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of about the same length, hut decidedly broader at apex than at base; 

 the apical joint is nearly globular, smallest at base, as large in the mid- 

 dle as the base of the other joints. There are a few hairs at the tip of 

 the abdomen, and a few short ones on the hind tibise ; the apical ones 

 stouter than the others, resembling spines ; but the insect appears to 

 have been unusually destitute of hairs, excepting on the wings, where 

 not only the edges but also all the veins are fringed. Length of body, 

 lmm^6_lmm 8 • of antenusB, 0"^™.58 ; of fore femora, 0'"'^.32 ; breadth of 

 same, O^'^.U; length of fore tibiae, 0™°i.32 ; of hind femora, O'^^'.SS ; 

 breadth of same, C^^.ll ; length of hind tibise, 0'^'^A2', of hind tarsi, 

 Qmrn 12 ; of fore wings, V^A ; of hind wings, 1°^°^.27 ; greatest breadth 

 of fore wings, 0"^™.37 ; length of prothorax, 0™^.16 ; breadth of same, 

 0°»"^.32 ; length of whole thorax, 0™°>.64 ; of abdomen, 0"^'".92 ; greatest 

 breadth of the same, 0™".37. Fossil Canon, Professor Denton. 



