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the first; fourth shorter than the second, a little longer than the third. 

 Prothorax thickly punctured, with a slight smooth transverse ridge and 

 with a callus on each side near the hind border; hind angles rounded, not 

 prominent. Four anterior legs tawny. Four anterior femora with three 

 very minute spines in a line beneath. Hind femora incrassated, as long as 

 the abdomen, with a long stout curved spine in the middle beneath, dentate 

 from thence to the tips. Hind tibia rather shorter than the hind femora, 

 very slightly dilated towards the base, dentate beneath. Hind tarsi tawny 

 towards the base beneath. Fore wings with a blackish membrane. 

 Length of the body 7 lines. 



a. ? From Mr. Vigors' collection. 



14. Nematopus decoratus. 



Mas. Rufus ; caput fiavescente unistrigatum ; prothorax piceus, luteo 

 late fascialus, angulis po.ilicis acutis non prominulis ; abdomen fiavo 

 biviltatum, apice viridi nigrum ; femora postica subtuberculata, 

 abdomine breviora, subtus unispinosa; ahc anlicae picece, Jlavo 

 venosce. 



Male. Red. Head with a short pale yellowish streak between the ocelli. 

 Rostrum extending nearly to the middle coxae. Antennas slender, a little 

 shorter than the body; first, second and third joints nearly equal in length; 

 fourth nearly twice the length of the third. Prothorax scabrous, piceous, 

 with a callus on each side in front and with a broad luteous band across 

 the middle; hind angles acute, not prominent. Abdomen with a slender 

 pale yellow stripe along each side; tip greenish black. Hind femora 

 incrassated, shorter than the abdomen, with a few tubercles and with a 

 long curved spine in the middle beneath. Hind tibiae as long as the hind 

 femora, with a few very minute spines beneath and with a stout spine 

 beneath at one-third of the length. Fore wings piceous; veins pale 

 yellow ; membrane cinereous. Length of the body 8 lines. 



a. Tapayos. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



15. Nematopus varius. 



Mas. Luleus, subtus ferrugineus ; antennae corpore breviores, arliculo \o 

 apice nigro, 2o 3ogue nigris basi albis ; prothorax piceo punctatus, 

 angulis posticis acutis non prominulis ; abdomen piceo bifasciatnm, 

 subtus luteo univiltalum; coxae et trochanteres nigra; femora postica 

 abdomine multo breviora, dimidio apicali nigro, subtus unispinosa et 

 apices versus denticulala ; tibiae posticae basi nigra et subarcualce ; 

 aim anticap piceae, luteo venosa. 



Mule. Luteous, ferruginous beneath. Rostrum extending nearly to 

 the middle coxae. Antennae shorter than the body; first joint black at the 

 tip; second and third black, shorter than the first, white at the base. 

 Prothorax scabrous, with three calli in front; punctures piceous; hind 

 angles acute, not prominent. Abdomen with two piceous bands near the 

 tip ; under side with an abbreviated luteous stripe. Coxae and trochanters 

 black. Hind femora incrassated, much shorter than the abdomen, black 



