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ADDENDA. 



Fern. General structure like that of Stratiomys. Head coni- 

 cal and much elongated in front. Antennae 6-jointed, as long as 

 the head, almost contiguous at the base ; first joint compressed, 

 almost round ; second short ; third and three following joints linear, 

 cylindrical, closely connected ; fourth shorter than the third ; fifth 

 much longer than the third ; sixth as long as the fourth. Thorax 

 much longer than broad, slightly convex. Scutellum armed with 

 two spines. Abdomen elliptical, depressed, broader and a little 

 longer than the thorax. Legs moderately long. Structure of the 

 veins like that of Stratiomys ; first branch of the cubital vein in- 

 distinct ; discal areolet hexagonal. 



1. PrOMERANISA V1TTATA. 



Fcem. Pomacea ; vertex et antennae, nigra, harum articulus 2us 

 fulvus ; thorax cupreo trivittatus ; scutelli spinas fulvce ; pec- 

 tus vittis duabus mediis maculisque duabus lateralibus fulvis ; 

 abdomen supra nigrum., disco antice viridi postice fulvo ; 

 pedes fulvi, femoribus, tibiis tarsisque apice nigricantibus , 

 alee cinerece, ad costam fuse ce. 



Fern. Apple-green. Head black above in front of the eyes ; 

 vertex partly brown in front and behind. Proboscis black. An- 

 tenna? black; second joint tawny. Thorax with three dark 

 cupreous stripes, the middle one very broad ; spines of the scutellum 

 tawny. Pectus with two tawny middle stripes, and with a tawny 

 spot on each side. Abdomen black above ; its disk green in front, 

 tawny behind. Legs tawny ; tips of the femora, of the tibia? and 

 of the tarsi blackish. Wings gray, brown along the costa ; veins 

 distinct, dark brown. Halteres tawny, with green knobs. Length 

 of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 

 a. Santarem, Brazil. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



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Stratiomys equestris. 



Stratiomys equestris, Loew, Linn. Ent. i. 462, 1. 

 Posen. 



