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2. CEPHUS LINEARIS. 



Vol. II, PL VII, fig. 2, <? ; 2 a, Mandible ; 2 6, Maxil- 

 lary ; 2 c. Labium. PI. Ill, fig. 30, ? . 



Tenthredo linearis, Schrank, En., 343, 693. 



Cephus quinquefasciatus, Ste., 111., vii, 104. 



Ceph us faun us, Thorns, (nee Newm.), Hym. Sc., i, 319, 1. 



Phylloecus faunus, Andre, Species, i, 543 ; Cat. 68,* 9, 



Cephus linearis, Kirby, List of Hymen., i, 357, 14 ; pi. xiv, fig. 7. 



Black, base of antenna, head and thorax covered with a close, short, 

 blackish pubescence; a spot on each side of the eye, on the inner 

 side close to the vertex, the face (except a small dot on centre of 

 clypeus, the side of the clypeus and the edges of the labium which are 

 black), the lower orbits of the eyes, the edges of the pronotum, tibiae, 

 tarsi and lower side of apex of femora, reddish- testaceous ; the lower 

 side of the second and fifth abdominal segments, and the others all 

 round, yellow. Wings hyaline, with a yellowish tinge, costa, nervures 

 and stigma testaceous ; second recurrent nervure interstitial, transverse 

 median received close to transverse basal. Mesonotum punctured. $ . 



The <$ has the coxae, trochanters and femora, black, except that the 

 posterior coxae has a large testaceous mark, and the yellow bands on 

 the abdomen are broader ; the anal segment is only very narrowly edged 

 with black. 



Length 5| 8 lines. 



Rare. Bristol (Stephens), London district (Billups), 

 Hastings (Andrews). 



Continental distribution : Sweden, Hungary. 



3. CEPHUS SATYKUS. 



Astatus satyrus, Pz., F. G., 85, pi. xii. 



Cephus satyrus, Lep., Mon., 21, 62 ; Ste., 111., vii, 105, 3 ; Andre, 

 Species, i, 547 ; Cat. 67,* 33. 



Black ; mandibles at base ; knees, tibiae and tarsi, reddish-testaceous ; 

 a spot on the side of the second, third, fifth and sixth abdominal seg- 

 ments close to the junction with the ventral division, whitish-yellow. 

 Wings hyaline, costa and stigma testaceous ; first recurrent nervure 

 interstitial. Palpi black ; face and mesonotum punctured. 



The g has the mandibles, the lower orbits of the eyes on inner side, 

 and six small marks on face (two below, four above), reddish-testaceous ; 

 the third and fifth abdominal segments are yellow all round the sides 

 and back ; the third cubital cellule is shorter, being as a rule almost 

 square, and the first recurrent nervure is not interstitial. 



Length 5| 6^ lines. 



This is a smaller species than linearis and is easily 



