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base of the wing than that of the second posterior cell, its stem 

 not quite one-third the length of the cell; stem of the second 

 posterior as long as the cell ; posterior cross- vein longer than the 

 mid and in front of it, the supernumerary also in front of the 

 mid ; the third long vein passing into the basal cell as a scaled 

 vein. 



Length. — 6 mm. 



$ . Palpi nearly nude as long as the proboscis, acuminate ; 

 antennae brown, plumose, with pale internodes. Flat scales on 

 metanotum violet, not creamy as in the ? . Abdomen similar, 

 but the lateral spots pale golden. Fore and mid ungues unequal r 

 simple, the larger bent in at the middle, hind equal and simple, 

 small. 



Length — 6 mm. 



Habitat. — Sao Paulo, Brazil (Dr. Lutz). 



Observations. — Redescribed from a $ and $ named by Dr. 

 Lutz. It is closely related to the next species, but can be told 

 by the deep metallic blue abdomen and the paler lateral spots. 



Hyloconops longipalpis. Lutz MS. 



Head black, also palpi and proboscis, which is curved upwards. 

 Thorax bright brown, yellowish at sides with silver scaled patches. 

 Abdomen metallic violet to coppery red, with lateral apical golden 

 patches and golden venter. Legs unhanded with metallic violet, 

 purple and coppery hues. 



9 . Head clothed with flat scales with a distinct median 

 parting, dark behind, violet on each side in front, a few paler 

 ones in the middle anteriorly ; black upright forked scales ; palpi 

 and proboscis black, the former with various metallic scales of 

 varied hue, the latter with a few at the base; the proboscis 

 curved upwards; antennae black, with long black verticillate 

 hairs and pale pubescence on the internodes. 



Thorax bright brown or black, according to the light, with 

 long narrow-curved deep brown scales, except on each side in 

 front, where there is a patch of closely appressed flat spatulate 

 golden, creamy and mauve ones, in some lights the ventral ones 

 are brown ; there are also a few flat azure blue and green scales 

 just before the scutellum, forming more or less of a line ; pro- 

 thoracic lobes with small dull flat scales and black chaetae ; 

 scutellum with flat azure blue and peacock green flat scales, 

 appearing brown in some lights ; posterior border-bristles of the 

 mid lobe deep brown, seven in number, metanotum deep brown 



