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parted by a little more than its length from the prsebrachial transverse 

 vein, and by less than half its length from the border. Alulse whitish, 

 with testaceous borders. Abdomen tawny, fusiform, depressed, a little 

 longer than the thorax. Legs tawny ; tarsi black; fore femora dark 

 tawny ; fore tibiaa piceous. 

 Not common. (E.) 



78. mitis, Meig. Zw. v. 183. 173 (1826); Mcq. ; Zett. Cano- 

 tomentosa, frontalibus rufis, palpis abdomine convexo pedibusque fulvis, 

 antennis basi ferrugineis, thorace subvittato, alls subcinereis basi et antice 

 subluridis, tarsis nigris. Long. 2^-3 ; alar. 5-6 lin. 



Black, with hoary tomentum. Head white ; frontalia red ; lateralia 

 ferruginous ; palpi tawny. First and second joints of the antennae fer- 

 ruginous ; sixth very minutely pubescent. Thorax indistinctly striped. 

 Wings greyish, with a slight lurid tinge at the base and in front ; cubital 

 and prsebrachial veins slightly diverging from the prsebrachial transverse 

 vein to the discal transverse vein, nearly parallel from thence to the 

 border ; discal transverse vein nearly upright, almost straight, parted 

 by very much more than its length from the pra3brachial transverse vein, 

 and by a little more than half its length from the border. AlulaB whitish. 

 Abdomen tawny, convex, a little longer than the thorax. Legs tawny ; 

 tarsi black. Male. Abdomen linear. Fore femora black, with tawny 

 tips. Fern. Palpi with black tips. Abdomen fusiform. 



Generally distributed. (E. S. I.) 



79. fulgens, Meig. Zw. v. 183. 172 (1826). Canescente-tomen- 

 tosa, palpis fulvis apice nigris, scutelli apice pedibusque fulvis, alis 

 lurido-fuscis, abdomine fulvo lineari apice segmentorum marginibus et 

 tarsis nigris. Long. 3 ; alar. 6 lin. 



Black, with grey tomentum. Lateralia ferruginous. Palpi tawny, 

 with black tips. Sixth joint of the antennae very minutely pubescent. 

 Scutellum tawny towards the tip. Wings lurid brown; cubital and 

 prasbrachial veins slightly diverging from the preebrachial transverse 

 vein to the discal transverse vein, nearly parallel from thence to the 

 border, near which the cubital slightly converges towards the prsebra- 

 chial; discal transverse vein oblique, almost straight, parted by its 

 length from the prsebrachial transverse vein, and by little more than 

 half its length from the border. Alulae brown. Abdomen tawny, linear, 

 very hairy, a little longer and narrower than the thorax ; borders of 

 segments black. Legs tawny, slender ; tarsi black. 



Not common. (E.) 



80. ornata, Meig. Zw. v. 191. 188 (1826), mas. Nigra, capite 

 albido ; Mas, alis fusco-cinereis, abdomine testaceo longi-ovato apice ni- 

 gro segmentorum marginibus nigricantibus. Long. 2 ; alar. 4 lin. 



Black. Head whitish. Wings grey, brownish in front and along the 

 veins ; cubital and prsebrachial veins slightly diverging from the prse- 

 brachial transverse vein to the border ; discal transverse vein oblique, 



