Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences . ded by Jones,1876. Large Mason Wasp. [Sceliphron cementariam Drury, as Sj^hex,Exot. Ins., i, p. 105, pi. xliv, figs. 6, 8. Smith, Cat. Brit. , iv, p. 234, as Pelop(:P. lunatics Fab.; Guer., Anim., jj, 436, pi. Ixx, fig. 5.) This species is common in the southern United States, WestIndies and South America. Closely resembles the next species. A. jEJ. Verrill—The Bermuda Islands. 753 Dr. Fr. Dahl (Plankton Exped., i, pt. 1, p. 108) recorded thisspecies from Bermuda. Mason- Wasp. {Sceliphron fasciatian St. Farg.,
Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences . ded by Jones,1876. Large Mason Wasp. [Sceliphron cementariam Drury, as Sj^hex,Exot. Ins., i, p. 105, pi. xliv, figs. 6, 8. Smith, Cat. Brit. , iv, p. 234, as Pelop(:P. lunatics Fab.; Guer., Anim., jj, 436, pi. Ixx, fig. 5.) This species is common in the southern United States, WestIndies and South America. Closely resembles the next species. A. jEJ. Verrill—The Bermuda Islands. 753 Dr. Fr. Dahl (Plankton Exped., i, pt. 1, p. 108) recorded thisspecies from Bermuda. Mason- Wasp. {Sceliphron fasciatian St. Farg., Hym., iii, p. 315,as Pelopieus). Figure 108, a, b. Our specimens referred to this species are larger than the last,with a relatively long abdominal pedicel. Length, 27™™; lengthof pedicel, ™™; of thick part of abdomen, ™™. Head and bodyall black, except a transversely elliptical spot of dull greenish yellowon the prothorax anteiiorly, less distinct spots of the same on themiddle and on posterior end of the thorax, and a round lateral spot. Figures 108, o, h.—Yellow-footed Mud-wasp (Seeliphron faseiatum); profile anddorsal views; x IK^. Phot, by A. H. V. of dull yellowish on the first enlarged abdominal segment; legs long,black proximally ; tibiae and tarsi light yellow, except for a widering of black on the distal part of the posterior tibia?, and a black-ish tint on the two distal tarsal joints ; antennae black, except theyellow basal joint. Wings dark brown. The thorax and head arecovered with black hairs. A West Indian species identified by H. Ashmead. Specimens refei-red to Chalybion coertdeum (L.) (fig. lOSa) havethe body shining blue-black when wet, but with bright metallic orsteel-blue and greenish reflections when diy ; legs and antennaeblack. Wings smoky black. The abdomen is shorter than in thepreceding. A common North American species. Summer, T. These and perhaps other species, not yet determined, are commonin summer, building
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