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a little broader than the thorax. Antennae slender, subclavate, very 

 much shorter than the thorax ; club fusiform, thrice the length of the 

 preceding joint. Humeral spots testaceous, small. Petiole extremely 

 short. Abdomen fusiform, convex, smooth, shining, much shorter 

 than the thorax. Legs black ; tips of femora and of tibiae, tibiae at the 

 base and tarsi testaceous. Fore wings very pale brownish, pellucid 

 towards the base ; veins testaceous ; ulna about one-fourth of the 

 length of the humerus ; radius and cubitus much shorter than the 

 ulna. Length of the body l£ line. 



The abdomen is shorter and less acuminated hiudward than that 

 of I. linearis. The longer and broader fore wings distinguish it from 

 I. angustata. 



Madeira. 



I. antica. Fcem. — Nigra, subtilissime punctata ; antennae sub- 

 clavatae, thorace multo breviores, clava liueari apice couica ; protho- 

 racis maculae laterales testaceae, minimae ; petiolus brevissimus ; 

 abdomen fusiforme, glabrum, nitens, supra planum, thorace paullo 

 brevius ; pedes nigri, tibiis quatuor posterioribus piceis, femorilms 

 tibiisque apice tibiis anticis tarsisque flavescentibus, tarsis apice 

 piceis, alis anticis disco subtestaceo venis flavescentibus. I. lineari 

 affinis ; differt antennis lougioribus crassioribus, thorace breviore, 

 abdomine longiore. 



Female. — Black. Head and thorax very finely punctured. Head 

 a little broader than the thorax. Antennae subclavate, very much 

 shorter than the thorax ; club linear, conical towards the tip, about 

 thrice the length of the preceding joint. Humeral spots testaceous, 

 very small. Petiole extremely short. Abdomen fusiform, smooth, 

 shining, flat above, a little shorter than the thorax. Legs black ; 

 four posterior tibiae piceous ; tips of femora and of tibiae, tarsi and 

 fore tibiae yellowish ; tarsi with piceous tips. Fore wings with a 

 slight testaceous tinge in the disk adjoining the ulna ; veins yellowish ; 

 ulna about one-fourth of the length of the humerus ; radius and 

 cubitus much shorter thau the ulna. Length of the body 1 \ line. 



It much resembles I. linearis ; the antennae are longer and 

 stouter ; thorax is shorter and the abdomen is longer. 



Madeira. 



I. subfumata. Mas. — Nigra, gracillima, subtilissime punctata ; 

 antennae verticillato-pilosae, thorace longiores, articulis linearibus non 

 petiolatis ; thorax postice attenuatus ; prothoracis maculae laterales 

 flavae, sat magnae ; petiolus brevissimus ; abdomen sublineare, 

 glabrum, nitens, fere planum, thoracis dimidio paullo longius ; 

 pedes nigri, graciles, tibiis basi apiceque femoribus anticis apice 



