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palpi testaceous, paler towards the apex. Antennae 

 entirely black, covered with a dark microscopic down. 

 Thorax entirely black, alutaceous ; thickly covered with 

 white hair ; the propleurae shining, obliquely striated ; 

 strongly at the base, much finer at the apex ; the meso- 

 pleurae punctured ; in the centre above to near the middle 

 transversely striolated ; the metapleurae alutaceous ; all 

 thickly covered with short white hair ; the median 

 segment has a gradually rounded slope, and is thickly 

 covered with white hair. Anterior coxae black, white at 

 the apex ; the base of the trochanters and the anterior 

 femora tibiae and tarsi fulvous ; the apex of the middle 

 femora and base of tibiae, rufous; all the spurs pale. 

 Wings clear hyaline, slightly infuscated towards the apex; 

 the areolet shortly appendiculated at the top ; the 

 nervures slightly curved, the lower side sharply angled in 

 the middle. The basal segment of the abdomen entirely 

 black ; the second segment black, except the apex above 

 and a mark on the side of the apex which are rufous like 

 the rest of the abdomen. 



LlMNERIA AGRAENSIS, Sp. 110V. 



Nigra, pedibus rufis; apice tibiarum posticarum tarsisque 

 nig vis ; alis hyalinis, stigmate testaceo ; tegnlis flavis. 2. 

 Long. 7 — 8 mm. ; terebra 3 mm. 



Hab. Agra (Rothney). 



Head alutaceous, except on the vertex very thickly 

 covered with white hair ; the mandibles testaceous, 

 thickly covered with golden hair ; the teeth black, the 

 part in front of them piceous ; the palpi yellow. Thorax 

 black; closely punctured, thickly covered with white hair; 

 the middle of the mesopleurae transversely striated, and 

 with a smooth spot at the apex of the striated part ; the 

 basal area of the median segment larger, longer than 

 broad ; the keel straight, forming an acute angle in the 



