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of the metathorax, both very finely and very closely punctured ; 

 the base of the metathorax enclosed by a raised, smooth ridge 

 behind, the enclosure has a series of radiating striae ; me- 

 tathorax behind smooth and shining; tegulae rufo-testaceous; 

 wings hyaline, iridescent, clouded at their apex ; legs black or 

 dark rufo-testaceous, their pubescence above fuscous, beneath 

 of a changeable silvery brightness. Abdomen red, very finely 

 punctured, the base and sides have a hoary pubescence. 

 Hab. New Holland. 



3. PARASPHECODES SULTHICA, n. s. B.M. 



Male. Length 3f lines. Head and thorax black, apex of the 

 clypeus yellow, the face covered with fulvous pubescence, the 

 antennae longer by one-third than the head and thorax; the 

 latter finely and very closely punctured, the base of the meta- 

 thorax enclosed by an arched ridge, the enclosure rugose-striate, 

 sides of the metathorax as coarsely sculptured as the enclosed 

 space ; the thorax thinly covered with fulvous pubescence, most 

 dense on the sides of the metathorax ; tibiae and tarsi ferru- 

 ginous, the posterior tibiae more or less stained outside ; tegulae 

 pale rufo-testaceous ; wings hyaline, faintly clouded at their 

 apex, iridescent, the nervures ferruginous. Abdomen elongate, 

 red, slightly fuscous at the apex, very finely and closely punc- 

 tured. 

 Hab. New Holland. 



4. PARASPHECODES LACTHIUS, n. s. B.M. 



Female. Length 4 lines. Head and thorax black, very finely 

 and closely punctured, opake ; clypeus shining, having scattered 

 deep punctures; flagellum fulvo-testaceous beneath. Thorax, 

 the base of the metathorax not distinctly enclosed, irregularly 

 longitudinally rugose ; tegulae rufo-testaceous ; wings slightly 

 fulvo-hyaline, iridescent, very slightly clouded at their apical 

 margins ; legs rufo-testaceous. Abdomen ovate, red, the basal 

 segment more or less fuscous at the base, the fourth and follow- 

 ing segments fuscous, thinly covered with a short hoary pu- 

 bescence. 

 Hab. New Holland. 



5. PARASPHECODES LICHATUS, n. s. B.M. 



Female. Length 5 lines. Head and thorax black, the cly- 

 peus produced, shining, strongly punctured, slightly impressed 

 longitudinally. Thorax strongly and very closely punctured, the 

 base of the metathorax enclosed by a sharp ridge or carina, 



