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line, marginal cell elongate -ovate, first submarginal long and narrow, second 

 subquadrate, pointed towards the base, receiving the first recurrent nervure be- 

 fore the middle, and having a faint fuscous cloud, divided by a longitudinal 

 transparent line; a large fuscous cloud in the discoidal region ; apex slightly 

 clouded. Legs black, femora clothed with long scattered hairs, tibise and tarsi 

 with yellowish pubescence. Abdomen elongate-ovate, petiolate, petiole seg- 

 ment one third the length of entire abdomen, shining, feebly punctured, thinly 

 clothed with erect hairs, second segment polished, having a few very minute 

 punctures, interspersed with scattered hairs; lateral carinse distinct, clothed 

 above and beneath with dense white pubescence; apical margins of the seg- 

 ments clothed with long yellowish pubescence. Underside polished, having a 

 few scattered hairs. Length 6 lines, expanse of wings 10 lines. Fig. 1. 

 Mab. — Mexico. 



3. Agama imperialis, n. sp. 



Male. — Head black, rounded, finely punctured, thinly clothed with scattered 

 whitish hairs, eyes round, polished, prominent ; antennse pieeous, as long as 

 the head and thorax. Thorax ovate, dark ferruginous above, closely punctured, 

 disc of mesothorax with two longitudinal impressed lines, seutellum blackish, 

 finely punctured, metathorax roundly truncate, coarsely reticulate, dorsal groove 

 not extending to the middle, sides coarsely punctured. Wings ample, basal 

 half hyaline, apical half pale fuscous, marginal cell elongate ovate, three sub- 

 marginal cells, first narrow, second obliquely subquadrate, pointed towards 

 base, its basal and apical nervures sinuate, receiving the first recurrent before 

 the middle, third narrowed beneath, so that its apical nervure is opposite to 

 and joins the second recurrent. Legs black, thinly clothed with silvery hairs, 

 calcaria reddish. Abdomen ovate, petiolate, basal segment pyriform, coarsely 

 punctured, thinly clothed with erect silvery hairs; second and following seg- 

 ments brownish, finely punctured, the apical margins clothed with reddish- 

 golden pubescence; underside same as above. Length 6 lines, expanse of 

 wings 11 lines. 

 Hah. — Texas. 



4. Agama Nokomis, n. sp. 



Male. — Head black, shining, punctures very minute, and bearing a few 

 scattered erect yellowish hairs; eyes large, round, convex ; ocelli prominent; 

 antennae and mandibles dull rufo-fuscous, tips of the latter black. Thorax 

 honey-yellow, shining, closely punctured, disc of mesothorax with two longitu- 

 dinal impressed lines ; metathorax rounded, coarsely reticulate, the disc having 

 three short longitudinal carinse not reaching the middle. Wings ample, hya- 

 line, marginal cell elongate-ovate, pointed at tip, first submarginal long and 

 narrow, second elongate subquadrate, its basal and apical nervures sinuate, 

 receiving the recurrent nervure before the middle; stigma prominent, fuscous, 

 its apical half within the marginal cell. Legs fusco-piceous, thinly clothed 

 with pale hairs. Abdomen elongate-ovate, petiolate, petiole pyriform, rufo-tes- 

 t;iceous, paler at base, closely punctured and sparsely clothed with erect hairs; 

 second segment black, polished, finely and remotely punctured, interspersed 

 with long scattered })ale hairs; remaining segments black; apical margins 

 ciliated with glittering yellow pubescence. Underside dark fuscous, apex 

 armed with two minute, acute, recurved spines. Length 5 lines; exjtanse of 

 wings 8 lines. 



IJah. — Arizona. In some specinjens the lieod is honej-yellow. 



