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almost confluent with the upper end of the green antehumeral stripe 

 (this spot apparently represents the upper end of an otherwise ob- 

 solete pale humeral stripe), a mesepimeral stripe wider above, a round- 

 ed superior spot and an inferior stripe on the metepisternum, a wider 

 stripe on the metepimeron (each of these three sclerites being margined 

 with black on all sides, but the postero-ventral angle of the metepimeron 

 is green), and the dorsal interalar sclerites. (PI. Ill, figs, i, 2.) 



Mandibles, maxillae and labium buff, l)ut the apices of the first 

 two and of the median and lateral labial lobes black. , 



Ventral thoracic surface dull greenish with pruinose traces in the 

 depressions. 



Abdomen blackish-brown, its pale markings evidently faded, such 

 as are visible being the sides of i inferiorly, the auricles, a postero- 

 ventral spot and possibly a mid-dorsal stripe on 2, a mid-dorsal basal 

 stripe or spot of indeterminable extent on 3-6, a basal lateral spot on 

 the same four segments, the basal half of 7, a large (reddish) spot 

 on each side of 10. 



Femora reddish-brown, blackening distally, fore pair pale greenish 

 inferiorly. Tibiae and tarsi wholly black. 



Occiput non-tuberculate, its hind margin moderately convex. 

 Abdomen narrowing from segment i (2.6 mm.) to the middle of 3 

 (.8 mm.), thence widening very gradually to apex of 6 (1.4 mm.), 

 thence widening rapidly to the apex of 8 (2.6 mm.), thence narrowing 

 to the apex of 10 (1.9 mm.). 



Superior appendages (PI. Ill, figs. 3, 6) 1.96 mm. long, slightly 

 longer than 10, subequal to 9; in dorsal view, their external margins 

 straight and parallel for two-thirds' length of the appendage, each 

 appendage constricted at its extreme base, following which, on the 

 internal side, it is swollen for its first third, then gradually narrows, 

 the terminal third of the appendage strongly curved mesad forming a 

 blunt hook; in profile view, the superior margin is almost straight for 

 two-thirds of the length of the appendage, the inferior margin sub- 

 parallel, but swollen a little at two-fifths of the same length, no 

 superior or inferior teeth or tubercles, the terminal third of the 

 appendage curved strongly ventrad to an acute apex ; superior append- 

 ages yellow, brown at apex. 



Inferior appendage blackish-brown, stout, two-thirds as long as the 

 superiors ; in profile view, its superior margin concave throughout 

 except for the first fifth of the appendage's length, which is straight, 

 slanting caudad and ventrad, and forms an obtuse angulation where 

 the concave curve begins, terminal half of the appendage curved strong- 

 ly dorsad and slightly cephalad ; in ventral view, the appendage is bifid 

 for its entire visible extent t. <?., its distal two-thirds, the proximal 

 third being concealed by the sub-anal plates), the two branches in 



