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legs deep piceous, with a tinge of red towards the inner base of the femora 

 and of the tibiae ; antennae deep black, and slightly pilose in the males ; 

 wings hyaline, fuscous; nervures and stigma darker. 



Taken in June at Hertford. 



Sp. 39. phaeopterus. Mujb-picevs, antennis pedibusque pallidioribus, alishyalinis 

 saturate fuscis, venis stigmateque saiuratioribus. (Long. corp. | — 1 lin. ; 

 Exp. Alar. 2^—3 lin.) 



Ps. phffiopterus. Kirhy MSS.—Sfeph. Catal. 313. No. 3521. 



Pitchy-red: eyes blackish; legs and antennae pale pitchy-red, the latter 

 rather short, and slightly pilose in the males ; wings deep fuscous, hyaline, 

 with the nervures and stigma darker. 



In some examples there is a whitish fascia on the abdomen, and the extreme 

 edges -of the segments are occasionally whitish. 



Also found at Hertford in June, and in other places within the 

 metropolitan district. 



Sp. 40. nigricans. Piceo-testaceus, pedibus pallidioribus, thorace abdomineque 

 supra nigricantibus, alis hyalinis, sublimpidis, ner vis'' fuscis. (Long. corp. 

 f lin.; Exp. A lar. 2 lin.) 



Ps. nigricans. Kirby MSS.—Steph. Catal 313. No. 3522. 



Head pitchy-testaceous : thorax blackish above, the sides and beneath pitchy- 



or reddish-testaceous ; abdomen also pitchy-testaceous, beneath blackish ; 



legs pale testaceous; antennae dusky; wings hyaline, nearly limpid, the 



nervures fuscous ; stigma slightly fuscescent. 



Taken in the vicinity of London, and in Suffolk. 



Sp. 41. abdominalis. Fiiscus, abdomineJJavo, ana nigra, alis hyalinis, antennis 

 brevioribus. (Long. corp. § lin.; Exp. Alar. Ig — 1| lin.) 



Ps. abdominalis. Fabricius.—Steph. Catal 313. No. 3523. 

 Fuscous: abdomen pale yellow, with its tip black; wings hyaline, immacu- 

 late ; nervures fuscous ; legs and antennae pale, the latter short. 



Found near London in the summer. 



Sp, 42. dubius. Rufo-piceus, antennis pedibusque pallidioribus, abdominis dorso 



vittd nigricante, alis hyalinis, flavedine tinctis, nervis subochraceo-fuscis. 



(Long. corp. 2i lin.; Exp. Alar. If lin.) 

 Ps. dubius. Steph. Catal 313. No. 3524. 

 Pitchy-red : eyes fuscous ; abdomen with a blackish streak down the back ; 



legs and antenna? pale pitchy-red ; wings hyaline, with a yellowish tinge; 



the nervures of an ochreous-brown. 



Taken in June near London. 



