* Posterior tibiae elongate-triangular; 

 last joint of posterior tarsi scarcely^ 

 smaller than the fourth. 



of some new Aculeate Hymenoptera. 71 



1. Wings with a small triangular cell between 7 ^. TJJ 

 the first and second submarginal cells. S 



2. Wings without the small triangular cell. 



a Wings fitted for flying ; spurs of hind 

 legs long, curved, and obtuse. 



Macromeria, 

 Westw. MSS. 

 (Mer/a Klugii, 

 Westw. Proc. 

 Zool. Soc. 

 Aprill4,1835.) 



** Posterior tibiae globose; last joint) Parameria, 

 of posterior tarsi very minute. 5 Guerin(loc. cit.) 



6. Wings unfit for flight ; spurs of hind 1 p SEUD0MERIA# 

 legs moderate, straight, and acute. ) 



Fam. EUMENIDjE, Westwood. 

 Genus Raphiglossa,* Saunders. 

 Caput magnum subrotundum, subtus oblique complanatum, 

 thoraci fere latitudine coaequale. Oculi interne emarginati. 

 Mandibidce obtusae apice transverse serrato. Labium longis- 

 simum, inter coxas acuforme retrorsum, cum maxillis vix 

 brevioribus, productum. Clypeus antice excavatus, labium 

 porrectum ad recipiendum et dirigendum. Thorax truncato- 

 convexus, medio vix dilatatus, subtus canaliculatus. Antenna 

 thoraci fere longitudine coaequalis. Alee anticae cellulis cubi- 

 talibus quatuor, quarum secunda et tertia singulatim venam 

 recurventem accipiunt ; prima magna, basi ampliori ; secunda 

 parv& subtriangulari, lateribus antice valde approximatis, 

 venam recurrentem recipiente ; tertian subquadrata, externe 

 latiori, secundam recurrentem accipienti ; apicali clausal. 



A. Abdomen segmento basalt elon gato, infundibuliformi : Mas, 

 antennarum apice integro : cellula radialis simplex. 



* pa<fif, acus ; y\vc9a, lingua. 



