716 



ASILID^ 



one praesutural, few supra-alar and postalar (often only one), ocellar 

 and postvertical distinct ; small subalar callus bare ; metapleural 

 fan distinct. Scutellum witliout any marginal bristles. 



Stichopogon. 

 60 (59) Small cross-vein present (fig. 394). 



Fig. 39i. —Dioctria Baumhaueri. x 10. 



61 (66) Style thick and blunt, usually distinctly jointed. 



Thorax only moderately humped anteriorly. Small prsealar callus 

 bare. 



62 (63) Second joint of the style much longer than the first. 



Ocellar bristles obvious. Face with only a long bristly mouth- 

 beard. Antennae with the small cylindrical basal joint longer than 

 the second ; third joint also long and cylindrical. Pleurae dusted all 

 over. 



Ceratuegus. 



63 (62) Second joint of the style not longer than the first, or the style 



not truly jointed (fig. 395). 



Fig. 395. — Dioctria Reinhardi J . 

 X 22. 



Fig. 396.- 



-Pseudoholopogon clialcogaster i . 

 X 33. 



Ocellar _ bristles indistinct. Postalar 

 scutellum without distinct bristles. 



calli (usually) and the 



64 (65) Terminal portion of the style without a dorsal spine. 



Antennae with the cylindrical basal joint distinctly longer than the 

 second. Face-beard limited to the upper mouthmargin. Bristles on 

 the thorax limited to one or two praesutural and about two supra-alar, 

 though three rows of tiny dorsal bristles are traceable ; metapleural 

 fan distinct. Alar squamas with short fringes. Hind femora and 

 tibiae with some furry pubescence. 



13. DiOCTFJA. 



65 (64) Second joint of the style with a dorsal spine (fig. 396). 



