SALIUS. 175 



metanotum, two marks on the mesopleurae behind (the lower one the larger), a mark 

 on the lower and anterior end of the metapleurae, and a large mark on the side of the 

 abdominal segments, yellow. The ventral surface for the greater part obscure yellow ; 

 the apical segment densely covered with depressed, stiff, ferruginous pubescence. 

 Wings clearly hyaline, the nervures black; the second cubital cellule above a little 

 longer than the' space bounded by the second transverse cubital and second recurrent 

 nervures, at the bottom a little longer than the top of the third cellule ; the first 

 recurrent nervure received in the apical third of the cellule, the second a little beyond 

 the basal third. The head bears a short, sparse, silvery pubescence and long, soft, 

 silvery hair ; the pubescence on the thorax is very sparse ; the pleurae and median 

 segment are clothed with longish pale hairs. Tibiae doubly serrate ; the long spur of 

 the hind pair does not reach the middle of the metatarsus. 



5. Salius velox. (Tab. x. fig. 21, $ .) 



? Priocnemis velox, Smith,, Journ. Ent. i. p. 398 \ 



Ferrugineus, capite nigro, ore rufo ; alis flavo-hyalinis, fusco-trifasciatis. $ . 

 Long. 11-12 millim. 



Hob. Mexico, Xucumanatlan 7000 feet, Omilteme 8000 feet,. both in Guerrero 

 (H. H. Smith), Oaxaca 1 . 



Eyes parallel, if anything converging at the bottom. Ocelli forming almost a 

 triangle, the hinder ones separated from the eyes by nearly twice the distance they 

 are from each other. Occiput slightly convex behind, the sides broadly rounded. 

 Clypeus short, broad, rounded at the apex, the middle being slightly arcuate. Head 

 sparsely covered with longish pale hairs; apparently alutaceous. Thorax granular, 

 sparsely covered with short white hairs. Pronotum shorter than the head, broadly 

 rounded in front; behind with the curve rather sharp in the centre. There is a broad 

 oblique furrow at the end of the mesopleurae, and a shorter, narrower, somewhat 

 oblique one runs to the middle from the pronotum. Median segment not much 

 shorter than the mesothorax, broadly rounded ; the central furrow shallow. Abdomen 

 as long as the thorax, shining, almost impunctate; the petiole black at the base, 

 narrow, becoming gradually wider towards the apex. The apical segments bear 

 longish fuscous hairs ; pygidial area shining, convex, densely covered with golden hair! 

 Antennae stout, pruinose ; the apical eight joints black. Wings: second cubital cellule 

 at the top twice the length of the third at the top, at the bottom a little shorter than 

 the third; first recurrent nervure received in the apical third of the cellule, the second 

 beyond the basal third. Legs pruinose ; the tibiae serrate, the long spur not reaching 

 the middle of the metatarsus; the coxae and trochanters at the base above, and the 

 greater part of the femora, black. Pleur&e and apex of the median segment black. The 

 apex of the clypeus, mandibles, and palpi dull ferruginous. 



