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than the second and than the third. Prothorax short, much narrower in 

 front; a black dot on each hind angle. Scutellum with an elongated 

 black spot on each side at the base. Legs slender. Wings extending to 

 the tip of the abdomen; membrane and hind wings pellucid. Length of 

 the body 3 lines. 



a, b. Madeira. From Mr. Wollaston's collection. 



9. Heterogaster notatipes. 



Niger, fusiformis ; caput breve ; rostrum luteum, apice nigrum, coxas 

 anlicas superans ; antennce lutece, corporis dimidio paullo longiores, 

 arliculo lo nigro-uninotato ; pedes fiavi, femoribus nigris basi 

 fasciaque subupicali Jluvis, tibiis tarsisque nigro fasciatis ; corium 

 cinereum. 



Black, fusiform, shining, punctured. Head short, a little broader than 

 the fore border of the prothorax. Eyes rather prominent. Rostrum 

 luteous, extending beyond the fore coxae ; tip black. Antennae luteous, 

 slender, a little more than half the length of the body; first joint short, 

 with a black mark on the outer side; second much longer than the first ; 

 third longer than the second, shorter than the fourth. Prothorax short, 

 narrower in front, with a very slight transverse middle furrow. Legs 

 yellow, slender; femora black, yellow towards the base, and with a yellow 

 subapical band ; tibiae and tarsi with black bands. Wings extending to 

 the tip of the abdomen. Corium of the fore wings cinereous; membrane 

 and hind wings pellucid. Length of the body 2\ lines. 



a—f. Madeira. From Mr. Wollaston's collection. 



10. Heterogaster atriclava. 



Testaceus, longi-elliplicus ; caput antice subproductum ; antenna corporis 

 dimidio longiores, articulo 4o atro ; prothorax sulco transverso nigro 

 plus minusve delerminato ; femora nigro punctata; corium pallide 

 testaceum, nigro punclatum. 



Testaceous, shining, elongate-elliptical, very finely punctured. Head 

 triangular, somewhat elongated in front. Eyes piceous, prominent. 

 Antennae slender, more than half the length of the body; first and fourth 

 joints stout; first much shorter than the head ; second much longer than 

 the first; third shorter than the second; fourth deep black, fusiform, as 

 long as the third. Prothorax short, narrower in front, with a very slight 

 transverse more or less black furrow near the fore border. Legs slender; 

 femora with some black points. Wings extending to the lip of the 

 abdomen. Corium of the fore wings pale testaceous, with some black 

 points; membrane and hind wings pellucid. Length of the body 2 — 2j 

 lines. 



Nearly allied to II. Salvia?. 



n, b. Madeira. From Mr. Wollaston's collection. 



