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tibiee and of each joint of the tarsi black ; wings hyaline, with the nervures 

 testaceous at the base, dusky or black at the apex, costa and stigma black. 

 Not uncommon in the neighbourhood of London, frequenting 

 woods, &c. in June. 



Sp. 4. lineolata. Testacea, antennis, capite, thoracis dorso et lineola transversali 

 infra, abdominis segmento 1-mo basi, tibiis 2-bus posticis et tarsorum 4 posti- 

 corum articulis apice nigris. (Long. corp. 2 — 2f lin. ; Exp. Alar. 5 — 63 lin.) 



Al. lineolata. St. Fargeau Mon. 22. — Sleph. Nomen. 2d edit. Appendix. 



Antennae and head black; mouth and clypeus white; thorax black above, 

 with the sides testaceous, beneath testaceous, with a transverse black 

 streak ; abdomen testaceous, with the base of the 1st segment black ; legs 

 testaceous, with the 2 hinder tibiae at the apex, and the tips of each joint of 

 the tarsi, black ; wings hyaline, the nervures testaceous at the base, blackish 

 at the tip. The male has the antennse luteous beneath, and the intermediate 

 tarsi entirely luteous. 

 Abundant on the downs of Sussex, near Newhaven and Brighton, 



in the beginning of August. 



Sp. 5. ancilla. Testacea, antennis supra capite thoracis dorso, abdominis segmento 

 1-mo supra, tibiis tarsorumque articulis apice nigris. (Long. corp. 2 — 3 lin. ; 

 Exp. Alar. 52—6^ lin.) 



At. ancilla. St. Fargeau Mon. 22. — Steph. Nomen. 2d edit. Appendix. 



Antenna? black, beneath testaceous ; head black, with the mouth and clypeus 

 whitish ; mandibles fuscous at the apex ; thorax testaceous, black above ; 

 abdomen testaceous, with the 1st segment black above ; legs testaceous* 

 with the apex of the tibise of each joint of the tarsi black ; wings hyaline, 

 with the nervures, costa, and stigma testaceous. The male has the anterior 

 legs entirely testaceous. 

 Also foimd within the metropolitan district, in July. 



Sp. 6. Suessionensis. Testacea, antennce supra, capite, thorace postice, abdominis 

 segmento 1-mo supra, tibiis tarsorumque articulis apice nigris. (Long. corp. 

 2i— 3 lin. ; Exp. Alar. 5 — 6 lin.) 



At. Suessionensis. St. Fargeau Mon. 22. — At. apicalis. Steph. Nomen. 2d edit, 

 col. 125. 



Antennae black, testaceous beneath ; head black, with the mouth and clypeus 

 in front white; thorax black, testaceous in front; abdomen testaceous, with 

 the 1st segment black above; legs also testaceous, with the tips of the tibise 

 and of the joints of the tarsi black ; wings pale testaceous, with the nervures 

 concolorous. 

 Taken near Hertford in June. 



Sp. 7. Rosse. Lutea, thoracis dorso tarsorumque annulis nigris, alis basijlaves' 

 centibus, cosid dimidiatd nigra. (Long. corp. 2i — 3| lin. ; Exp. Alar. 5\ — 7 

 lin.) 



