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caled hardly angular. Prosternal spine stout, elongate-conical, a litlle 

 broader than thick. Four anterior legs tawny above. Hind femora as 

 lono- as the abdomen, with three blackish patches above, and with three oa 

 the^outer side, which is mostlv tinged with red ; hind tibiie red, a little 

 shorter than the bind femora, their spines with black tips. Wings pellucid, 

 extending to the tip of the abdomen. Fore wings with many black spots 

 and dots, most of the spots forming a discoidal stripe ; veins lawny. Huid 

 wings wilh black veins. Length of the body 12 lines; expansion ot the 

 fore wings 20 lines. 

 o, b. Vancouver's Island. Presented by Dr. Lyall. 



13. Caloi'tenus bxtremos. 

 Fcem. Fulvus, sublus teslaceus ; caput et prothorax nigricante lale 

 bivitlala; fasligium cllipticum; anlenniE apice picete ; prothorax 

 tricurinatus, subtilissime scaler, margine poslico rotundalo ; pro- 

 sterni spina albida, robusta, conica, subtransversa ; femora postica 

 piceo bifasciata, abdomini cequilonga ; tibia posticcB testacece ; ala 

 anliccB cinerece, jferrugineo venosce, abdomine paullo breviores. 

 Female. Tawny, moderately stout, testaceous beneath. Head and 

 prothorax with a broad blackish stripe on each side. Head short, smooth ; 

 tip of the vertex depressed, elliptical ; front thinly punctured, with four 

 well-defined keels ; inner keels parallel ; outer keels diverging towards the 

 face. Eyes very much rounded on the hind side. AntenntE piceous at the 

 tips.* Prothorax very finely scabrous, slightly widening hindward ; disk 

 nearly flat, with three sli^'ht keels; transverse impressed lines well defined ; 

 fore border nearly straight; sides slightly rounded; hind border more 

 rounded. Prostemai spine whitish, stout, conical, slightly transverse. 

 Hind femora as long as the abdomen, wilh two irregular piceous bands ; 

 hind til)iffi testaceous, shorter than the hind femora, their spines black 

 towards the tips. Fore wings cinereous, a little shorter than the abdomen ; 

 veins ferruginous. Hind wings pale cinereous ; veins black, while towards 

 the base and along the interior border. Length of the body 10 lines; ex- 

 pansion of the fore wings 15 lines. 

 a, b. Arctic America. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



14. Caloptenus arcticus. 

 Foem. Fulvus, gracilis, subtus testaceus ; capvt et prothorax nigro late 

 bivittata, Jastigio subelliptico ; prothorax brevis, subtilissime scaber, 

 disco piano subtricarinato,margine postica valde rotundalo; prosterni 

 spina conica, transversa, longiuscula ; alee cinerecs, corpore perpaullo 

 breviores. 

 Female. Tawny, slender, testaceous beneath. Head and prothorax 

 wilh a broad black stripe on each side. Head short, smooth ; tip of the 

 vertex depressed, subelliptical ; front punctured, with four distinct keels; 

 inner keels parallel; outer keels diverging towards the face. Eyes sub- 

 elliptical, much rounded on the hind side. Prothorax short, very finely 

 scabrous, the stripe on each side extending to the fourth transverse line ; 

 disk flat wilh three slight keels ; transverse impiessed lines well defined ; 

 fore border nearly straight; sides slightly rounded; hind border much 



