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Female. Ferrup;inoiis. Rostrum extendinq: to the middle coxae; 

 first and second joints longer than the third and than the fourth. Antennae 

 red, very much shorter than the body; joints from the first to the third 

 successively decreasing in length ; fourth piceous, somewhat longer llian 

 the third. Prolhora.x minutely liiinly and irregularly tuberculated ; hind 

 part slightly dilated, acutely angular and slightly serrated ou eacli side. 

 Four anterior femora with two rows of minute spines beneath. Hind legs 

 piceous. Hind femora incrassated, with four rows of tubercles and wiih 

 many smaller tubercles, armed beneath with three spines, of which the 

 middle one is more curved and much larger than the others. Hind tibi.-e 

 shorter than the bind femora, slightly dilated above, where they liave 

 minute spines near the tips, more slightly dilated beneath, where they have 

 minute spines for half the length from the tips. Fore wings with a black 

 membrane. Length of the body 12 lines. 

 a. Tejuca. Presented by J. Gray, Esq. 



22. Metapodius affinis. 



Mas. Niger ; antenncB corpore multo breviores, arliculo Ao rufo lo 



tnullo longiore ; -prothorax subtuberculatus, lateribus serratis, angulis 



posticis rectangulatis vix prominulis ; femora quatuor anteriora 



subtiis biserialim spinulosa ; femora postica gningueserialim 



spi7iulosa, dhnidio apicali uniseriatim spitioso ; tibice posiicce dilatalcc. 



FcEm. — Tibia: postica subdilalatce. 



Male. Black. Rostrum piceous, with the usual structure. 



Antennae much shorter than the body; joints from the first to the third 



successively decreasing in length ; fourth red, much longer than the first. 



Prothorax thinly and minutely tuberculated; sides serrated; hind part 



very slightly dilated and forming a right angle on each side. Four 



anterior femora with two rows of minute spines beneath. Hind femora 



incrassated, wiih four rows of minute spines and with a fifth row which 



consists of small spines along the basal half and of large spines along the 



apical half. Hind tibiae shorter than the hind femora, dilated along half 



the length beneath, dilated along two-thirds of the length above, most so 



on the basal third part. Length of the body \0\ lines. 



a. Venezuela. From Mr. Birschell's collection. 



Female. Hind tibiae slightly dilated above and beneath along the 

 whole length. Length of the body 1 1 lines. 



It much resembles M. suratus, but the prothorax is a little less dilated. 



b. Columbia. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



Country unknown. 

 23, Metapodius pleuriticus. 

 pleuriticus, Costa, R. Accad. Scienze Fisiche e Matem. Napoli, Fasc. 10. 



