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Genus MEGASTIGMUS. 



M. PiSTACiiE, Holiday MS. Fcem. — Pallide testaceus ; frons 

 albida ; antenna? fulva?, fere filiformes, thorace multo breviores, scapo 

 pallide testaceo ; thorax fulvo univittatus, abdomen subfusiforme, 

 thorace brevius, segmentis fuscescente fasciatis ; oviductus niger, 

 abdomini a?quilongus ; pedes albidi ; ala? diaphana?, testaceo venosa?, 

 stigmate nigro. 



Female. — Pale testaceous. Head a little broader than the thorax ; 

 front whitish. Eyes red. Antenna? tawny, nearly filiform, much 

 shorter than the thorax ; first pale testaceous ; club lanceolate. 

 Thorax with a tawny stripe, in structure like that of M. dorsalis. 

 Petiole extremely short. Abdomen subfusiform, shorter than the 

 thorax, with a brownish band on each segment. Sheath of the 

 oviduct black, slightly curved, as long as the abdomen. Legs whitish. 

 Wings pellucid ; veins testaceous ; ulna about one-fourth of the length 

 of the humerus ; radius and cubitus very short ; stigma black. Length 

 of the body 1$ line. 



On Pistacia lentiscus and on P. terebinthus in S. France and in 

 Tuscany. 



Genus ECDAMUA. 



E. Indica. Fwm. — ■Aureo-viridis, gracillima ; caput thorace latius ; 

 antenna? nigra? ; petiolus pallide flavus, gracillimus, metathoraci 

 a?quilougus ; abdomen thorace multo brevius, basi pallide flavus ; 

 oviductus corpore plus duplo longior ; pedes flavi ; ala? diaphana?, 

 testaceo pallido venosa?. 



Female. — Bright golden green, very slender. Head and thorax 

 very finely squamous. Head large, broader than the thorax. Eyes 

 piceous. Antenna? black. Thorax long. Prothorax elongate-conical, 

 much developed. Scutum long ; sutures of the parapside strongly 

 marked. Metathorax slanting, tapering hindward. Petiole pale 

 yellow, very slender, as long as the metathorax. Abdomen smooth, 

 much compressed, much shorter than the thorax. Sheath of the 

 oviduct black, very slender, more than twice the length of the body. 

 Legs yellow, slender. Wings pellucid ; veins pale testaceous. 

 Length of the body 2£ lines. 



The pale base of the abdomen and the nearly entirely pale legs 

 distinguish it from E. macrotelus. 



Bombay. In the collection of Dr. Leith. 



