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[November, 



tnow a« Briti»h. gi.in, for Jr„.,„„„,„ ,„, p,^,;,„^, ,,.^j 



.ae':;: ,T™^ '^ '''"=" ^-^^^ '- -P--ntec,..o,et.,e. with a 

 . eh cT , ; '""' "°"™""^ characters. .,„ that a collector .ay 



check a detcr„„uat.o„ of it, arrived at by mean, of the Table 

 above quoted (p. 188). 



Synopsis of Bkitish Macbocephus spp 



"' °' i::»:r::cr::j, ^-" °^ --™ 7-- .■■^-. -^ 



Synopsis op Beitish Cephus, spp. 



1 Abdomen entirelj black 



palllpes, Klg., $ 



- Abdomen marked with yellow (= P^Misicus, C). 



2 Middle abdominal segments (4. ^ a\ k h ■_ . ^' 



- 0„lj the «b and 6U, .eammt. („ot Ih, ^,1 > K „ '"'"'''"' ^'^■' ^■ 



reddis,,, ,„„„.„,..,eliow, U.! 'ilT:!:;,;'''' . ^'™'''- ^"■«'«'' "">■"»- (""^ 

 3 Inner side of hind tibia, black from the anex in n"i ^' 



- Hind tibi. 0.1, „■.,..„,,,,,„, ,/„;;;,;^;;,_.-^^^;^^^^^^^^ 



and witl,i,., dilatation „f antenna, .lighter and S'T^ ' 



earfier. 6rea.t of , n,„.l„ ,„;,» Mack '" "' '°T'""'"'' 



l^i^osulus, Thorns. 



According to Konow, j^usiUus, C, J, and ^^^„kc«, C 2 -« 



«pec.es together in this neighbourhood but 1 ; ^ ^-^^^ found both 



P,.>n.us IS a most abundant spe eTt^Jl^ 



Egypt. I have seen it sometimes [el, T^ ""' '"' " '^^'''^ ^"^ 

 ^.eh It seems exceeding, partiajt^ lo^r^^rtl ^r^^' '' 

 early summer. ^ '"^™ nelds in 



The cJ of paliipes is a very pretty slender little insect nnrl ;= • , 

 «. ? . 1 ha™ ta.en the two together .n th„ nei^l.^nr;:!; in™::;:^.,::"'" 



