LIMNERIUM. 481 



will prove to some extent reliable iu the elucicLition of these small 

 and inconspicuous insects, though specimens sliould by no means 

 be forced to represent descriptions with which they do not entirely 

 agree, for we as yet know but a small percentage of the indi- 

 genous kinds. 



TahJe of Species. 



1 [2) Abdomeu red ; 1st segment, base of 



2iid and centre of 3rd, black huddhrt, Cam., p. 482. 



:.' (1) Abdomen not so coloured. 



."! (jl'2) Metanotuni not strongly impressed ; 

 areola laterally entire. 



4 (17) Areola not longer than broad, con- 

 tinent with petiolar area. 



.-) (6) Hind tibite centrally, and tarsi basally [p. 482. 



pure white ......" fuscica'-pns, Thorns., 



•() (o) Hind legs with no pure white mark- 

 ings. 



7 (10) Areolet distinctly and elongately 



petiolate. 



8 (9) Metanotuni short, convex and cen- [p. 483. 



trally rugulose forticarinatum, Cam., 



!) (8) Metanotuni elongate, deplanate and [p. 483. 



centrally glabrous qiuttaeme, Cam., 



10 (7) Areoletsessile or indistinctly petiolate. 



11 (14) Scape immaculate; terebra longer 



than basal segment. [p. 485. 



12 (13) Abdomeu black ; antenntie filiform .. crassifemw, Thorns., 



13 (12) Abdjuien broadly red; antennae 



slightly thickened apically volens, Cam., p. 485. 



14 (11) Scape pale beneath ; terebra hardly 



exserted. 



].") (16) Anterior coxpe entirely jmle ; abdomen [p. 48G. 



black renoratum, nom. n., 



1() flo) Anterior cox;e basally black ; abdo- 

 men mainly ferruginous indicum, Cam., p. 487. 



17 C4) Areola longer than broad, apically 



discrete ; scape entirely black. 



18 (21) Areolet triangular, emitting recurrent 



nervure beyond its centre. 



19 (20) Speculum finely punctate; abdomen [p. 488. 



entirely black Jtinudai/cnse, Cam., 



20 (19) Speculum glabrous ; abdomeu in part 



red oyrae?ise, Cam., p. 488. 



21 (18) Areolet quadrate, emitting recurrent [p. 489. 



from its centre taprobnincum, Cam., 



22 (3) Metanotum strongly impressed; areola 



obsolete. _ [p. 490. 



23 (24) Abdomen black; scape pale beneath. . parvicarinatiim, Cam., 



24 (23) Abdomen broadly red ; scape eutirely 



black. 



25 (26) Thorax sparsely pubescent; stigma 



testaceous; length 5 millim vluroMim, Cam., p. 491. 



20 (25) Tborax densely ])ube.scent ; stigma [p. 491. 



black; length 7 millim ci'tjloiiicum, Cam., 



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