54 TETTHREHJXinJS. 



13. Ptenus nigropectus. 

 Renos nigropectus, Ncn-t. Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. iv. p. 77 (1872). 

 Hab. Texas. 



81. PACHYLOTA. 

 Pachylota, Weslw. Arc. Ent. i. p. 24 (1841). 



1 . Pachylota audouinii. 



Pachylota audouinii, Weslw. Arc Ent. i. p. 24, pi. vii. fig. 8 | 1846). 

 Hab. West Africa? or South America ? 

 a. 2- S. AmericaP 



2. Pachylota varicolor. 



Pachylota varicolor, Nort. Trant Amer. 1 1(1872). 



Hab. Mexico. 



32. ATHERMANTUS. 



Characters of ffylotoma, but with the tibiae rather flattened and 

 clothed with shorl bristles ; two end spurs, bul none in the middle. 

 Third joint of the antennae rather 'i<l thick, flattened towards 



the extremity. The antennae will probably ; I • be Longer, cili- 



ated, bul not furcate, in the mal< 



In the type the firsl discoidal '•-■11 on the left side is divided by 

 an additional nervule, thus making urrent nervures on one 



side; the right side is normal. 



1. Athermantus imperialis. 

 (Plate 111. fig. L8.) 

 Hylotoma imperialis, SrotYA, Ann. .' t) vi. p.254 1 1860). 



Exp. al. 1-| poll., long. corp. 9 lin. 



Brilliant purple, with changing violet tint 

 and hgs dark blue, smooth, and shining ; third joint "t' I •■ onae 



black; wings deep yellowish hyalini - ; i yellow. 



This magnificent species is probably tl id handso: 



yet described in this subfamily. 



Hab. North China. 



a. 2- N. ( 'hina. II. Fortune. 



33. HYLOTOMA. 



Hylotoma, Latr. lli*t. Nat. iii. p. ■ 



Arge, Schrank, Fauna Boica, ii. pt. 2, p. 226 (180 



