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  Mr. 
  Cameron 
  on 
  

  

  pubescence 
  ; 
  tibial 
  and 
  tarsal 
  spines 
  whitish 
  ; 
  calcaria 
  rufous 
  ; 
  

   claws 
  for 
  the 
  greater 
  part 
  black. 
  Second 
  cubital 
  cellule 
  about 
  

   one-fourth 
  longer 
  than 
  the 
  third 
  at 
  the 
  top, 
  and 
  one-half 
  

   longer 
  than 
  the 
  space 
  bounded 
  by 
  the 
  recurrent 
  nervures. 
  

  

  2. 
  Tachytes 
  monetarius. 
  

  

  Tacky 
  tes 
  monetarius, 
  Smith, 
  Cat. 
  Hyin. 
  Inst. 
  IV., 
  298. 
  

   The 
  largest 
  and 
  handsomest 
  of 
  the 
  Indian 
  species, 
  and 
  

   readily 
  known 
  by 
  the 
  abdomen 
  being 
  covered 
  all 
  over 
  with 
  

   silky 
  golden 
  pubescence. 
  The 
  antennae 
  have 
  the 
  third 
  

   joint 
  longer 
  than 
  the 
  fourth, 
  and 
  four 
  times 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  

   the 
  second. 
  Front 
  and 
  vertex 
  opaque, 
  closely 
  and 
  finely 
  

   rugosely 
  punctured 
  ; 
  eyes 
  at 
  top 
  separated 
  by 
  a 
  little 
  more 
  

   than 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  the 
  third 
  antennal 
  joint. 
  Clypeus 
  rounded 
  

   at 
  the 
  apex. 
  Thorax 
  opaque, 
  closely 
  roughly 
  punctured 
  ; 
  the 
  

   medial 
  segment 
  much 
  more 
  strongly 
  than 
  the 
  mesonotum 
  

   and 
  finely 
  and 
  closely 
  transversely 
  striated 
  at 
  the 
  apex. 
  

   Second 
  cubital 
  cellule 
  at 
  the 
  top 
  nearly 
  one-fourth 
  shorter 
  

   than 
  the 
  third 
  ; 
  the 
  first 
  recurrent 
  nervure 
  is 
  received 
  about 
  

   the 
  length 
  of 
  the 
  second 
  cubital 
  cellule 
  from 
  the 
  transverse 
  

   cubital 
  nervure 
  ; 
  the 
  second 
  is 
  received 
  a 
  little 
  beyond 
  the 
  

   middle 
  of 
  the 
  cellule. 
  

  

  The 
  $ 
  has 
  the 
  antenna 
  stouter 
  ; 
  the 
  third 
  joint 
  is 
  

   distinctly 
  longer 
  than 
  the 
  fourth. 
  

  

  Common, 
  Barrackpore 
  ; 
  Mussoorie 
  hills 
  {Rothney), 
  

   Poona 
  ( 
  WroiigJito7t). 
  

  

  3. 
  Tachyte-s 
  modestus. 
  

  

  TacJiytes 
  modestus. 
  Smith, 
  Cat. 
  Hyin. 
  Ins. 
  IV., 
  299. 
  

  

  Saussure, 
  Hyjn. 
  Novara 
  Reise, 
  72. 
  

   This 
  is 
  a 
  larger 
  and 
  stouter 
  insect 
  than 
  T. 
  ornatipes 
  ; 
  

   the 
  legs 
  are 
  red, 
  except 
  the 
  coxae, 
  trochanters 
  and 
  base 
  of 
  

   femora, 
  the 
  abdomen 
  is 
  shorter, 
  thicker, 
  and 
  more 
  ovate, 
  

   that 
  of 
  T. 
  ornatipes 
  being 
  elongate 
  and 
  narrow 
  ; 
  the 
  wings 
  

   have 
  a 
  more 
  decided 
  yellow 
  tint, 
  and 
  the 
  nervures 
  are 
  more 
  

  

  