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twice as long as the second, rather stout and a little curved ; the 

 third is a little longer than the second, while the fourth and 

 following joints are a little longer than the third, subequal, a little 

 more than twice as long as thick. The legs have the femora 

 toward base more or less obfuscated ; otherwise as in the female. 

 Mount Gay Estate (leeward side) and G-rand Etang (windward 

 side). Described from one male and three female specimens. 



(2) Hexaplasta coNsiMiLis, sp. n. 



2 • Length 1-25 mm. Differs from previous species as follows : — 

 The form is slightly more robust, the antennae are slightly longer, 

 extending nearly to the tip of the abdomen, joints 2-5 of funicle 

 as well as the club-joints fully twice as long as thick ; the scu- 

 tellum is more finely rugose, with striae in the side channels at 

 base ; the outer vein of the areolet is wanting or only slightly 

 developed ; while the legs are more reddish. 



The cJ is 1 mm. long, the first joint of the flagellum only 1| 

 times as long as the second, the second and third joints equal or 

 nearly so, while the following joints are fuUy three times as long 

 as thick ; otherwise, in colour of legs &c., it agrees with the 

 female. 



Grand Etang and Balthazar (windward side). Described from 

 one female and two male specimens. 



(3) Hexaplasta modesta, Ashm. 



Hexacola modesta, Ashm. Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. xxv. 1894, 

 p. 73. 



On account of the open radial cellule Ibis species was originally 

 described under the genus Hexacola. It is well represented in 

 the Grenada material by 17 female specimens taken at Mount Gay 

 Estate (leeward side) and Balthazar (windward side). 



(4) Hexaplasta sancti-tincenti, Ashm. 

 Hexacola sancti-vincenti, Ashm. I. c. p. 74. 



Mount Gay Estate (leeward side) and Balthazar (windward 

 Eight female specimens. 



(5) Hexaplasta apfinis, sp. n. 



$. Length 1 to 1*2 mm. Polished black; antennas, except 

 club which is usually fuscous, and legs brownish yellow. 



Antennas 13-jointed, a little shorter than the body, the scape 

 obconic, li times as long as the pedicel ; funicle o-jointed, the first 

 joint about twice as long as thick or a little longer, joints 2-5 

 about Ij times as long as thick ; club-joints oblong, the last ovate, 

 longer than the preceding. Scutellum rugose, the cup ovate, with 

 a small fovea posteriorly and 4 punctures on anterior part. Wings 

 hyaline, ciliate, the venation pale yellowish, the marginal cell open 

 along the fore margin from the basal one-third, the second abscissa 

 only a little longer than the first, slightly curved, the first straight; 



