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  PROF. 
  M. 
  BEZZI. 
  

  

  Head 
  in 
  front 
  view 
  distinctly 
  higher 
  than 
  broad, 
  as 
  broad 
  as 
  the 
  thorax 
  ; 
  irons 
  

   quite 
  flat, 
  proportionally 
  narrow, 
  as 
  broad 
  as 
  the 
  eye, 
  longer 
  than 
  broad 
  ; 
  occipital 
  

   lower 
  swellings 
  distinct, 
  but 
  less 
  developed 
  than 
  in 
  Bistrispinaria 
  ; 
  eyes 
  narrow, 
  

   the 
  head 
  being 
  very 
  narrowed 
  in 
  profile 
  ; 
  jowls 
  rather 
  broad. 
  Antennae 
  approxi- 
  

   mate 
  at 
  base, 
  inserted 
  distinctly 
  above 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  the 
  eyes 
  ; 
  they 
  are 
  very 
  short, 
  

   with 
  the 
  second 
  joint 
  rather 
  prominent 
  above 
  and 
  beset 
  with 
  short 
  and 
  thick 
  spinules 
  ; 
  

   third 
  joint 
  rounded 
  at 
  tip, 
  not 
  reaching 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  face 
  ; 
  arista 
  long 
  plumose. 
  

   Cephalic 
  bristles 
  well 
  developed 
  and 
  black 
  ; 
  the 
  s. 
  or. 
  are 
  inserted 
  over 
  less 
  distinct 
  

   and 
  not 
  converging 
  plates, 
  and 
  the 
  anterior 
  one 
  is 
  not 
  specially 
  dilated 
  ; 
  only 
  

   two 
  i. 
  or. 
  ; 
  oc. 
  well 
  developed, 
  but 
  rather 
  short 
  ; 
  ocp. 
  black 
  and 
  acute 
  ; 
  genal 
  bristle 
  

   of 
  medium 
  size. 
  Thoracic 
  chaetotaxy 
  complete, 
  with 
  black 
  and 
  strong 
  bristles 
  ; 
  

   middle 
  scp. 
  long 
  and 
  approximated 
  ; 
  dc. 
  on 
  a 
  line 
  with 
  the 
  a. 
  sa. 
  or 
  only 
  a 
  little 
  

   beyond 
  it 
  ; 
  two 
  mpl. 
  ; 
  pt. 
  as 
  strong 
  as 
  the 
  st. 
  Scutellum 
  swollen, 
  rounded, 
  not 
  

   trilobate, 
  with 
  four 
  bristles, 
  the 
  apical 
  ones 
  decussate, 
  and 
  with 
  sparse 
  thin 
  hairs 
  ; 
  

   it 
  is 
  whitish 
  yellow, 
  with 
  three 
  black 
  spots. 
  Abdomen 
  oval, 
  as 
  broad 
  as 
  the 
  thorax, 
  

   bristly 
  on 
  sides 
  and 
  at 
  end, 
  with 
  whitish 
  transverse 
  bands 
  ; 
  ovipositor 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  

   the 
  last 
  three 
  abdominal 
  segments 
  together, 
  triangular, 
  rather 
  swollen 
  at 
  base, 
  

   broadly 
  obtuse 
  at 
  end. 
  Legs 
  short 
  and 
  stout 
  ; 
  front 
  femora 
  with 
  a 
  complete 
  row 
  

   of 
  strong 
  bristles 
  beneath; 
  middle 
  tibiae 
  with 
  a 
  single 
  spur 
  at 
  end 
  ; 
  hind 
  tibiae 
  

   with 
  a 
  row 
  of 
  strong 
  bristles 
  in 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  the 
  outer 
  side. 
  Wings 
  proportionally 
  

   long, 
  with 
  blackish 
  basal 
  streaks 
  and 
  with 
  fuscous 
  bands, 
  the 
  first 
  of 
  which 
  is 
  placed 
  

