Species of Pangoninae from South America. 293 



than the first, tapering to a point. Proboscis nearly as 

 long as body. Beard brown above, gi'ey below. Thorax 

 and scutellum dull brown, with spare black pubescence and a 

 white tuft of hairs at the base of wings ; the pleurae fringed 

 with white hairs. Abdomen black and shining; a white 

 tuft of hairs on the lateral margins of the last two segments, 

 the other segments bordered at the sides with black hairs. 

 Legs black, the fore tibia? and tarsi dull brown, with fulvous 

 pubescence on the underside of the first tarsal joint ; the last 

 tarsal joint of posterior legs is reddish. Wings grey, at base 

 and on fore border yellowish ; a white oblong spot at the 

 extreme base of the wing, another at the root of the first basal 

 cell, and a short white line between the first and second 

 longitudinal veins, starting from the root of the latter ; veins 

 yellow, no appendix. 



Length 14 millim. ; proboscis 11 millim. 



Type (J*) from Surinam, S. America. 



Erephrosis rufopilosis, ? , sp. n. 



Dark brown. Antennae and face black, the latter with a 

 band of ashy-grey tomentum below the antennas. Palpi 

 black, long, extending far beyond the face ; the second joint 

 nearly twice as long as the first, broad at the base, with a 

 deep furrow on the outer side, tapering to a point, edged with 

 black pubescence. Forehead brown, covered with rather long 

 black pubescence. Beard black. Thorax with long brown 

 hairs on the anterior half and on the sides ; scutellum reddish 

 brown ; a thick tuft of black hairs at base of wings. Abdo- 

 men dark brown, the first three segments somewhat reddish ; 

 with bright orange-red pubescence on the sides of the seg- 

 ments, widest on the second segment, becoming a transverse 

 fringe on the posterior margins of the fourth and fifth seg- 

 ments, and appearing as scattered hairs on the dorsum of the 

 posterior segments ; underside black and shining, the orange 

 hairs appearing on the extreme lateral margins only. Legs 

 black, the anterior coxae with greyish pubescence; the femora 

 and tibiae fringed with long black hairs, thickest on the ante- 

 rior ones, some fulvous pubescence on the underside of the 

 tarsi. Wings brown, yellow on fore border and at base, with 

 lighter centres to the cells on the posterior border and two 

 white spots at the base of the wing, besides a white streak 

 between the first and second longitudinal vein; an appendix 

 on the branch of the third longitudinal vein. 



Length 16 millim. ; proboscis 8 millim. 



Type ( ? ) from Bolivia {Songo). 



