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male sex only. The systematic arrangement which follows the 

 dichotomic table subdivides the genus in groups, founded upon 

 easily perceptible characters common to both sexes. I think it 

 will be useful to retain these groups, or, at least, the principal 

 among them. 



Table for determining the Species. 



, f Prevailing color of the feet black. 2 



I Prevailing color of the feet yellowish. 9 



o ( Cilia of the inferior orbit black. 3 



I Cilia of the inferior orbit whitish. 4 



o ( Face ochre yellowish. 1 gratus Liv. 



X Face silvery white. 2 laticornis Lw. 



. ( First joint of hind tarsi with numerous bristles. 3 setifer Lw. 



X First joint of hind tarsi with but few bristles. 5 



_ ( Hind tibiae black only at the tip. 6 



I Hind tibiae quite black. ' 7 



f The black at the tip of the hind tibiae rather extended and not very 



j sharply limited. 4 albiciliatus Lw. 



i The black at the tip of the hind tibiae but little extended and sharply 



t limited. 5 xanthocnemus, n. sp. 



w ( A considerable extent of the tip of the femora yellow. 6 tetricus, n. sp. 



I The extreme tip of the femora only somewhat yellow. 8 



« ( Lamellae of the hypopygium pointed. 7 acuminatus Lw. 



X Lamellae of the hypopygium rounded ovate. 8 ovatus Lw. 



p ( Cilia of the inferior orbit black. 10 



( Cilia of the inferior orbit pale. 11 



10 C Fore coxae blackish. 9 pachycnemus Lw. 



I Fore coxae yellow. 10 brevipennis Meig. 



, . ( Tegulae with pale cilia. 12 



( Tegulae with black cilia. 23 



12 f Antennae black, at the utmost, the first joint almost red. 13 



I Antennae altogether, or at least their larger portion, yellowish red. 21 



j q f Fore coxae dark beyond the middle. 11 longimanus Lw. 



\ Fore coxae pale. 14 



1 . f Tip of the hind tibiae decidedly blackish. 15 



I Tip of the hind tibiae not or very slightly infuscated. 16 



- - f Fore tarsi only ferruginous-brownish. 12 brevimanus Lw. 



I Fore tarsi blackened from the tip of the first joint. 13 socius Lw. 



, fi f Hind tarsi entirely black. 17 



l Basis of the hind tarsi pale to a considerable extent. 19 



,w ( Hind femora of the male not ciliated. 14 nudus, n. sp. 



I Hind femora of the male ciliated. 18 



