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I. Sixth antennal joint much shorter than the first. 



^ Forceps longer than pronotumj tegmina, and wings to- 

 J getber h. 



Forceps shorter than pronotam, tegmina, and wings to- 



■t 



>ether 1. brtmneipennis. 



( Exposed part of wings nnicolorous e. 



l). < Exposed part of wings black, with a colored spot on 



( them , 2. prolixa. 



C" Hind border of abdominal segments 3-5 beaded with 



i' a row of tubercles above 3. parallela. 

 Hind border of abdominal segments 3-5 longitudinally 

 and profusely striate above .4. forfex. 



1. hrunneipennis Serv. Head, thorax, and tegmina 

 blackisb-castaueous ; abdomen dark rich castane- 

 ous; wings yellow, edged within, and at apex with 

 dark castaneous; palpi luteons; antenufe 14-15- 

 jointed, browuish-luteous ; legs honey-yellow ; for- 

 ceps half as long as abdomen, simple, straight, in- 

 curved at tip with a quadrate basal tooth within ( 9 ), 

 or two-thirds as long as abdomen, straight, incurved 

 at extreme tip with a more or less prominent inner 

 tooth before the middle or in middle of basal half. 

 Body 9"">i; forceps, c? 4™'^', 9 3""". Pennsylvania and 

 Kentucky to Florida, Texas, Arizona, and Mexico. 



2. prolixa Scudd. Blackish, the abdomen more or less 

 tinged with castaneous ; wings with a conspicuous 

 fulvous spot ; palpi, antennae, and legs brownish- 

 luteous, the latter more or less obscured with fus- 

 cous, and tinged with castaneous; forceps (<?)'very 

 variable and slender, either nearly as long as the 

 body, straight and slender, incurved at tip with a min- 

 ute tooth before the middle of basal half, or not 

 much longer than the abdomen, straight to beyond 

 the middle, beyond bent abruptly inward, still 

 straight but sinuous, the inner edge with a median 

 spinous tooth. Body 23*^'". Mexico. 



3. parallelaW estw. Blackishcastaneous; tegminared- 

 dish-brown ; wings uniform tawny ; palpi and an- 

 tennse brownish-fuscous ; legs infuscated reddish- 

 brown ; forceps ( ^ ) as long as the body, very slender, 

 straight, but incurved at extreme tip with a minute 

 tooth at or before the middle of basal half. Length 

 17™™. Mexico, Nicaragua. 



4:. forfex Scudd. Dark castaneous-brown ; mouth-parts 

 scarcely paler ; antennse castaneous, infuscated be- 

 yond the base; legs luteo-castaneous, the front of 

 femora blackish-fuscous; wings pale mahogany- 

 brown. Forceps (.?) nearly as long as the body, 

 very slender, straight but incurved at extreme tip, 

 with a minute tooth just before the middle of the 

 inner edge. Length 22™™. Locality unknown; prob- 

 ably Central America. 



