of the Amazon Valley. 327 



Loug. 5-7 liu. $ ? . 



Hah. — Ega. 



The posterior coxjb are blacky and the breast spotted 

 on the sides with black in some examples. The species 

 has a most deceptive analogy to species of Bracon. It 

 flies nimbly over decaying branches of felled trees. 



8tenopterus hraconides (Perty) belongs to this genus. 

 It has recently been sent home by Mr. Rogers from 

 Minas Geraes. 



Genus Phygopoda. 

 Thomson, Syst. Ceramb. p. 1G4 ; Lacord. Gen. viii. 509. 



Distinguished by its long and slender form, short 

 muzzle, and very elongate and clavate hind femora, the 

 tibiae tufted with long black hairs. The following species 

 agree with the definition as given by Lacordaire, but 

 I am unacquainted with the typical species, Phygopoda 

 fugax of Thomson. 



1. Phygopoda alhitarsis. 



Stenopterus alhitarsis, Klug, Nov. Act. Ac. Caes. L. C. 

 Nat. Cur. xii. 475, pi. xliv. f. 12. 



Nigro-chalybea, pectore et annulis abdominis argenteo- 

 tomentosis ; thorace nudo, plagis tribus politis elevatis, 

 interstitiis grosse punctatis ; elytris apicem segmenti 

 primi abdominis attingentibus, abrupte attenuatis, acumi- 

 natis, plaga discoidali albo-testacea vitrea ; pedibus pos- 

 ticis longissimis, tibiis nigro-scopariis, tarsis posticis albis. 



Long. 4^-7 lin. $ $ . 



Hah. — Ega; also Tapajos. 



Sometimes in great abundance at sweet-smelling flowers, 

 and looking like a large Gulex. 



2. Phygopoda suhvestita. 



Odontocera suhvestita, White, Cat. Longic. Brit. Mus. 

 p. 190. 



Melleo-flava. aureo-tomentosa ; capite nigro, dense 

 punctate; antennis fuscis, basi flavo-testaceis ; thorace 



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