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a yellow stripe beneath. Prothorax with a small transverse yellow 
streak on each side. A small yellow streak on each of the pa- 
rapsides and paraptera of the mesothorax; scutellum with an 
interrupted transverse yellow line on its fore-border, forming on 
its hind-border a slightly excavated rim. Metathorax vertical. 
Petiole a little longer than the metathorax. Abdomen nearly 
oval, shorter and narrower than the thorax. Hind-femora with 
one small and five very large teeth; hind-tibize with a luteous 
streak above towards the base; tarsi luteous; fore-tarsi piceous 
above towards the base. Wings dark cinereous ; veins piceous ; 
ulna about half the length of the humerus; radius a little longer 
than the ulna; cubitus rather short. 
Length of the body 43 lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 
Female ?—Prothorax with a yellow line along each side and on 
the hind border, where it is widely interrupted. Scutellum with 
a yellow line along the hind-border. Metathorax oblique. Petiole 
a little shorter than the metathorax. Abdomen dingy luteous 
beneath. Hind-coxz yellow on the inner side towards the tips ; 
hind-femora with a yellow streak, which is largest on the inner 
side; hind-tibiz luteous on the inner side towards the base; 
anterior knees and tarsi yellow; hind-tarsi black. 
3. Smiera efficta. 
Mas.—Nigra; oculi flavo-cincti; antennz subtus pice, scapo 
subtus flavo; thorax scuti margine antico, parapsidum lituris 
duabus transversis, scutellique margine postico flavis; ab- 
domen supra luridum ; pedes anteriores flavi, ex parte picei ; 
ale cineree, 
Male.—Black, stout. Head yellow about the eyes. Antenne 
filiform, piceous beneath ; scape yellow beneath. Scutum of the 
mesothorax bordered with yellow in front; a yellow transverse 
mark on each of the parapsides; scutellum yellow on the hind 
border, which is armed with two very Small teeth. Petiole as long 
as the metathorax. Abdomen elongate-oval, lurid above, shorter 
and much narrower than the thorax. Hind-femora armed with 
seven teeth, of which five are large; anterior legs yellow; anterior 
femora and middle tibize mostly piceous above. Wings cinereous; 
veins black; ulna half the length of the humerus; radius as long 
as the ulna; cubitus moderately long. 
Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 7 lines, 
4, Smiera contacta. 
Mas.—Lutea; caput postice nigrum; antennee nigra, subtus 
rufescentes, scapo subtus luteo; prothorax fascia nigra luteo- 
