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and at the sides ; stigma short, brown, extending far 

 beyond the cell beneath it, both internally and exter- 

 nally. 

 Habitat England, in June. 



35. R. xanthostigma, Schummel ; R. conjinis, St. 131, 6. 

 Exp. 8 lin. 



Black-brown; head triangular, smooth; stigma long, 

 yellow, extending beyond the cell beneath it, ex- 

 ternally only. 



Habitat England, June. 



36. R. Londixensis, Steph. 130, 3; R. Schneiderii, Ratze- 



burg. 

 Exp. 10 lin. 



Black-brown ; head conical, convex, coarsely punctured 

 beneath; stigma long, narrow, yellow, of equal length 

 with the cell beneath it. 

 Habitat England. 

 * * Stigma with two transverse veins ; beneath it five rows 

 of cells. 



37. R. meoacephala, Steph. 130, 2; R. ophiopsis, Steph. 



131, 1 ; R. media, Burm. 



Exp. 15 lin. 



Black-brown; head quadrangular, convex ; stigma long, 

 brown, projecting inwardly far beyond the cells be- 

 neath it. 



Habitat England, common. 



Family III. Panorpid^e. 

 Wings horizontal, narrow ; subcosta unites with the costa 

 before the apex of the wings ; mouth prolonged like a beak 

 labial palpi two-jointed; anal area wanting. 



