severin).
Sophropompilus mohave sp. nov.
2 Differs from bradleyi and tumiformis in less hairy head and body. From subangulatus in shape of pronotum and in shorter propodeum, from parvus in having ocelli about as near eyes as to each other.
Deep bluish black, antennae and tarsi dull black, fore- wings violaceous black, hind wings hyaline, tips clouded; clypeus and lower part of face silvery. Clypeus broad, truncate in front ; face with very short hairs ; vertex nearly straight across, with some long hairs; ocelli subequal, in low triangle, posteriors about as near to eyes as to each other ; occiput strongly silvery ; antennae short as usual, third joint not longer than fourth; pronotum arcuate be- hind, with few extremely short hairs above; propodeum fully as short as in parvus, with few, short erect hairs above; pleura without hair; abdomen with only a very few short hairs near tip above, below more hairy, but also short. Legs smooth on femora and tibiae, front cox= with a few long hairs in front, mid and hind tibiae with short scattered spines ; inner spur of hind tibia a little more than one-half of basitarsus; front tarsus with three long comb spines on basitarsus. Venation very similar to eastern S. hyacinthi- nus, but the marginal cell longer, in this respect like the western S. tumifrons.
Length 9 mm., fore wing 6.5 mm.
From Tempe, Arizona, 1 August, and southern Arizona (J. Bequaert). Type M.C.Z. 17034.
Psammochares fabricii, nom. nov.
Dr. J. Bequaert has shown that the Sphex tropica of Fab- ricius
(which is a Psammocharid) is not the same as the older Sphex tropica of Linnaeus (which is a Vespa). It is therefore necessary to rename the species which Cresson (Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. I, 98, 1867) treated as Pompilus tropicus; I presume, but do not know, that the species called Sphex tropica by Fabricius is the same.




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Psammochares catalinae sp. nov.
Q Black throughout, head and thorax, pleura, propodeum with front cox= hairy; not quite as much so as in P. sceles- tm, the femora not hairy, or with a few fine hairs, the mid and hind femora on apical part with distinct short spines rising from pits (these not in scelestus.) Face narrower than in P. scelestzis, plainly narrowed above; the ocelli in a more nearly equilateral triangle, the posteriors only a little nearer to each other than to eyes; third joint of antennae one and a third as long as the fourth; pronotum strongly angulate behind as in P. scelestzis; propodeum sloping as in P. scelestus, not quite as much arched, a distinct median line on basal part; abdomen with a few hairs on base of first segment, and on tip and along venter. Legs of moderate length, with only a few extremely fine short hairs; front basitarsus with but three comb-spines, no shorter spine be- fore them; inner spur of the hind tibia a little more than one-half of basitarsus. Wings with venation about same as in P. scelestm, second and third submarginal usually a little shorter in proportion and subequal in length. The male is very similar, but much more slender; the ventral plate has a very prominent median carina on the basal part, no hair- tufts; tip of abdomen is somewhat silvery in certain lights. Length 9-10 mm., fore wing 8 mm., male 8 mm. From Mt. Lemon, Santa Catalina Mts., Ariz., 6000 to 9150 ft. (mostly at 7800 ft.), 27 to 29 July (J. Bequaert). Readily separated from P. scelestus by the narrower face, only three comb-spines on front basitarsus, less hairy body, and by the minute spines above on mid and hind femora. Type M.C.Z. 17039.
Cryptocheilus arizonicus sp. nov.
Q Body, antennae, and legs black; wings yellowish, tips black.
Clypeus broad, broadly concave in front, more so than in C. terminatus; vertex rounded; ocelli subequal, in a low triangle, posteriors almost twice as close to each other as to eyes; antennae not very long, slender, third joint long, one-half longer than the fourth ; occiput without long hair ;



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pronotum moderately long, angulate behind, not hairy ; pleura and propodeum also without hair, propodeum rather short, at first nearly horizontal, then suddenly bending down, basal part smooth, but apical part very plainly finely striate, the striae strongest near tip. Abdomen with a few hairs near tip and on apical half of the venter. Legs of moderate length, spined about as in C. terminate, inner spur of hind tibia short as in that species, some long hairs on front of front coxae. Wings also similar to C. terminatus, the marginal cell a little more pointed at tip, first recurrent ends beyond middle of second submarginal, second recur- rent at middle of third submarginal.
A male is similar, with very long, slender antennae, the clypeus not excavate in front, the propodeum distinctly finely striate, and more toward base than in the female. The ventral plate is broad, with a median carina which on the basal part widens to a triangular area, not margined by carinse, very similar to the plate of C. birkmanni. Length Q 13 mm., fore wing 10 mm.;
10 mm.
From Tempe, Arizona, 1 August (J. Bequaert). Readily separated from C. terminate by the striate pos- terior part of propodeum. Type M.C.Z. 17035. Cryptocheilus attenuatus sp. nov.
s Body and legs black, clothed with fine appressed pubes- cence, antennae beyond the second joint yellow, wings yel- lowish, tips broadly black. Face rather narrow, clypeus broad, truncate in front, vertex rounded from eye to eye, ocelli subequal, posteriors much nearer to each other than to eyes, vertex with a few erect hairs, thorax without long hairs ; pronotum rather long, arcuate behind ; propodeum rather long, evenly arched, sides parallel; abdomen elon- gate, slender, hairs only on the last segment, pygidium mar- gined on each side by a row of curved upturned hairs, and a median row of smaller hairs; ventral plate much longer than broad, tapering toward tip, with a faint median car- ina. Wings rather slender, marginal cell broadly rounded at tip, where it scarcely surpasses end of the third submar- ginal, being much more than its length from the tip of wing;



