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irregularly spotted with fuscouR-browu ; inner marginal nerve between the apex 

 and the central nerve with a fuscous-brown streak interiorly. Corium dusky 

 testaceous, nerves greyish, anterior marginal nerve interiorly with a fuscous- 

 brown line, more or less interrupted and broken into spots ; towards and round 

 the apex throe or four larger patches, and below the apex of the clavus one or 

 two short streaks also fuscous-brown ; inner nerves and disc irregularly spotted 

 with fuscous-brown. Zec/s yellowish or brownish-yellow. Thighs : first and 

 Becond pairs black for two-thirds their length from the base, or with longitudinal 

 streaks ; before the apex a nai-row black ring ; third more or less fuscous-brown 

 or black. Tibice exteriorly of the first and second pairs alternately spotted with 

 fuscous-brown or black and white ; third exteriorly with a few black punctures, 

 in which some of the yellowish spines are set. Tarsi fuscous-brown ; base of 

 the second and third joints narrowly yellowish-white. 



Abdomen beneath black ; external processes of the genital segments brownish-yellow, 

 broad, rounded and recurved at the apex ; upper margin black ; exteriorly with 

 several stout, erect, yellowish, or brownish-yellow hairs. 



$ . Somewhat greyer througliout than the other sex ; the mark- 

 ings larger and more pronounced, whilst frequently some of the cells 

 are entirely fuscous-brown, or sparingly spotted with minute yellowish- 

 grey spots. 



Length, <? , 2i- ; ? , 2J lines. 



Differs from the next species in the absence of the dai"k line next 

 the anterior margin of the cro\^Ti ; the paler and much more spotted 

 face, the grey nerves of the corium, and the dark brown margins to 

 the cells of the same. Three examples (one <^, two $ ) taken by 

 Mr. E. Saunders, at Chobham, in August, by sweeping in a damp place 

 amongst some osiers. 



Species 2. — Steokgylocephalus Megeblei, Fieb. (M.S.). 

 Dark testaceous. JSlytra : nerves more or loss broadly and 

 irregularly margined with dark brown ; round the apex four or five, 

 generally the latter, darlv brown patches. -Lcffs somewhat brownish- 

 testaceous. Thighs : first and second pairs with a black ring before 

 the apex. Tibia : first and second pairs on the anterior margin and 

 sides with irregular black spots. 



Sead — crown somewhat brownish-testaceous, with a narrow black line extending 

 from eye to eye, just within, and running parallel with, the anterior margin. 

 Face black, the lower half more or less thickly covered with minute yellowish- 

 brown spots occasionally confluent ; lower margin narrowly yellowish-brown. 

 Clypeiis black, with a few yellowish-brown spots. Cheeks yellowish-brown, with 

 several short black irregular streaks or spots. Anfennce pitchy-brown ; apex of 

 the second joint brownish-yellow ; setcc pitchy-brown. 



Thorax — })roi>ofuin somewhat brownish-testaceous, posteriorly finely wrinkled 



