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of the postpectus naked, polished and punctured on the 

 sides, with long white hairs in each puncture. Legs 

 polished, the femora and tibiae densely covered with long 

 white hairs on the margins, and with black bristles on 

 the sides and the margins of the tarsal joints ; the pos- 

 terior tarsi with long black hairs on both sides above 

 and below, and some white hairs at the beginning of 

 the inside. 



The female has not yet been found. The above de- 

 scriptions have been submitted to Dr. Burmeister. 



Explanation of Plate VII. 



Fig. 1. Burmeisteria mirabilis, $ , natural size. 



2. The antenna, magnified. 



3. The mouth ; a, labrum ; b, b, maxillary palpi ; c, c, labial 



palpi ; d, mentimi. Magnified. 



4. Claws of anterior tarsi, magnified. 



5. ,, of posterior tarsi, magnified. 



6. The pygidium, seen from below ; natural size. 