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19331 New Psammocharidas from the United States 9 second submarginal a little longer than high, third but little longer than second, but wider, upper side fully two thirds of lower; first recurrent ends at middle of second sub- marginal, second recurrent, which is evenly curved, ends be- yond the middle of the third submarginal. Legs not very long, but tarsi long; front tibia with only a trace of spines beneath, front basitarsus not spined above, mid tibia 'with two rows of a few weak spines, or bristles above, hind tibia with two rows of about eight short bris- tles above, inner spur 0% hind tibia scarcely two fifths of basitarsus, last joint of hind tarsus with only two or three small spines beneath.
Length 9 mm., fore wing 5.5 mm.
From New Braunfels, Texas, 27 June (J. Bequaert). Type M.C.Z. 17036.
he last joint of hind tarsus would almost place this in Priocnemis, but the shape of the marginal cell and the palpi is that common in Cryptocheilus. Its slender body separates it from all other species that I have seen. Onochares gen. nov.
In general similar to Cryptocheilus; last joints af all tarsi with spines beneath; claws with tooth near middle; mar- ginal cell pointed at tip; entire body, coxse, femora, and tibia with long hair; even on the abdomen above; the hind tibia beneath with long hairs (no spines), above the hind tibia is densely hairy, there is an inner row of teeth without spines, and among the hairs an outer row of very short spines, hind basitarsus without spines.
Separated from Cryptocheilus by the armature of hind tibia, the more pointed marginal cell, and hairy body and legs.
Includes C. rugosus Bks. Type 0. brazoria n. sp. Onochares brazoria sp. nov.
$ Body, legs, and antennae black; the tips of several joints of the antennae narrowly reddish ; wings ferruginous, ex- treme tipq black.
Body and legs hairy all over, those on
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Clypeus broad, slightly concave on margin below; a line above base of the antennae about one-half way up; ocelli large, posteriors very much nearer each other than to eyes; third joint of antennae scarcely longer than the fourth, se- cond and third about one-half of vertex-width; pronotum arcuate behind ; propodeum short, high, rounded, steeply sloping behind, on basal part a median line very faint, no transverse wrinkles. Abdomen rather long, flattened above, last segment very densely hairy, basal parts of ventral segments without hair, surface punctulate ; pleura very hairy, above the mid coxae the mesopleura projects almost cone-like; legs rather short, front tibia with short spines below almost to base, mid and hind tibiae without spines be- neath, only long hairs, above armed as mentioned in generic description, the teeth about, ten in number on hind tibia; long spur of hind tibia slightly incurved at tip, not one-third of the basitarsus. Wings similar to most Cryptocheilus; in hind wing the anal is nearly interstitial with the cubital fork; in fore wing the basal is much before the transverse; the marginal cell long, but with a pointed tip; second sub- marginal about one-half longer than high, third much lon- ger below, scarcely longer, above than second; first recur- rent ends near middle of the second submarginal cell, se- cond recurrent ends much before the middle of the third submarginal, this vein is only a trifle bowed outward. Length 18 to 20 mm., fore wing 15 mm.
From Fedor, Lee Co., Texas (Birkman).
Type M.C.Z. 17037.
Priocnemis alienatus borealis var. nov.
Structurally similar to P. alienatus; differs in having the hind, as well as other, legs black, and in having but the first two segments of abdomen reddish.
It represents a north-
ern form with less red than usual, in contrast to Texas and Mexico specimens (P. rupex Cress.) which have the abdo- men entirely red.
Specimens from Mt. Whiteface, N. Y., 22-24 August; Stony Brook Reservation, Mass., 21 June; and Alton, N. H., 11 August (Banks). Type M.C.Z. 17038.




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19331 New Psammocharidas from the United States 11 Priocnemis oregona n. nov.
Priocnemis comparatus Walker was described in Pom- pilus; there was a previous Pompilus comparatzis by Smith in 1855, therefore a new name is necessary for our species. Priocnemis apache sp. nov.
Q 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 cox= 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.




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Priocnemis kiowa sp. nov.
2 Body dull black, or very dark brown; femora and tibiae the same, tarsi more brown, first and second joints of an- tennae brown, beyond yellow, last two joints more brown. Wings black, tips scarcely paler. Clypeus large, front mar- gin truncate, with appressed yellowish hair, and longer more erect bristles; ocelli equal, posteriors much closer to