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6. — Third subniarginal cell subquiulrate, not narrower above than beneath ; mar- 

 ginal cell obtuse at tip, extending beyond the apex of the third 

 submargiual cell not more than its widest part; maxillary palpi 

 6-jointed. 

 Knee plate of posterior tibiie 9 large and rounded ; mandibles simi)le or 



bidentate at apex in both sexes.., Intliopliorti Latr. 



Knee plate 9 sharply defined, its tip narrow and elongate ; mandibles 



tridentate in both sexes Clisoiloii Patton 



Third subniarginal cell narrower above than beneath; marginal cell extend- 

 ing far beyond the apex of the third submarginal cell 7. 



7. — Apex of marginal cell obtuse, not attaining the costal margin; second sub- 

 marginal cell nearly triangular, being much narrowed towards the 

 marginal and smaller than the third submarginal; scutcllum with 

 a more or less distinct lateral tooth; abdomen with short, dense, 

 scale-like pubescence; maxillary palpi l-jointcd...K|>t'olliS Latr. 

 Apex of marginal cell attaining the costal margin of the wing; maxillary 

 palpi 6-joiuted. 

 Body almost entirely naked, of graceful form and more or less ornamented 

 with pale markings ; abdomen subsessile ; legs without or with very 

 sparse pubescence ; scutellum often obtusely bituberculate, but with- 

 out lateral teeth ; stigma well developed, lanceolate, second submar- 

 ginal cell receiving the first recurrent nervure in the middle or 



between the middle and apex Noniada Fabr. 



Body, except most of abdomen, clothed with dense pubescence ; form 

 broad and robust, abdomen sessile ; legs densely hairy, especially 

 in 9; stigma not well developed, second submarginal cell receiving 

 the first recurrent nervure at apex ; % antenna; longer than in 9 ■ 



Habropodsi Smith. 



8.- -Stigma well developed, lan?eolate 9. 



Stigma not well developed, short and often subobsolete 14. 



9. — Second recurrent nervure strongly sinuose, the lower half bulging outvvardly 

 towards the apex of the wing ; posterior tibise without knee plate ; 



maxillary palpi ti-jointed <'oll«'t<'!* I^atr. 



Second recurrent nervure either straight or obliquely inclined inwardly; 



maxillary palpi (i-jointed •- 10. 



10. — First submarginal cell conspicuously longer than the third, and generally 



as long as the second and third combined 11. 



First subniarginal cell about as long as the third 13. 



1 1. — Basal nervure of anterior wings obtusely bent or rounded posteriorly 12. 



Basal nervure straight or nearly .so; clypeus of % not prominent or pro- 

 longed, the face generally with long dense pubescence. 

 Apical joint of antennte obliquely truncate; ocelli placed in a curve. 



C'lliMsa Leach. 

 Apical joint ofantenuie not obliquely truncate; ocelli iilaccd in a triangle. 



AiKlri'iia Fal>r. 

 ]^?."Body, or at least the thorax, metallic green or blue. 



First recurrent nervure received at the extreme l)aseof the thiid subniar- 

 ginal cell, or uniting with the second transverse cubital nervure, 

 rarely received at the extreme base of the second submarginal cell : 

 clypeus "J, not prominent or prolonged; body entirely imtallic blue 

 or green .\liK«>«*l«'<>>'<» Smith. 



TRANS. .\MKR. KNT. SOC. (17) SUPPL. VOL. 1887. 



