168 CRABRONID&. 
The ¢ differs in having the antennz fimbriated beneath ; and 
the scape in front, the intermediate tibiz in front, and the pos- 
terior ones at the base, all yellow. 
é in the Cabinet of Mr. Stephens, 
g in Mr, Walker’s and my own. 
+4+ This species approaches somewhat to the Crossocerus 
niger of St. Fargeau, but it is distinct. I have taken the ¢ 
in company with the C. elongatulus in the neighbourhood 
of London, and Mr. Walker has taken it at Barmouth. 
Sp. 27. propinquus. N. Sp. 
niger, elongatus, metathorace levi, clypeo nigro. 
length 23-—3} lines. 
? Crossocerus pallidipalpis. St. Farg. 3. 779. 15. 
Head black, minutely punctured; the stemmata placed in a 
triangle in the middle of the vertex, a delicate longitudinal im- 
pression between the posterior ones which passes just beyond 
them, a smooth shining depression on each side of them, a deeper 
longitudinal depression in front of the anterior one extending to 
the face; the antenne black, with a yellow line on the outside 
of the scape; the inner orbits of the eyes, the lower part of the 
cheeks, and the clypeus, covered with a silvery pubescence; the 
mandibles black, with their apex rufo-piceous, 
The thorax black, minutely punctured, somewhat shining; two 
central parallel longitudinal lines at the base of the dorsolum, 
extending to the disk, and two shorter lateral ones; the meta- 
thorax smooth and shining, having a consute cruciform incisure, 
the transverse one curving upwards, and the posterior portion 
of the metathorax with some scattered punctures ; the collar with 
sometimes a minute pale yellow dot on each side; the tegulz 
piceous ; the wings slightly coloured, and their nervures piceous ; 
the legs black, the anterior tibiz in front yellow, and the inter- 
mediate and posterior ones yellow at the extreme base, the tarsi 