   obliquely 
  (whence 
  the 
  generic 
  name) 
  ; 
  costal 
  bristle 
  strong 
  and 
  long, 
  but 
  there 
  are 
  

   no 
  other 
  strong 
  bristles 
  before 
  it. 
  First 
  longitudinal 
  vein 
  ending 
  before 
  the 
  small 
  

   cross-vein 
  ; 
  second 
  vein 
  about 
  straight 
  ; 
  third 
  vein 
  beset 
  with 
  dense 
  bristles 
  through- 
  

   out 
  its 
  whole 
  length, 
  its 
  last 
  portion 
  parallel 
  with 
  the 
  last 
  portion 
  of 
  the 
  fourth 
  ; 
  

   fourth 
  vein 
  slightly 
  but 
  distinctly 
  curved 
  upwards 
  at 
  end 
  ; 
  small 
  cross- 
  veins 
  long 
  

   and 
  oblique, 
  placed 
  beyond 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  the 
  discoidal 
  cell 
  ; 
  hind 
  cross- 
  vein 
  straight, 
  

   inwardly 
  oblique, 
  the 
  lower 
  angle 
  of 
  the 
  discoidal 
  cell 
  being 
  acute 
  ; 
  discoidal 
  cell 
  

   three 
  times 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  the 
  hind 
  cross-vein 
  ; 
  anal 
  cross- 
  vein 
  deeply 
  angulate 
  in 
  the 
  

   middle 
  ; 
  lower 
  point 
  of 
  the 
  anal 
  cell 
  of 
  medium 
  length, 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  the 
  second 
  basal 
  cell. 
  

  

  Type 
  : 
  the 
  following 
  new 
  species. 
  

  

  Clinotaenia 
  anastrephina, 
  sp. 
  nov. 
  (PI. 
  xvii, 
  fig. 
  6). 
  

  

  A 
  pretty 
  species 
  readily 
  distinguished 
  by 
  its 
  antennae 
  and 
  wing 
  pattern. 
  

  

  Length 
  of 
  body 
  5"5 
  mm. 
  ; 
  of 
  ovipositor 
  1 
  mm. 
  (when 
  completely 
  exserted 
  2*2 
  

   mm.) 
  ; 
  of 
  wing 
  5*5 
  mm. 
  

  

  Head 
  entirely 
  pale 
  yellowish, 
  with 
  a 
  broad 
  blackish 
  patch 
  on 
  the 
  occiput 
  from 
  the 
  

   neck 
  to 
  the 
  upper 
  corner 
  of 
  the 
  eyes, 
  with 
  a 
  small 
  brownish 
  subocular 
  spot 
  

   on 
  the 
  jowls 
  ; 
  towards 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  the 
  frons 
  there 
  is 
  a 
  reddish 
  yellow 
  spot. 
  The 
  

   frons 
  is 
  opaque, 
  only 
  the 
  narrow 
  plates 
  bearing 
  the 
  s. 
  or. 
  being 
  shining 
  ; 
  ocellar 
  

   dot 
  blackish. 
  Antennae 
  reddish 
  yellow, 
  the 
  second 
  joint 
  appearing 
  infuscated 
  

   owing 
  to 
  the 
  numerous 
  black 
  spinules. 
  Proboscis 
  and 
  palpi 
  yellowish, 
  the 
  latter 
  

   with 
  rather 
  thick 
  black 
  bristles. 
  Occipital 
  swellings 
  whitish 
  and 
  clothed 
  with 
  

   whitish 
  hairs, 
  with 
  a 
  few 
  short 
  and 
  thicker 
  black 
  ones 
  at 
  lower 
  border. 
  Frontal 
  

   stripe 
  in 
  the 
  middle 
  with 
  a 
  few 
  short 
  black 
  hairs. 
  The 
  thorax 
  is 
  blackish 
  on 
  the 
  

  

  