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point on each side of the fore-border; a short black streak on 
each of the parapsides ; scutellum with a short black streak, armed 
with two minute teeth. Petiole fully as long as the metathorax. 
Abdomen fusiform, with a piceous band on the fore-border of each 
segment, rather shorter and much narrower than the thorax. 
Hind-coxze and hind-tibize with black tips; hind-femora armed 
with six teeth, five of which are large. Wings cinereous; veins 
black ; ulna about half the length of the humerus; radius as long 
as the ulna; cubitus short. 
Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 8 lines. 
i aerte “© | 40. Smiera basilica. 
Fem.—Flava; caput nigrum, oculis flavo-cinctis; antenne 
nigree, subtus ochracez, scapo pallidé flavo; scuti discus, 
parapsides apud marginem interiorem, paraptera ex parte, 
seutelli vitta posticé dilatata pectusque nigra; abdomen 
nigro-sex-fasciatum ; femora postica nigro-vittata ; tibiae pos- 
ticee rufescentes, apice flavee; alee anticee cinereze, apud 
costam subluride. 
Female.—Yellow. Head black, except about the eyes and 
towards the mouth. Antenne black, filiform, rather long and 
slender, ochraceous beneath; scape pale yellow, ochraceous 
above towards the tip; second joint ochraceous. Scutum of the 
mesothorax black, except along each side; parapsides black along 
the inner side; paraptera partly black ; scutellum with a black 
stripe, which is dilated on the hind-border, Pectus black. Petiole 
as long as the metathorax. Abdomen lanceolate, a little longer 
and much narrower than the thorax, adorned with six black 
bands. Hind-femora black, except ahove and towards the tips, 
armed with five large teeth ; hind-tibiz reddish, yellow towards 
the tips. Wings cinereous, with a lurid tinge towards the costa; 
veins ochraceous; ulna less than half the length of the humerus; 
radius as Jong as the ulna; cubitus moderately long. 
Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 8 lines. 
11. Smiera composita. 
Feem.—Nigra; oculi flavo-cincti; antennae scapo subtus flavo ; 
prothorax flavus, strigis duabus transversis nigris; meso- 
thoracis segmenta flavo-marginata; metathorax et petiolus 
nigri; abdomen basi fasciisque tribus flavis; pedes flavo- 
varil; ale cinerez. 
Female.—Black. Head yellow about the eyes. Antenne fili- 
form; scape yellow beneath. Prothorax yellow above, with a 
