BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 
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base of the first flagellar joint brown ; the flagellar joints very 
deep brown. Hypostoma, proboscis and palpi brown. Front 
and vertex black. Tliorax brown, the humeri ochraceous, in the 
5 pale ochraceous-brown, with three longitudinal rows of short 
black hairs, the intermediate one is double and stops some 
distance before the scutellum, the lateral ones are treble, almost 
reach the scutellum, and terminate in two or three setaceous hairs; 
lateral margins densely beset, and scutellum fringed, with black 
setaceous hairs. Halteres ochraceous, the club more or less 
brovvnish, with a minute black pubescence. Abdomen brown or 
ochraceous-brown, the segments more or less bordered with black 
anterioi’ly, the black often appears as longitudinal spots on the 
lateral borders of the dorsal segments, extending half their length, 
and appearing on the underside as small lateral spots anteriorly ; 
^ forceps, 9 ovipositor and lamellse, and generally the last two 
segments rather deep brown. Coxae and femora pale ochraceous ; 
the intermediate and hind coxae slightly tipped with brown, their 
respective femora very indistinctly brownish at the base. Tibiae 
and tarsi dusky brown, the latter almost black. Tibial spurs 
black. In the fore-legs the tibiae somewhat longer than the 
metatarsal joint. Wings shorter than the body, pellucid, with 
a very pale brownish tint, and spotted with brown very similarly 
to those of P. venusta, except that an additional spot occurs under 
the anterior branch of the second longitudinal vein, the anterior 
half of the marginal cross-vein is blurred with brown, the spots 
at the apex coalesce and form an irregular band from the tips of 
the costal and second longitudinal veins to the anterior branch of 
the fourth longitudinal, and the line and spot under the fourth 
longitudinal are scarcely distinguishable ; the veins deep brown ; 
all the spots are a paler brown than those of P. venusta. Costal 
vein extending beyond the junction with the second longitudinal, 
al)OUt one-third of the di.stance from that to the tip of the anterior 
branch of the third longitudinal vein ; remaining venation similar 
to that of P . venusta. 
Ilab . — Elizabeth JJay (Masters and Sku.se). November, 
December and January. Common in window.s. 
