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Legs stout, slightly hairy. Fore tibiae and hind tibiae black, red towards 

 the base ; tarsi black. Fore wings extending somewhat beyond the tip of 

 the abdomen. Length of the body 8 lines. 



a. Amazon Region. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



22. Apiomerus xanthophilus. 



Mas. Luteus ; caput, tibiae, tarsi membranaque nigra ; scutellum albo 

 bimaculatum ; femora subtuberculata, fusco bifasciata. 



Male. Luteous, fusiform, smooth, shining, with the usual structure. 

 Head, eyes, rostrum, tibia?, tarsi and membrane black. Head about twice 

 as long as the fore lobe of the prolhorax ; fore lobe half as long as the hind 

 lobe. Scutellum with a silky white spot on each side. Femora slightly 

 tuberculate, with two brown bands ; tibiae hairy. Fore wings extending 

 beyond the tip of the abdomen. Length of the body 10 lines. 



a. Amazon Region. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



23. Apiomerus litueatus. 



Fcem. Ater ; prothorax trisulcatus ; femora apice, tibia anticce basi 

 tibiaque quatuor posteriores lulea ; tibiae intermedia nigro uni- 

 fasciatae ; corii vena ex parte albida. 



Female. Deep black, fusiform, shining. Head fusiform, very much 

 longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax, which is deeply furrowed in the 

 middle and on each side. Legs hairy; femora luteous at the lips; fore 

 tibia? luteous at the base ; four posterior tibiae luteous; middle tibiae with 

 a black band. Veins of the corium partly whitish, forming a zigzag 

 figure. Length of the body 12 lines. 



a. Amazon Region. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



24. Apiomerus lateralis. 



Mas. Ater; abdomen plagis lateralibus apiceque rnfis ; femora apice 

 tibiaque basi rufa. 



Male. Deep black, fusiform, shining, with the usual structure. 

 Second joint of the antennae less than half the length of the third. Abdo- 

 men with red patches along each side; tip and the two apical lobes red. 

 Legs hairy; femora red at the tips; tibiae red at the base. Fore wings 

 extending beyond the tip of the abdomen. Length of the body 10 lines. 



a, b. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



c. Brazil. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



25. Apiomerus decorus. 



Fcem. Ater; scutellum album; pectus, abdomen et pedes rufo; tibia 

 nigra, basi rufa; tibia postiea dimidio basali larsiquc nigra; 

 corium rufum. 



Female. Deep black, fusiform, smooth, shining, slightly hairy. 

 Second joint of the antenna; full half as long as the third. Scutellum 

 snowy white. Pecius and abdomen red. Legs red, stout, hairy; fore 



