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with a tawnif tinge for half the length from the base ; cubital and prae- 

 brachial veins slightly diverging from the preebrachial transverse vein 

 to the border ; discal transverse vein slightly oblique, a little curved 

 inward, parted by a little more than its length from the prsebrachial 

 transverse vein, and by more than half its length from the border. 

 AIuIee whitish. Abdomen linear, very slender, longer and much nar- 

 rower than the thorax. Tibia ferruginous. 

 Common near Darenth Wood^ in Kent. 



63. prapotens, Weid. Z. M. I. 83. 36 (1816); Fal.; Meig. ; 

 Mcq. ; Zett. Nigra, cinereo-toraentosa, thorace fusco-trivittato, late- 

 ribus et nietathorace canis, alis cinereis vix fuscescentibus, abdomine longi- 

 obconico, vitta dorsali et segmeutorum marginibus xngxh, pedibus fulvis, 

 tarsis nigris. Loug. 3-4 ; alar. 6-8 lin. 



Black, with cinereous tomentum. Head white. Sixth joint of the 

 antennae with long hairs. Thorax icith three brown stripes ; sides and 

 nietatliorax hoary. IVings grey, tcith a slight brownish tint; cubital 

 and pra^bracliial veins slightly diverging from the pmebrachial transverse 

 vein to the border ; discal transverse vein oblique, undulating, with the 

 hinder curve much deeper than the fore curve, parted by a little more 

 than its length from the prajbrachial transverse vein, and by full half 

 its length from the border. Alute whitish. Abdomen long-obconical, 

 longer and a little narrower than the thorax ; dorsal stripe and borders 

 of segments blackish. Legs tawny ; tarsi black. Tem. Frontalia bright 

 red in front ; lateralia tawny. 



Common. (E. S.) 



64. ferrugineo-vittata, Zett. D. S. iv. 1703. 76 (1845). Toem. 

 albido-cinereo-tomentosa, capite albo, frontalibus rufis, thorace obsolete 

 trivittato, alls sublimpidis antice subluridis, abdomine subfusiformi ob- 

 solete v'lttato, pedibusfulvis, tarsis nigris. Long. 3-3f ; alar. 6-7 lin. 



Black, with whitish-cinereous tomentum. Head white; frontalia 

 bright red ; lateralia ferruginous. Thorax with three itidistinct slightly 

 darker stripes. JFings nearly limpid, rcith a slight lurid tinge in front ; 

 cubital and prsebrachial veins slightly diverging from the prasbrachial 

 transverse vein to nearly opposite the end of the radial vein, from whence 

 to the border the cubital slightly converges towards the prrebrachial ; 

 discal transverse vein slightly obli([ue, very slightly curved inward, 

 parted by very much more than its length from the priiebrachial trans- 

 verse vein, and by much more than half its length from the border. 

 Alula; whitish. Abdomen subfusiforni, with an indistinct dark dorsal 

 stripe, hardly longer than the thorax. Legs tawny ; tarsi black. 



Common near Darcntli Wood, in Kent. 



65. tempta, n. Canescente-tomentosa, thorace fusco-quadrivittato, 

 alis subciucrcis, abdoraiue obconico, pedibus validis. Loug. oi; alar. 

 7 lin. 



