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

 brachial veins slightly diverging from the prsebrachial transverse vein 

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

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

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

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

 rower than the thorax. Tibia ferruginous. 

 Common near Darenth Wood, in Kent. 



63. prsepotens, Weid. Z. M. I. 83. 36 (1816); Fal.; Meig. ; 

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

 ribus et metathorace canis, alis 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 

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

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

 and praBbrachial veins slightly diverging from the prabrachial 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 prasbrachial transverse vein, and by full half 

 its length from the border. AlulaB 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). Icem. 

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

 trivittato, alis 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 prasbrachial veins slightly diverging from the praBbrachial 

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

 to the border the cubital slightly converges towards the pra3brachial ; 

 discal transverse vein slightly oblique, very slightly curved inward, 

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

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

 Alulas 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 subcinereis, abdomine obconico, pedibus validis. Long. 3^ ; alar. 

 7 lin. 



