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TENTHREDINIDJS. 



102. DIPTER0M0RPHA. 



Wings long and narrow : fore wings resembling those of a Tipula 

 in shape, with two marginal cells, the dividing line curved almost 

 al a right angle, and four submarginal cells, the second marked with 

 a horny point — the second receiving the first recurrent nervure at 

 an acute angle, and the third receiving the second at a right angle : 

 lanceolate cell long and narrow, with a straight cross line at about 

 one third of its length. Hind wings with two large middle cells. 

 Antenna' slender, 9-jointed, the fourth joint a little longer than the 

 third, the rest gradually diminishing: all the joints are thickened, 

 and the second emits a small tooth on the inside at the extremity. 

 Head and thorax of moderate size ; abdomen linear, long and 

 narrow. Legs long and slender, hairy ; tibia) with two long ter- 

 minal spurs: joints of the tarsi much widened at the extremity. 

 with short strong spines. 



This curious insect is not closelj allied to any described genus of 

 Tt itthrt dinidce. 



1 . Dipteromorpha rotundiventris. 

 (Plate XIII. figs. 1, La.) 

 Macrophya rotundiventris, Cam. Trans. Ent. Soc. !.>>ih!. lx7<>, p. 4<i">. 

 Exp. al. l:i.i lin., long. corp. (5 lin. 



Head black; face and first t\\<> joints of antenna yellowish white, 

 the remaining joints rufo-testaceous, darkesl al the joints and towards 

 the tips. Thorax reddish above and on the sides in front ; pectus 

 and base of four hinder coxae black; two large spots on middle oi 

 mesothorax above, a dot at the base of the hind wings, metathorax, 

 and first segment of the abdomen above black : cenchri palp. Ab- 

 domen rufo-testaceous, with a shining Mack stripe on each side 

 above, meeting on the last two segments; anal segment black 

 beneath. Legs yellowish white, shading into rufo-testaceous on the 

 tarsi and tibiae above: intermediate femora with a short black line 

 towards (he extremity above; hind COX83 black above almost to the 

 extremity : hind femora with a black stripe on each side, and hind 

 tibia' black, except at the base. Wings yellowish hyaline, with 

 piceous nervures : tip dusky: costal cell and stigma yellow, the 

 former bordered below, and separated from the stigma by black 

 nervures. 



Hali. North India 

 a. (J. (Type.) Masuri. Capt. Laing. 



L03. HYPOLJEPUS. 



Shape of Tenihredo. Antennae with the first two joints very 

 small : joint 3 slightly curved, joints 3-0 of about equal length ; 



