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thorax above and the scutellum rugose ; the sides and 
pectus strongly punctured; a stout acute tooth curved 
downwards at the lateral angles of the scutellum; the 
segments of the abdomen evenly and moderately punc- 
tured, most finely so at their basal margins ; the apical 
segment smooth and lanceolate at its apex; the inferior 
valve narrower, more acute, and extending a little beyond 
the upper one. The wings hyaline to one-third of their 
length from the base, beyond which they are dark fuscous. 
The face covered with snow-white pubescence, that on the 
clypeus is downy and fulyous along the anterior margin ; 
the margins of the abdominal segments with a narrow 
white pubescent fringe, which slightly widens laterally. 
Male.—Length 5—5} lines. Closely resembles the 
female; the clypeus has not any fulvous pubescence at its 
anterior margin, but, as well as the face, is densely covered 
with white pubescence ; the head is a little wider than the 
thorax ; the wings as in the female; the apical segment 
has the upper valve armed with eight teeth, a short acute 
one on each side at its base, a deep notch or short groove 
at the apex, in the middle, forms two other somewhat 
blunt teeth, beyond these the margin terminates on each 
side in a short acute tooth; the apex beneath these four 
teeth terminates in two longer acute teeth or spines. 
The general resemblance of these sexes quite warrants 
their being united as constituting one species. 
Celioxys cuneatus. 
Female.—Length 5 lines. Black, shining and punc- 
tured; the abdomen with narrow white uninterrupted 
abdominal fasciz. Head and thorax strongly punctured; 
the face and cheeks covered with white pubescence. 
Thorax: a small spot of white pubescence at the anterior 
margin of the mesothorax, two at the basal margin of the 
scutellum, and also a minute one behind the tegulz; the 
sides and beneath as well as the legs with fine, short, white 
pubescence; a short blunt tooth at the lateral angles 
of the scutellum; the wings slightly fuscous, becoming 
hyaline towards their base. Abdomen wedge-shaped, 
gradually tapering from the base to the apex; the mar- 
ginal fasciee widest laterally and continued on the margins 
beneath. 
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