﻿74 
  Cameron, 
  Hyiiicjwptcra 
  Ovicntalia. 
  

  

  rounded 
  at 
  the 
  top 
  ; 
  the 
  apex 
  semi-obhciue 
  ; 
  abdomen 
  

   shining, 
  closely 
  and 
  minutely 
  punctured 
  ; 
  sparsely 
  covered 
  

   with 
  long 
  pale 
  hairs; 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  first 
  to 
  third 
  segments 
  

   in 
  the 
  middle 
  bearing 
  long 
  pale 
  golden 
  hairs 
  ; 
  the 
  hypo- 
  

   pygium 
  covered 
  with 
  long 
  pale 
  golden 
  hairs 
  and 
  closel}' 
  

   punctured 
  ; 
  the 
  ventral 
  segments 
  black, 
  sparsely 
  covered 
  

   with 
  long 
  white 
  hair 
  ; 
  the 
  second 
  segment 
  bearing 
  large, 
  

   widely 
  separated 
  punctures 
  ; 
  the 
  other 
  segments 
  more 
  

   closely 
  and 
  fineh^ 
  punctured 
  at 
  the 
  apex. 
  Legs 
  covered 
  

   with 
  long 
  stiff 
  whitish 
  hairs 
  : 
  the 
  anterior 
  tibise 
  and 
  femora 
  

   slightly 
  infuscated. 
  

  

  ^"JVIuTILLA 
  ARIEL, 
  $p. 
  UOV. 
  

  

  Fervuginea; 
  ahdoininc 
  ccvrulco, 
  argcntco-innculato 
  ; 
  aiiiciiuis. 
  

   pedibiLsque 
  nigris; 
  basi 
  antcnnaruui 
  fcrniginco. 
  2. 
  Long. 
  

   II 
  mm. 
  

  

  Antennas 
  black, 
  sparsely 
  pilose 
  ; 
  the 
  basal 
  two 
  joints 
  

   and 
  the 
  greater 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  third 
  rufous. 
  Head 
  ferru- 
  

   ginous; 
  above 
  the 
  antennae 
  blackish 
  ; 
  coarsely 
  punctured 
  ; 
  

   sparsely 
  covered 
  with 
  long 
  fuscous 
  hairs. 
  Thorax 
  ferru- 
  

   ginous, 
  not 
  half 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  the 
  abdomen, 
  the 
  sides 
  

   rounded 
  at 
  base 
  and 
  apex 
  ; 
  the 
  latter 
  with 
  an 
  oblique 
  

   slope, 
  broadly 
  rounded 
  at 
  the 
  top 
  ; 
  above 
  coarsely 
  

   punctured, 
  sparsely 
  covered 
  with 
  long 
  blackish 
  hairs, 
  

   which 
  become 
  silvery 
  white 
  on 
  the 
  median 
  segment, 
  

   there 
  is 
  a 
  large 
  pale 
  golden 
  spot 
  on 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  

   mesonotum 
  ; 
  the 
  sides 
  are 
  slightly 
  and 
  gradually 
  narrowed 
  

   from 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  mesothorax 
  to 
  the 
  apex. 
  The 
  meso- 
  

   pleurae 
  a 
  little 
  hollowed 
  in 
  the 
  centre, 
  infuscated 
  ; 
  the 
  

   lower 
  part 
  densely 
  covered 
  with 
  pale 
  golden 
  hair 
  ; 
  the 
  

   pro- 
  and 
  meta-pleurae 
  coarsel}- 
  punctured. 
  The 
  abdomen 
  

   is 
  metallic 
  blue, 
  shining, 
  sparsely 
  co^'ered 
  with 
  long 
  black 
  

   hairs 
  : 
  there 
  is 
  a 
  spot 
  of 
  silver}* 
  pubescence 
  on 
  either 
  side 
  

   of 
  the 
  basal 
  segment, 
  an 
  oblong 
  or 
  oval 
  one 
  in 
  the 
  middle 
  

   of 
  the 
  second 
  ; 
  the 
  second 
  segment 
  at 
  the 
  apex 
  has 
  a 
  

   broad 
  band 
  of 
  silver}' 
  pubescence, 
  dilated, 
  broadly 
  and 
  

  

  