160 Ml', R. MacLachl;m^s Monograph of 



and afterwards abruptly elevated ; the sub-costa nearly 

 joins the pterostigma ; eight costal veinlets; pterostigma 

 elongate^ pale brownish yellow, with one transverse vein- 

 let, commencing at about the same point as the areole be- 

 neath it, and externally extending scarcely beyond it; first 

 apical vein forked, not starting immediately from the 

 pterostigma ; second twice forked ; third simple ; fourth, 

 fifth, and sixth once forked; veins on the dorsal margin 

 simple ; three discoidal areoles ; neuration fuscous, the 

 outer edge of the costa, and the radius and other veins 

 at the base, yellow. 



Expanse of wings, $ , 8 lines. 



I have seen but one British specimen, which is in Mr. 

 Waterhouse's Collection. 



This species has much analogy with xanthostigma, from 

 which it especially differs in the appendices of the c? > iii 

 the more coarsely punctured head, &c., &c. 



4. Raphidia maculicollis, Stephens. 



Eaphidia maculicollis (Leach), Steph. 111. vi. 131 

 (1846). R. affinis (Leach), Steph. I. c. R. hispanica, 

 Ramb. Nevi'op. 438 (1842) ; Schn. Stett. Zeit. 1845, 

 p. 255 ; Hag. Tr. Ent. Soc, ser. 3, v. 496 ; Ed. Pict. 

 Nevrop. d'Esp. 52, pi. v. fig. 1 — 6. 



The description is made from a fresh male example. 



Head gradually narrowing behind, the sides rounded, 

 the neck evident, but short ; black, moderately punc- 

 tured ; a broad depressed median red line extends from 

 the hinder edge to about the middle of the occiput, and 

 there are large red irregular spots, forming an ill-defined 

 band on each side ; beneath, the whole posterior portion is 

 red, with an impressed median black line ; the rest black ; 

 front and clypeus reddish-yellow ; lahruni piceous ; ocelli 

 distinct, large, nearly equally distant ; antennce black ; 

 the basal fourth reddish-yellow. 



Prothorax narrow in front, and gradually dilated pos- 

 teriorly, rugose ; black above, the anterior edge reddish, 

 the deflexed sides of the pronotum broadly reddish ; free 

 posterior portion of the pro-sternum reddish. Meso- 

 notum black, with a reddish spot in front, and a reddish 

 tubercle behind. Meta-notivm black. 



Abdomen black ; above, each segment is narrowly mar- 

 gined with yellow posteriorly, and at the sides ; first 



