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marks the course of the commencement of the cubital, first 

 recurrent, and discoidal nervures, but wliicli do not exist : whereas, 

 by a singular irregularity, the subdiscoidal nervure is present, and 

 tolerably strongly marked, but it does not extend to the apex of 

 the wing : legs moderate. 



The same observations apply here as those noticed under 

 the genus Chrysis ; but for the individual habits of the 

 species, I must refer to the observations under their several 

 descriptions. 



Section I. — Abdomen not emarginate. 

 Sp. 1. Hed. regium. 



Le Peletier, Ann. du M us turn, 7. 122. 4. 

 Chrysis regia . . Fah. Ent. Sys. II. 243. 19. Piez. 175. 26. 

 Coquebert, 60. PI. 14. Fig. 8. Panz. F. 

 G. 51.9. Spin.\.G5.\\. 

 Id. punctatum, Leach. MSS. 



The head and thorax very coarsely punctured ; the abdomen more 

 delicately so ; a minute tooth on each side towards the base of the 

 terminal segment : the head, first joint of the antennae, thorax 

 and legs, (except the tarsi,) of a deep blue, or green : the tarsi 

 rufescent : the wings very fuscous : the abdomen of a rich carmine. 

 (Length, 3 — 4 lines ; expansion of the wings, 6 lines.) 



There are several specimens of this insect distributed in 

 cabinets ; but I do not know any locality for it. The above is 

 described from one of the specimens in the collection of the 

 British Museum, in which the series varies from 3 — 4 lines. 



Sp. 2. Hed. lucidulum. 



Latr. Hist. XIII. 239. 2. Nouv. Diet. XIV. 255. 

 Le Pelet. Aim. du M. VII. 122. 9. 



Chrysis lucidula . . Fab. S. E. 358. 9. Sp. I. 456. 11. 

 Mant. 283. 13. Ent. Syst. II. 242. 15. 

 Piez. 174. 21. Coquebert, 58. PI. 

 14. Fig. 4. Oliv. Ency. Metk. Lis. 

 II. 675. 15. Spin. I. 64. 8. Rossi, 

 Vol. II. 8vo. 123. 847. Schrank, F. 

 i?. II. 2. 344. 2198. 

 Id. fervida . . Panz. F. G. 5\. 6. 



