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second joint elongate-cyathiform ; third and fourth nearly equal : club 

 lanceolate, much broader than the fourth joint and more than twice its 

 length. Prothorax very short. Scutum somewhat attenuated in 

 front; sutures of the parapsides indistinct. Scutellum with two 

 furrows. Meta thorax well developed. Abdomen linear, conical at 

 the tip, a little longer than the thorax. Femora and four posterior 

 tibiae black, the former yellowish white at the tips, the latter yellowish 

 white at the base ; tibiae towards the tips and tarsi pale yellow, tips 

 of the latter brown ; fore tibiae and fore tarsi dingy yellow, the former 

 striped with brown, the latter with brown tips. Wiugs pellucid ; 

 veins dingy whitish ; ulna longer tban the humerus ; radius shorter 

 than the ulna ; stigma very small. Length of the body | line. 



"XEpiclerus femoralis. Mas et faun. — Viridis aut cupreus ; 

 caput thorace latius ; antennae nigrae, graciles, thorace multo breviores, 

 maris filiformes, fcem. clavatae ; prothorax brevis ; parapsidum suturaj 

 conspicuae ; metathorax bene determinatus ; pedes rufescentes, femori- 

 bus basi nigris ; alae diaphanae ; fusco venosae. 



Male and female. — Green or cupreous. Head and thorax finely 

 squamous, with some white hairs. Head broader than the thorax. 

 Antennae black, slender, much shorter than the thorax, filiform in 

 the male, clavate in the female ; club elongate-conical in the male, 

 conical in the female, about twice the length of the preceding joint. 

 Prothorax short. Sutures of the parapsides distinct, far apart. 

 Scutellum rather long. Metathorax well developed. Abdomen sub- 

 petiolated, elliptical, shorter than the thorax. Legs reddish ; femora 

 black towards the base ; tips of the tarsi black. Wings colourless ; 

 veins brown ; ulua as long as the humerus ; radius nearly half the 

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

 body i — f line. 



"Entedon intaminatus. Fcem. — Aureo-viridis, gracilis; caput 

 antice et apud oculos luteum, thorace paullo latius; antennas fuscae, 

 filiformes, 8-articulatae, articulo lo luteo apice fusco ; prothorax brevis, 

 conicus ; scutum longiusculum, parapsidum suturis bene determinatis ; 

 scutellum bicarinatum ; metathorax sat longus ; pedes flavi ; alas 

 diaphanae, venis flavis, stigmate miuimo. 



Female. — Gilded green, slender. Head a little broader than the 

 thorax, luteous in front and about the eyes. Antennas brown, 

 filiform, slender, 8-jointed ; first joint luteous, brown at the tip ; 

 second clavate ; third, fourth and fifth linear, successively decreasing 

 in length ; club lanceolate, more than twice the length of the fifth 

 joint. Prothorax short, conical. Scutum elongate ; sutures of 

 parapsides well defined. Scutellum with two distinct keels. Meta- 

 thorax elongate. Legs yellow. Wings quite pellucid ; veins yellow ; 



