242 Mr. J. O. Westwood on Evania and 



Closely allied to the two preceding species are the two follow- 

 ing :— 



Sp. 4. Evania Cubce, Guerin, Icon. R. An. Ins. pi, 65, fig. 1. 



Inhabits the island of Cuba, but of which the description is 

 not yet published. The abdomen of the male is figured of a more 

 ovate form, and terminated by a small conical appendage, whilst 

 that of the female is much less strongly securiform. 



Sp. 5. Evania Desjardinsii, Blanchard, Hist. Nat. Ins. vol.iv, p. 299. 



Inhabits the Isle of France, " le seul caractere " consists in the 

 abdomen, which " n'est plus completement securiforme, mais il est 

 beaucoup moins large et presque cylindrique, quoique toujours 

 tres fortement comprime lateralement." 



Sp. 6. Evania princeps, Westw. 



Tota nigra, facie argenteo-sericea longitudinaliter striata, thorace 

 rude punctato, alarum anticarum vena radiali ad apicem 

 recurvo $ 5 . 



Long. corp. lin. 7, exp. alar, lin. 10|. 



Habitat in Nova Hollandia. 



In Mus. Dom. Hope, Newman et nostr. 



Gigas in genere. Tota nigra. Caput, thorax et abdominis 

 petiolus rude punctata, metathorace areolato, facie longitudi- 

 naliter striata et lateribus capitis thoracisque argenteo-sericeis. 

 Mandibulse intus 3-dentatae, palpi labiales articulis simplici- 

 bus. Alae infuscatae, vena radiali ad apicem recurvata. Furca 

 metasterni brevissima recta. Abdomen valde compressissi- 

 mum, subtriangulare. Differt mas facie minus striata. 



Sp. 7. Evania Ahyssinica, Westw. 



Nigra, thorace et petiolo abdominali rufis, pedibus piceis, facie 



punctata 5 . 

 Syn. Evania thoracica, Klug. MSS., nee Ev. thoracica, Blanchard. 

 Long. Corp. lin. 3f , exp. alar. lin. 6|. 

 Habitat in Abyssinia. 

 In Mus. nostr. Communic. eel. Dom. Klug. 



Magnitudo Ev. appendigastris. Antenna; longae nigrae, subtus 

 piceee. Caput nigrum, facie parum argenteo-sericea, punctis 

 parvis impressis, baud confluentibus, carinaque abbreviata 

 mediana sub antennas, Mandibulae nigrse, apice piceo. Palpi 

 piceo-rufi. Thorax ferrugineus, tenue punctatus, metathorace 



