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33. Paragus luctiferus. Foem. Niger, scutello pectoreque ferru- 

 gineis, abdomine cj'aneo strigis quatuor lateralibus transversis punctis- 

 que duobus apicalibus albidis, tarsis halteribusque fulvis, alls cinereis. 



Female. Black, dull. Head shining. Scutellum and pectus dull fer- 

 ruginous. Abdomen dark blue, elongate oval, slightly shining, with 

 two transverse whitish streaks on each side and with two apical 

 whitish points. Tarsi tawny. Wings cinereous; veins black; hal- 

 teres tawny. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



34. Paragus incisuralis. Foem. Cyaneus, capite thoraceque nigro 

 pubescentibus, antennis pedibusque nigris, segmentorum abdomina- 

 lium marginibus posticis utrinque canis, tibiis basi subtus fulvis, alis 

 nigris gutta subapicali maculisque tribus marginalibus cinereis, halte- 

 ribus albis. 



Female. Dark blue, shining. Head and thorax with'black pubescence. 

 Head pilose in front ; hairs black. Antennae and legs black. Abdo- 

 men elliptical, much broader than the thorax ; hind borders of the 

 segments with hoary pubescence on each side. Tibise tawny at the 

 base beneath. Wings black, with an elongated cinereous subapical 

 dot, and with three triangular cinereous spots on the hind border; 

 veins black ; halteres white. Length of the body 5 hues ; of the 

 wings 11 lines. 



G-en. AzPETTTA, n. g. 



Mas. Corpus latum, crassum. Caput antice subproductum. Oculi 

 pubescentes. Antennce breves ; articulus 3"^ longiconicus ; arista 

 nuda. Scutellum latissimum, margine subretuso. Pedes robusti. 

 Aim longae. 



Male. Body broad, thick. Head forming a frontal protuberance on 

 which the antennae are seated ; epistoma slightly prominent. Eyes 

 pubescent, connected on the vertex. Proboscis short. Antennae short ; 

 third joint elongate conical, fidl twice the length of the second ; arista 

 bare, full twice the length of the third joint. Scutellum very broad, 

 with a slightly retuse border. Abdomen longer than the thorax. Legs 

 robust. Wings long ; radial and cubital veins ending separately on 

 the border ; cubital vein much curved hindward opposite the middle 

 of the subapical areolet ; transverse praebrachial vein oblique, placed 

 beyond the middle of the discal areolet ; subapical areolet closed by a 

 slightly undulating transverse vein, which is abruptly curved when it 

 approaches the cubital vein. 



35. AzPEYTiA scuTELLARis. F(Bm. Nigra, subnitens, thoracc plagis 

 duabus lateralibus aurato pilosis, scutello halteribusque piceis, abdo- 

 mine fasciis duabus interruptis albis, tibiis basi flavescentibus, alis 

 fuscescenti-cinereis spatio costali interiore fusco. 



Female. Black, slightly shining. Head clothed with short black hairs. 

 Proboscis piceous. Thorax with a small patch of gilded hairs on 

 each side in front of the wing ; scutellum piceous, paler towards its 

 border, which is fringed with short pale hairs. Abdomen with two 



