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ferruginous. Wings cinereous ; veins black. Length of the body 

 3 hues. 



Mysol. 



Epistenia nigra. Fcem. — Nigra ; caput thoraee paullo latius ; 

 antenna? subclavatoe, thoraee paullo breviores ; prothorax brevis, sub- 

 quadratus ; parapsidurn sutura3 valde determinatae ; metathorax 

 brevis ; abdomen convexum, sessile, thoraee fere quadruplo longius, 

 dimidio apicali compresso stylato ; pedes breviusculi, sat graciles, 

 tibiis tarsisque piceis basi sordide albidis ; alas cinereae. 



Male. — Black, with slight cinereous tomentum. Head and thorax 

 very finely squamous. Head a little broader than the thorax. 

 Antennae subclavate, compact, a little shorter than the thorax. Pro- 

 thorax short, subquadrate. Mesothorax with the sutures of the 

 parapsides strongly marked. Metathorax short. Abdomen convex, 

 quite sessile, nearly four times the length of the thorax, its hinder 

 half forming a compressed style. Legs rather short and slender; 

 tibiae and tarsi piceous, dingy whitish towards the base. Wings 

 cinereous; veins black; ulna about half the length of the humerus, a 

 little longer than the radius ; cubitus very short ; stigma very small. 

 Length of the body 5 lines. 



Zulu. 



Epistenia quadkiplagiata. Fcem. — Cyaneo-viridis ; caput thoraci 

 aequilatum ; antennae nigrae, subclavatae, thoraee vix breviores, 

 articulo lo viridi; prothorax brevis, subquadratus ; parapsidurn 

 suturae valde determinatae ; metathorax brevissimus ; abdomen con- 

 vexum, lanceolatum, sessile, peracutum, basi cupreum, thoraee multo 

 longius ; pedes rufi, sat graciles ; alae anticae cinereae, plagis duabus 

 fuscesceutibus connexis. 



Female. — Bluish green, slightly pubescent. Head and thorax 

 finely squamous. Head as broad as the thorax. Eyes piceous. 

 Antennae black, subclavate, compact, nearly as long as the thorax ; 

 first joint green. Prothorax short, subquadrate. Mesothorax with 

 the sutures of the parapsides strongly marked. Metathorax very 

 short. Abdomen sessile, lanceolate, convex, smooth, very acute, 

 bright cupreous above at the base, much longer than the thorax. 

 Legs red, rather slender ; middle tibiae with a long apical spine. 

 Wings cinereous; two brownish patches, which are connected with 

 each other and with the costa on each fore wing ; veins black ; ulna 

 much more than half tbe length of tbe humerus ; radius as long as 

 the ulna ; cubitus rather short ; stigma very small. Length of the 

 body 3i lines. 



Amazon Region. 



