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inch or more in length. They are black with reddish legs and 



Fig. 35. — Evania Appendigaster (Mag.) 



abdomen, and the wings are sometimes slightly dusky at the 

 edges. 



Fig. 36. — Pelecinus Politurator. 



In another group, Pimplincc, the ovipositor is generally very 

 long. The best-known species is Rhyssa persuasoria, a blackish 

 insect, which measures about an inch in length. This insect is 



