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b'. Head and fore part of the thorax 

 with ferrugiuoua g-olden pub- 

 escence. 

 «^. Abdomen entirely black, 

 a'. Median segment transversely 



striate. L. 15-18 mm. . . -S". prcestabilis, p. 136. 

 b^. Median seorment not trans- 

 versely striate. L. 12 mm. S. acer, p. 137. 

 b^. Abdomen with one or more 

 of the apical segments 

 studded with golden ferru- 

 ginous hairs. 

 a^. Apical segment only ^vith 

 ferruginous hairs ; claws 



bifid 'S'. bipartitus, p. 137. 



6'. Apical two or three segments 

 with ferruginous or golden 

 pubescence ; claws with 

 an erect tooth at base 



below, not bifid S. consanguimus, p. 138. 



c^. Head and fore part of the thorax 

 with black pubescence. 

 a*. Wings with magnificent pur- 

 ple, coppery, and roseate tints. 



Antennae ( J ) not ciliated . . S. fulgidipennis, p. 138. 

 ¥. Wings with brilliant green 



tints. Antennoe ( S ) ciliated. S. iridipennis, p. 139. 

 cV Wings with dark purplish 

 tints, not very effulgent. 

 Antennte ( S ) not ciliated, 

 a'. Fore tibiae and tarsi and 



the antennse black S. madraspatanus, p. 139. 



0^. Fore tibiae and tarsi and the 

 antennae beneath fulvous 



brown S. mirandus, p. 139. 



d^. Head, thorax, and abdomen with 

 cinerous silveiy pile ; wings 

 (especially the hind wing) light 



fusco-hyaline S. properus, p. 140. 



Wings yellow, or brownish or reddish 



yellow. 

 a! . Head, thorax, and abdomen covered 

 more or less with lougish golden 

 pubescence. 

 a''. Wings light flavo-hyaline, without 



a discoidal spot 8. crinitus, p. 140. 



6^, Wings light brownish, with a dis- 

 tinct discoidal spot 8. exilipes, p. 141. 



b' . Head and thorax covered with short 



velvety pile ; abdomen smooth and 



shining or opaquely pilose, never 



pubescent. 



d^. Head, thorax, and abdomen red 



or brownish red, the last with 



black transverse bars. 



a'. Of comparatively large size 



