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half its length, from the border. Alulae pale. Abdomen with a black 

 dorsal drlpe, a little longer than the thorax. Male. Abdomen linear. 

 I'em. Abdomen fusiform. 

 Not rare. (E.) 



72. incisurata, Zett. I. L. 679. 79 (1840), mas ; Zett. D. S. mas 

 et foem. — impura, Zett. I. L. foem. Mas, obscure canescente-tomen- 

 tosa, capite albo, thorace nigro-trivittato, alls subcinereis, abdomme sub- 

 fusiformi vlv Ihoracis lonffitudine, vitta dorsali et segmentorum maryinibus 

 nigris. Long. 2^ ; alar. 5 lin. 



Black, with grey tomentum. Head white. Sixth joint of the an- 

 tennae pubescent. Thorax with three black stripes. JFlngs greyisli ; 

 cubital and pra^brachial veins diverging from the pra^brachial transverse 

 vein to the discal transverse vein, parallel to half the length between 

 the latter and the border, where the cubital is slightly inclined towards 

 the praibrachial ; discal transverse vein very oblique, hardly undulating, 

 parted by ahout its length from the prcebrachial transverse vein, and by 

 full half its length from the border. Alulae whitish. Abdomen nearly 

 fusiform, hardly so long as the thorax ; dorsal stripe and borders of seg- 

 ments black. 



Commoti. (E.) 



73. floralis, Fal. Msc. 71. 76 (1810) ; Meig. ; Mcq. ; Zett. Ca- 

 nescente-tomentosa, capite albo, thorace nigro-trivittato lateribus albidis, 

 alls subcinereis, abdomine longi-ovato thorace longiore, vitta dorsali lata 

 et segmentorum marginibus nigris. Long. 3 ; alar. 6 lin. 



Black, with grey tomentum. Head white. Sixth joint of the an- 

 tennae pubescent. Thorax with three black stripes, whitish on each 

 side. Wings greyish ; cubital and praebrachial veins very slightly di- 

 verging from the praebrachial transverse vein to beyond the discal trans- 

 verse vein, from thence to the border the cubital is slightly inclined 

 towards the praebrachial; discal transverse vein oblique, very slightly 

 undulating, parted by much more than its length from the prcebrachial 

 trayisverse vein, and by much less than its length from the border. 

 Alulae white. Abdomen long obconical, longer and narrower than the 

 thorax ; a broad dorsal stripe and borders of the segments black. 



Common. (E.) 



74. compuncta, Wied. Z. M. L 80. 30; Meig.; Mcq.; Zett. 

 Subfusco-cinereo-tomentosa, capite albo, alis sid)fusco-cinereis, abdo- 

 mine vitta dorsali maculisque quatuor nigris, tibiis ferrugineis. Long. 

 3 ; alar. 6 lin. 



Black, with brownish-cinereous tomentum. Head white. Sixth 

 joint of the antennae very minutely pubescent. Wings brownish-grey ; 

 cubital and praebrachial veins slightly converging from the praebrachial 

 transverse vein to some distance beyond the discal transverse vein, very 

 slightly converging from thence to the border ; discal transverse vein 

 very slightly oblique, almost straight, parted by nearly its length from 



