224 
[March 
Paramtsius hely- 
toides. Marsh. 
sorum articulus penultimus apice, ultimus totus,fusci. Alee fumatce, 
angustw, abdomine brevlores, volatui mx idonew. Abdomen apice rufo, 
piloso, compresso, acuniinato. ? . Long. lin. 2, alar. exp. lin. 2. 
At the base of the second abdominal segment are three very short 
linear impressions, a character which refers the insect to 
the first of Thomson's sections, 1. c. Of this section 
only one species has been described, Diapria nervosa, 
IVees, = Par. rxtfifes, "Westw. Both sexes are known, 
and are not uncommon among dead leaves in woods. I 
have taken several in this situation near Leicester. The 
present species differs considerably in form, having the 
abdomen longer and more acuminated, and the wings 
much darker, too short and narrow for flight. All the 
other Paramesii which I have seen have ample wings 
in both sexes. P. helytoides is also remarkable for its large size. Taken 
in the London District by Mr. Rye, who kindly communicated it to me. 
Gen. GALESus, Curt., B.E. 341 ; Thorns., Ofv., 1858, p. 373. 
Mr. Haliday enumerates (in the Nat. Hist. Review, vol. iv.) five 
British species, of which three are neither 
named nor described. He gives Psilus 
cornutus, Panz., as a syn. of Diapria 
hrunnipes, Nees. I cannot understand 
this ; for, if it be true, neither of them is 
a Qalesus at all; since Nees gives to his 
hrunnipes {$) 15-jointed antennae instead 
of 14-jointed (Mon. t. 2, p. 322). But it 
is probably a waste of time to attempt to 
reconcile the older authors. Nothing cer- 
tain can be made out from Panzer's figure. 
I am acquainted with three species of this 
genus, one of which is new. The other 
two are G.fuscipennis, Curt., 1. c, fig., and 
G. clypcatus, Thorns., 1. c. ; No. 3 = cor- 
nutus, Curt, (but not of Nees or Panzer). 
Thomson has described eight species, but 
seems not to be acquainted vi\t\ifuscipen- 
nis. Curt. The vertex in this genus over- 
hangs the frons more or less in the form 
of a hood ; we shall here call it laminated 
1. Oaletus cacutieng. Marsh. 
2. Head of ditto, seen laterally. 
