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The male has the mouth and clypeus white ; the thorax and abdomen entirely 

 black, the posterior legs black, with the coxse beneath, trochanters and base 

 of the femora yellow, their tibiae with the 2nd to the 4th joints white. 

 Not uncommon at Darenth wood, in June, on umbelliferous 



flowers ; also found at Coombe wood, &c. and at other places within 



the metropolitan district. 



Sp. 10. duodecimpunctatus. Niger, thorace abdomineqne alho-punctatis, pedibus 

 albo-variis, alls stigmate testaceo autfusco. (Long. corp. 4 — 5 lin. ; Exp. 

 Aiar. 9— lOJ lin.) 



Te. 12-punctata. Linn'e. — All. l2-punctatus. Steph. Catal. 333. No. 3875. 



Black : labrum and clypeus yellowish ; shoulders and scutellum white ; 

 abdomen with a triangular white dot on each side of the 4th, 5th, and 6th 

 segments, and the apical segment also white ; legs black ; 4 anterior tibise 

 white, with a black streak beneath, the apex of the femora above also white, 

 and a spot of the same at the base of the hinder coxae and a streak on the 

 outside of the posterior tibise towards the apex; wings yellowish, with the 

 stigma pale testaceous. 



The male has the 4 anterior legs white, their femora and tibise w^ith a broad 

 black line behind: the 4 posterior coxae have a large white spot on each; 

 the 2 hinder legs are black, with a white streak at the base of their femora ; 

 wings with the stigma fuscous. 

 Equally abundant with the last within the metropolitan district, 



frequenting the same localities, &c. 



Sp. 11. ferus. Niger, thoracis humeris, scutello, abdomine lineolis duabus et 

 macula laterali, tibiisque albis. (Long. corp. 4^ lin.; Exp. Alar. 10 lin.) 



Te. fera. Fabricius. — All. ferus. Steph. Nomen. ^d edit. col. 126. 



Black: labrum, the sides of the thorax, scutellum, a line on each side of the 

 5th and 6th segments of the abdomen, and the apex of the last white; at 

 the base on each side is a large white spot ; tibiae white ; wings obscure, 

 with a fuscous stigma. 



The male has the 4 anterior femora whitish in front, and the thorax and 

 abdomen entirely black, as well as the hinder tibiae. 



Probably a variety of the foregoing species. 



Found with the foregoing at Darenth and Coombe woods. 



Sp. 12. albicinctus. Niger, collare et abdominis segmento l-mo margine albis, 

 ore pedibusque albo variis. (Long. corp. 4^ — 4f lin. ; Exp. Alar. 9 — 94 lin.) 



Te. (All.) albicincta. Klug.— AW. albicinctus. Steph. Catal. 333. No. 3876. 



Black : labrum, apex of the clypeus, and 2 minute dots on the crown, the 

 margins of the collar and apex of the scutellum clear white ; the basal 

 segment of the abdomen with its edge, and the apical one above, also white ; 

 anterior legs black, with the base and apex of the femora, tibiae anteriorly, 

 and base of the tarsi below white; intermediate black, with the coxa and 



