1885.1 ^, 



aiitennse with four joints preceding the club ; claws simple ; labrum 

 and clypeus white. 



This contains only one species, the well-known C. amerince (pi. 5, 

 fig. 3, vol. ii, ?). 



ABIIDES. 



Body of moderate size (3 — 4 lines) ; lanceolate cellule con- 

 stricted in the middle ; 1st cubital cellule receiving both recurrent 

 nervures or only one. 



1 (2) First cubital cellule receiving both recurrent nervures ; eyes diverging on 

 inner side, confluent on top in <J ; antennae 6 — 7-jointed ; sutures on head 

 and thorax distinct ... Abia. 



2(1) First cubital cellule receiving only one recm'rent nervure ; eyes converging on 

 inner side, not confluent at top in ^ ; antennae 5-jointed ; sutures on 

 thorax and head obsolete Amasis. 



ABIA, Leach. 



1 (2) Antennae yellowish, the club 3-jointed ; base of abdomen closely punctured ; 



a keel in centre of the basal two segments ; body metallic-green. = Abia, 



(sensu str.) sericea, L. 



(pi. 6, fig. 5, vol. ii). 



2 (1) Antennae black, the club 2-jointed, or more rarely the last joint indistinctly 



biarticulate ; abdomen finely punctured, the base not moi*e deeply punc- 

 tured than the rest ; an indistinct keel on the basal segment. == Zae^A, 

 Leach. 



3 (4) Fourth joint of the antennae dilated ; carina at base of abdomen distinct ; 



base of abdomen black in ^ ; fascia in wings irregular, not extending 

 across niffricornis, Ijeach. 



4 (3) Fourth joint of antennae not dilated ; the carina at base of abdomen indis- 



tinct ; base of abdomen white in $ ; the fascia in wings broad, extending 



right across fasciata, L. 



(pi. 5, fig. 4 ? and 4a cJ, vol. ii). 



AMASIS, Leach. 



1(2) Body and legs entirely black oi^cwm, Fab. 



2 (1) Abdomen more or less saffron-yellow ; legs more or less white... 



crassicornis, Rossi. 



(pi. 5, fig. 6, vol. ii, 9 ). 



The only record I have of the occurrence of A. obscura is that 

 mentioned by Stephens in his " Illustrations." " Said to have been 

 found in Lincolnshire ; the only specimens I have seen are in the 

 British Museum." Stephens is also the recorder of crassicornis as a 

 British insect. " The only examples I have seen of this pretty species 

 are in the British Museum ; they were taken near Bristol." These 

 references are distinct enough ; but I may remark that the late Mr. 

 Frederick Smith was very sceptical of either of the species being 

 British. Certainly further evidence of the distribution of the species 

 in this country is very desirable. 



{To be continued). 



