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with a tawny tinge for half the length from the base ; cubital and prse- 

 brachial veins slightly diverging from the praebrachial transverse vein 

 to the border ; discal transverse vein slightly oblique, a little curved 

 inward, parted by a little more than its length from the praebrachial 

 transverse vein, and by more than half its length from the border. 

 Alula3 whitish. Abdomen linear, very slender, longer and much nar- 

 rower than the thorax. Tib'ue ferruginous. 

 Common near Darenth Wood, in Kent. 



63. praepotens, Weid. Z. M. I. 83. 36 (1816); FaL; Meig. ; 

 Mcq. ; Zett. Nigra, cinereo-tomentosa, thorace fusco-trivittato, late- 

 ribus et metathorace canis, alls cinereis vixfuscescentibus, abdomine longi- 

 obconico, vitta dorsali et segmentorum marginibus nigris, pedibus fulvis, 

 tarsis nigris. Long. 3-4 ; alar. 6-8 lin. 



Black, with cinereous tomentum. Head white. Sixth joint of the 

 antennae with long hairs. Thorax with three brown stripes ; sides and 

 metathorax hoary. Wings grey, with a slight brownish tint; cubital 

 and praebrachial veins slightly diverging from the praebrachial transverse 

 vein to the border ; discal transverse vein oblique, undulating, with the 

 hinder curve much deeper than the fore curve, parted by a little more 

 than its length from the praebrachial transverse vein, and by full half 

 its length from the border. Alulae whitish. Abdomen long-obconical, 

 longer and a little narrower than the thorax ; dorsal stripe and borders 

 of segments blackish. Legs tawny ; tarsi black. Fern. Frontalia bright 

 red in front ; lateralia tawny. 



Common. (E. S.) 



64. ferrugineo-vittata, Zett. D. S. iv. 1703. 76 (1845). Fcem. 

 albido-cinereo-tomentosa, capite albo, frontalibus rufis, thorace obsolete 

 trivittato, alls sublimpidis antice subluridis, abdomine subfusiformi ob- 

 solete vittato, pedibus fulvis, tarsis nigris. Long. 3-3| ; alar. 6-7 lin. 



Black, with whitish-cinereous tomentum. Head white; frontalia 

 bright red ; lateralia ferruginous. Thorax with three indistinct slightly 

 darker stripes. Wings nearly limpid, with a slight lurid tinge in front ; 

 cubital and praebrachial veins slightly diverging from the praebrachial 

 transverse vein to nearly opposite the end of the radial vein, from whence 

 to the border the cubital slightly converges towards the praebrachial ; 

 discal transverse vein slightly oblique, very slightly curved inward, 

 parted by very much more than its length from the praebrachial trans- 

 verse vein, and by much more than half its length from the border. 

 Alulae whitish. Abdomen subfusiform, with an indistinct dark dorsal 

 stripe, hardly longer than the thorax. Legs tawny ; tarsi black. 



Common near Darenth. Wood, in Kent. 



65. tempta, n. Canescente-tomentosa, thorace fusco-quadrivittato, 

 alis subciuereis, abdomine obconico, pedibus validis. Long. 3^ ; alar. 

 7 lin. 



