218 



Smiera maculata. ' Fabr. Mant. Ins.' i. 273 ; ' Linn. Syst. Nat.' 

 Ed. Gmelin. i. v. 2743.7. 



Coi-pus convexum, rude punctatum, pubescens, obscunim : caput breve, transversum, vix thoracis lati- 

 tudine: antennae subfiliformes, apice tenuiores ; articulus Imus longus, sublinearis ; 2dus uiediocris ; 3us 

 minimus; 4tus et sequentes ad 13um longitudine curtantes : thorax brevi-ovatus : prothorax brevis, trans- 

 versus : mesothoracis scutum mediocre, transversum ; parapsidiim sutura; sat bene determiuata; ; scutellum 

 brevi-conicum, sat magnum, basi sulcatum, apice bicoruulum: metathorax brevis, ti'ansversus, decHvis : peti- 

 olus gracilis, abdominis dimidii vix longitudine : abdomen ovatiim, compressmn, nitens, Iseve, fere glabrum ; 

 segmenta Imo ad ultimum curtantia : metafemora dentibus 6 subtus armata: alee ampte ; nervus humeralis 

 ulnari fere duplo longior, radialis ulnari paullo longior, cubilali triplo longior, cubitalis sat longus ; radiali 

 unguium peracutum iingens stigmate non terminatum at nervulos 2 breves spurios emittens : metalis nervus 

 unicus subcostam emissus, earn altingens et spatio brevi abruptus. Flava, nigro varia: caput flavum, postice 

 nigrum ; vertex niger : prothorax iiavus, antice et utrinque niger : mesothoracis scutum nigi'um, fiavo 4-vitta- 

 tum ; scutellum flavum, nigro breviter vittatum : paraptera et epimera nigra, flavo vittata : metathorax niger, 

 utrinque flavo varius : peliolus flavus : abdomen flavum, nigro 5-fasciatum : propedes et mesopedes flavi : 

 metapedum coxeb nigi-ie, flavo maculata; ; trochanteres flavi ; femora flava, extus nigj-o maculata, utroque 

 intus fascia lata difl'usa nigra ; tibia; flava;, tarsi concolores : alee subflavescentes ; squamuloe flavse ; nervi 

 usci. 



Inhabits tlie States of New York, N. America. In the British Mu- 

 seum. 



Smi. Accila. Atra, abdomen fulvura fusco fasciatum, antenna? 

 picea3, pedes nigro-jDicei, metafemora flava, ala? sublimpidae. 

 (Corp. long. lin. 3 ; alar. lin. 7). 



Atra, pubescens, rude punctata, pamm nitens : caput breve, ti-ansversum, thoracis latitudine, ad os albi- 

 dum ; vertex convexus ; frons abrupte declivis, ad scapi receptionem sulcata : oculi et ocelli fuh-i : antenna; 

 picea;, sublus fulva;, thorace vix longiores : thorax ovatus, convexus : protliorax brevis, transversus, postice 

 incurvus : mesothoracis scutum magnum, longitudine latins ; parapsidum sutui-ae bene determinatse ; scutel- 

 lum sat magnum, subrotundum, apice bicornutum : metathorax brevis, ti-ansversus, declivis : peliolus niger, 

 gracilis, cyliudricus, abdominis dimidii longitudine : abdomen ovatum, subcompressum, fulvum fusco fasci- 

 atum, nitens, lajve, fere glabrum, thorace brevius ; segmentum Imum magnum, 2dam et sequentia hrevia : pedes 

 nigi-i : metapedum coxje magna; ; femora maxima, flava, apice et supra nigra, subtus dentibus armata ; 

 genua picea ; tarsi picei : alte sublimjjidfe, minime flavescentes ; squamula; piceje ; nervi picei ; proalis nervus 

 humeralis ubiari fere duplo longior, radialis ulnaii non brevior, cubitaUs brevissimus stigma Iingens mini- 

 miun apice sub-bifurcatum. 



Inhabits Brazil. In the collection of Mr. Shuckard. 

 Genus. — Chalcis, Fahricius. 



Glial. Tenia. Nigra, antenna? nigraj, pedes rufi nigro varii, alae 

 lirapida;. (Corp. long. lin. 1^ ; alar. lin. 2^). 



Nigra, convexa, punctata, parum nitens, parce pubescens : antennse nigra; : oculi et ocelli rufi : petiolus 

 brevissimus : abdomen nitens, la;ve, basi fere glabrum, thorace brevius : pedes rufi ; coxa; nigrse ; femora 

 nigra ; tibia; nigra;, basi et subtus rufte : metapedum femora rufa, subtus dentibus plurimis minutis armata ; 

 tibise rufa; : ahe limpida; ; squamula; picea; ; nervi picei ; proalis nervus ulnaris humerali multo brevior, 

 radialis et cubitalis brevissimi. 



Inhabits Van Dieman's Land. In the collection of Mr. Shuckard. 



Clial. Polyctor. Nigra, abdomen rufum, antennae nigrae, pedes rufi 

 nigro et albo varii, ala? limpida). ( Corp. long. lin. 2 ; alar, 

 lin, 3). 



