174 Mr. F. Walker on some undescrlbed Specks 



of the humerus ; radius not longer than the ulna ; cubitus short. 

 Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 



Para. Discovered by Mr. Bates. In the British Museum. 



Smiera lanceolata. Fcem. Lutea ; caput et thorax subpunctata, 

 ilium antice flavum; antennfe picefe, filifonnes, apice luteae, scapo 

 fulvo ; scutum nigro quadrimaculatum ; scutellum bidentatimi, nigro 

 bifasciatum ; metathorax nigro unifasciatus ; abdomen lanceolatum, 

 fasciatum ; coxae posticae vittatae ; femora postica dentata ; alae longae, 

 cinereae. 



Female. Luteous. Head and thorax minutely punctiu-ed. Head 

 yellow in fi-ont. Antennae piceous, filiform, luteous at the tips ; scape 

 tawny ; scutum with a black spot on each side of the fore border, and 

 with a black exterior spot on each side hindward ; scutellum with a 

 black band at the base extending to the paraptera, and with a black 

 band near the hind border, which is armed with two short teeth; 

 metathorax with a short black band. Abdomen lanceolate, slightly 

 compressed, a little narrower and much longer than the thorax, ex- 

 tending a little beyond the fore wings; a darker band on each seg- 

 ment. Hind coxae long, with a darker stripe on the outer side ; hind 

 femora incrassated, with several large teeth beneath, the basal tooth 

 very large. Wings long, cinereous ; veins tawny ; ulna fidl half the 

 length of the humerus ; radius a little shorter than the idna ; cubitus 

 short. Length of the body 4i lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



Santarem. Discovered by Mr. Bates. In the British Museum. 



Smteba costalis. Foem. Lutea, glabra, nitens ; caput et thorax pimc- 

 tata; antennae nigTae, filiformes, subtus apiceque rufescentes, scapo 

 luteo ; scutum nigro trivittatum ; paraptera nigro guttata ; scutellum 

 inerme, nigro •vittatum; petiolus longus, nigro bilineatus; abdomen 

 ferrugineimi, fusifonne ; coxae posticje extus nigro lineatae ; femora 

 postica dentata; alas cinereae, amplae, anticse apud costam fusces- 

 centes. 



Female. Luteous, smooth, shining. Head and thorax punctured. 

 Antennae black, filiform, reddish beneath and at the tips ; scape luteous. 

 Scutum with three black stripes; one discal, triangular, attenuated 

 hindward, and one on each of the parapsides ; a black dot on each of 

 the paraptera ; scutellum unarmed, with a black stripe, which is dilated 

 hindward. Petiole long, shorter than the hind coxae, with a black line 

 on each side. Abdomen fusiform, ferruginous, except at the base and 

 beneath, narrower than the thorax, more than twice the length of the 

 petiole. Hind coxae with a black line on the outer side ; hind femora 

 incrassated, with large black-tipped teeth. Wings cinereous, ample ; 

 veins piceous. Fore wings with a brownish tinge along the costa; 

 ulna about half the length of the humerus ; radius as long as the ulna ; 

 cubitus short. Length of the body 4i lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



Para. Discovered by Mr. Bates. In the British Museum. 



