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The median abdominal stripe com- 

 posed of spots of unequal size, 

 those on the third and fourth seg- 

 ments ver}^ large and conspicu- 

 ous . . . . . . 26. 



25. Abdomen and thorax lilac or black- 



ish brown, femora blackish. 

 Forehead about five times as long 

 as it is broad . . . . ruhidiis, Wied. 



Abdomen and thorax obscurel}^ red- 

 dish brown, femora reddish brown. 

 Forehead five to six times as long 

 as it is broad . . . . alhimedius, Wlk. 



26. Abdomen and thorax reddish brown, 



femora blackish. Forehead about 



seven times as long as it is broad speciosus, n. sp. 



27. Median stripe of abdomen grey 



tomentose or white or ^^ellow 



haired . . . . . . 28. 



Median stripe of abdomen black . . 31. 



Median stripe of abdomen golden 



haired . , . . . . 32. 



28. Forehead barely half as wide an- 



teriorly as it is at vertex . . 29. 



Forehead parallel or nearly so . . 30. 



29. Small brown species. Femora brown- 



ish. Wings clear, brown on fore 



border . . . . . , hirtistriatus , n. sp. 



30. Large black or reddish brown species, 



medium abdominal stripe narrow. 

 Femora black. Wings tinged 

 brown . . . . . . monetae niatus, Bigot. 



Brown species, the median abdo- 

 minal stripe broad, and two round 

 spots on second segment. Femora 

 reddish. Wings brown on fore 

 border . . . . . . brunnipennis, n. sp. 



31. Abdomen reddish, black at apex, a 



narrow grey .stripe often apparent 



on the median black stripe . . abscondens, Wlk. 



32. Forehead parallel . . . . 33. 

 Forehead narrower anteriorly . . 34. 



33. Abdomen yellowish brown, darker 



at apex, the median stripe dull 



golden haired indistinct . . auristnatus, n. sp. 



34. Abdomen yellowish brown or dark 



brown, the median stripe broad. 

 Fore femora yellowish. Wings 

 brown, especially on fore border .. hybridus , Wied. 



