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tennae red, blackish towards the tips. Apical tuft of the abdo- 

 men luteous, with a few black hairs on each side. Tibiae wholly 

 red. Fore wings with red disks. Hind wings mostly red along 

 the borders. 



In this species and in the JE. Odyneripennis the antennae of the 

 male are more deeply pectinated than in the European species of 

 the group Bembecia. 



United States. 



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18. T. pyralidiformis Walker. C. B. M. VIII. 44. 



Female. Cupreous brown. Head with yellow hairs about the 

 eyes. Palpi yellow, slender. Antennae slender, subclavate, very 

 much longer than the thorax. Pectus with a yellow stripe on each 

 side. Abdomen with a yellow band at the middle of its length. 

 Hind tibiae mostly yellow ; hind tarsi whitish. Fore wings cupre- 

 ous-brown, with a yellowish basal streak on the under side. Hind 

 wings limpid, with cupreous-brown ciliae. Length of the body 4 

 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



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Group Conopia. 



19. T. sapygaeformis Walker. C. B. M. VIII. 45. 



Male. Bluish-black. Head with red hairs behind. Palpi red, 

 black above towards the base. Antennae serrated and pubescent 

 beneath, very much shorter than those of the European Conopice. 

 Abdomen with a slight red band at the base ; segments from the 

 fifth to the eighth red ; apical tuft blue. Anterior tibiae tawny ; 

 hind tibiae with red tips ; tarsi mostly testaceous. Wings with 

 cupreous ciliae. Fore wings blue, purple towards the tips, with a 

 red discal streak, behind which there is a limpid streak. Hind 

 wings limpid. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



This species differs much from the typical form of Conopia, and 



somewhat approaches Pyropteron. 



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20. T. geliformis Walker. C. B. M. VIII. 46. 



Male. Black. Head white on each side in front. Palpi almost 

 bare ; third joint lanceolate, rather less than half the length of the 



