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SPHECOTHERA. SPHECOTHERA. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum basi crassum et gla- 

 br uin, valid um, supra con- 

 vexum, versus apicem de- 

 clive : orbita nudae. 



Nares orbiculares. 



Beak thick and smooth at the 

 base, strong, above con- 

 vex, towards the tip bent 

 down : orbits naked. 



Nostrils rounded. 



JL HERE is only one species known of this genus, 

 which is described by Mons. Vieillot, but nothing 



is known of its habits. 



