320 Mr. F. Smith oii the Oenus Epicharis. 



*9. Epicharis maculata. 



Female. Length 7 lines. Black; the labrum, a spot at the an- 

 terior lateral angles of the clypeus, a line at the inner orbits of 

 the eyes terminating opposite the insertion of the antennse, and 

 a minute spot at the base of the mandibles yellow ; the labrum 

 with a narrow rufous margin, and fringed with hairs of the 

 same colour. Thorax : a minute spot on each side of the 

 collar, two on the tegulge, one at the extreme base of the wing, 

 and two on the scutellum yellow ; a yellow spot at the base 

 of the posterior tibiaj above ; the posterior tibiae and tarsi fer- 

 ruginous, and densely clothed with fulvous pubescence ; wings 

 subhyaline, faintly clouded at their apex, the nervures fusco- 

 ferruginous. Abdomen : the basal segment rufo-fuscous, the 

 three following yellow ; the second and third segments have 

 on their apical margins a broad black fascia, which is widest 

 in the middle, narroAving abruptly towards the lateral margins, 

 to which they do not extend ; the apical segments more or less 

 ferruginous. 



Hab. Mexico (Oajaca). 



* 10. Epicharis scutellata. 



Female. Length 9 lines. Black ; head shining, the clypeus 

 prominent, a transverse minute pale yellow spot on each side 

 of its anterior margin, a similar spot above it ; a line at the 

 inner margin of the eyes, not extending above the insertion of 

 the antenna, and the sides of the labrum yellow ; the tips of the 

 mandibles testaceous. Thorax clothed with short cinereous 

 pubescence ; the legs rufo-piceous beneath ; a minute white 

 spot at the base of the anterior and intermediate tibi^ outside ; 

 the posterior tibiae and basal joint of the tarsi densely clothed 

 with fulvous pubescence ; the scutellum naked, flattened, 

 deeply notched behind, and forming two horse-shoe shapes ; 

 wings dark fuscous. Abdomen slightly shining, and having 

 an interrupted yellow fascia at its basal margin ; the three 

 following segments with an oblong oblique yellow macula, 

 pointed at its apex within, the first much larger than either of 

 the following, the third sometimes obsolete ; the fourth and 

 fifth segments with their apical margins more or less testa- 

 ceous ; the sixth, as well as the apical margins of the segments 

 beneath, rufo-testaceous and fringed with pale fulvous pu- 

 bescence. 



Hah. Brazil (Tunantins, Amazon). 



*1L Ejncharis affinis. 

 Female. Length 9 lines. Black ; head slightly shining ; 

 the clypeus and labrum strongly punctui-ed. The insect 



