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bristly hairs. The bristles on hind part of head black. 
Thoraw dark, covered with grey tomentum, with two very 
distinet, narrow, blackish-brown, median stripes and duller 
greenish spots at sides ; preesutural bristles two im number ; 
the supra-alar and postalar respectively three in number, all 
black and very stout; median posterior bristles also stout 
and numerous. Scutelium same colour as thorax, with two 
black bristles. Adédomen brownish black, covered with 
greenish-grey tomentum, very noticeable yellow bristles at 
sides of each segment, and the dorsum covered with short 
black pubesc ence; astouter row of black bristly hairs on the 
posterior borders of segments, which also appear paler in 
colour; genitalia small, black and shining, with black pubes- 
cence. Tans reddish yellow, with a black stripe on all the 
femora and the two posterior pairs with black hairs ; the 
posterior tibize darker at apices and the tarsi all darker at 
the joints ; all bristles black with the exception of two or 
three long yellowish bristles on the fore and middle tibie at 
apices and at the bases of the first tarsal joints; pubescence 
short, black, some longer white pubescence on the underside 
of the fore femora and some short yellow pubescence on the 
outer edges of the tibice and first tarsal joints. Wings clear, 
grey at apex and on hind border, the posterior fork of the 
third vein slightly curved, the small transverse vein beyond 
the middle of the discal cell. 
Female identical, the yellow bristles on the legs not always 
present ; ovipositor, which does not include the seventh 
segment, is about the length of the last two segments 
together. 
VII.—Batopora (Bryozoa) and its Allies. 
By Axtavur Wm. Waters, F.L.S., F.G.S 
[Plate VI.] 
CONTENTS. Dans 
Batopora multiradiata, Rss. oo... 66... Shouse: 
Mamillopora simplex (Kosch.) ...... sate ai 86 
Didentatar (HRSSS)Na ss sicsre saute: oe) oes ete (OO: 
GisaV OFS (ICOSCH,) gcc ss: Saws OS 
Spherophora fossa, Haswell .............. 89 
Orbitulipora eacentried, See. ws. cee eee eee = ey 
As several interesting points have turned up relating to 
Batopora and its allies, it seems better to publish an account 
at once, without waiting for the publication of a paper, 
