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7. METAPODIUS SERICEICOLLIS. 
Mas. Niger; antenne corpore breviores, articulo 40 30 multo longiore ; 
prothorax subtuberculatus, plagis duabus anticis sericeis albido- 
testaceis, lateribus spinulosis, angulis posticis acutis subdilatatis ; 
venler cano tumentosus ; femora qualuor anteriora subtus uniseriatim 
spinulosa; femora postica incrassata, subtus spinulosa et quinque 
spinosa ; tibie postice subtus serrate spinulose et basi subdilatate, 
supra valde dilatate ; tarsi postict testacet ; ale postice subcinerea, 
nigro venose, apud marginem exteriorem fuscescentes. 
Male. Black. Rostrum piceous, extending to the middle coxe; 
joints nearly equal in length. Antenne shorter than the body; joints from 
the first to the third successively decreasing in length; fourth much longer 
than the third. Prothorax minutely tuberculate, with two silky whitish 
testaceous excavated patches on the fore border; hind part slightly dilated, 
its sides armed with small spines, a longer spine on each hind angle; a 
very slight transverse ridge near the hind border. Abdomen with hoary 
tomentum beneath. Four anterior femora with a row of minute spines 
beneath. Hind femora incrassated, armed beneath with small spines 
towards the base and with five large spines towards the tips, also with 
another row of minute spines. Hind tibia shorter than the hind femora 
slightly serrated and with a few small spines beneath, where they are 
slightly dilated towards the base, much dilated above; the dilatation with 
a long shallow excavation beyond the middle. Hind tarsi testaceous. 
Hind wings slightly cinereous, brownish along the exterior border; veins 
black. Var. immature.—Piceous. Four anterior femora red, piceous 
towards the tips. Fore wings with red veins. Length of the body 12—14 
lines. 
a—c. South America. 
d. Demerara. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
e. Brazil. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
8. Mertaropius tHoracicus, C. H. 428. 
Mexico. 
a. Honduras. From Mr. Dyson’s collection. 
9. Metapopius aranutosus, C. H, 430. 
Mexico. 
a, 6. Honduras. From Mr. Dyson’s collection. 
10. MeTapopius consoBrinus, C. H, 431. 
a, b, ———? 
11. Merapopius aptcauis, C. H. 431. 
