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Stenophasmus cubensis. n. sp. 



Dark fuscous, varied with rufo-ferruginous ; antennee blackish; wings fusco- 

 hyaline. 



Female. — Dark fuscous, sometimes rufo-ferruginous; sculptured like 

 the preceding species; antenna; longer than the body, entirely black; 

 wings uniform fusco-hyaline, faintly subhyaline beneath the stigma ; 

 nervures and stigma black. Legs blackish-fuscous ; the coxae, tibiae and 

 tarsi sometimes tinged with rufo-ferruginous. Abdomen dark fuscous, 

 more or less varied with rufo-ferruginous, the apex always fuscous; 

 ovipositor as long as the body, black. Length 5} lines ; expanse of 

 wings 8 lines. 



Collection. — -Dr. J. Grundlach. Two specimens. 



Smaller than S. Gundlachii. the form and sculpture being the same, 

 but the color is darker, and the legs, even in the palest specimen, are 

 almost black. 



This and the preceding species seem to accord sufficiently well with 

 Mr. Smith's description of Stenophasmus, a genus founded on 9 speci- 

 mens from the East Indies. The males seem to be unknown to him. 

 and I give below descriptions of two species which are, doubtless, the 

 males of that s;enus. 



Stenophasmus megischoides. n. sp. 



Black; antennae very long and slender; abdomen long and sublinear; wings' 

 fusco-hyaline. 



Male. — Black, with a slight brownish tinge; head globose, face 

 coarsely rugose, the cheeks and occiput smooth and polished ; clypeus 

 obscure rufous ; antennae about half as long again as the body, very 

 slender, more so at tips, first joint rather robust, suddenly constricted 

 at base. Thorax elongate, rugose, the collar elevated above in a pro- 

 minent ridge; mesothorax transversely striated, the lobes distinct; 

 pectus and pleura irregularly striated; scutellum smooth and shining, 

 slightly prominent at tip; metathorax rugose, rather large and quadrate; 

 tegulae obscure rufous. Wings narrow, fusco-hyaline, faintly subhya- 

 line beneath the stigma, posterior pair subhyaline, clearer than the an- 

 terior pair ; nervures and stigma blackish. Legs rather slender, slightly 

 pubescent, black, the coxae mostly obscure rufous. Abdomen twice as 

 long as the thorax, sublinear, depressed ; first segment as long as the 

 second, third and fourth together, slightly broader at tip, covered with 

 fine transverse striae, shining, the extreme base with an expanding 

 cariniform process as in the previous species, while the lateral tubercle 

 on each side between the base and middle is scarcely visible ; the su- 

 ture between the second and third segments is very indistinctly defined, 



