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stouter than those of the male; third joint shorter and stouter. 

 Antennae like those of the male. Abdomen about thrice the length 

 of the thorax. Hind tibiae more slender and much shorter than 

 those of the male ; hind metatarsus slender, not pilose. Fore wings 

 opaque. Hind wings limpid, opaque at the base. 



1. Sannina Ueoceriformis. 



Mas. Cyaneo -nigra ; caput postice rufescens ; palpi rufescentes, 

 apice supra nigrce ; thorax subferrugineus ; abdomen fascia 

 lata ochracea ; alee virides, cyaneo purpureoque varies, posticce 

 basi limpidce. Foam.? — Caput et palpi nigra; antenna basi 

 albidce ; abdomen rufo fasciatum ; alee posticce limpidce, basi 

 cyaneo -nigrce. 



Male. Bluish black. Head reddish behind. Palpi reddish, 

 black towards the tips above. Thorax somewhat ferruginous. Ab- 

 domen with a broad orange band on the fourth segment. Wings 

 metallic green, mingled with blue and purple ; ciliae cupreous. 

 Hind wings limpid at the base. Length of the body 7 lines : of the 

 wings 14 lines. Female? — Head and palpi black. Antennae 

 whitish at the base. Abdomen with a red band. Wings with 

 black ciliae. Hind wings limpid, bluish black at the base. Length 

 of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



a — c. United States. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



Genus 8. TOOSA. 



Mas. Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis longiuscula. Palpi 

 longi, validi, porrecti ; articulus 3us longi-conicus, 2i dimidio vix 

 brevior. Antennae simplices, sub filiform es, thorace multo longiores. 

 Abdomen sublineare, thorace valde longius; fasciculus apicalis mi- 

 nimus. Pedes validi. Alae opacae, mediocriter latae. 



Male. Body moderately stout. Proboscis rather long. Palpi 

 long, stout, porrect ; third joint elongate-conical, nearly half the 

 length of the second. Antennae simple, almost filiform, much 

 longer than the thorax. Abdomen almost linear, very much longer 

 than the thorax ; apical tuft very small. Legs stout. Wings mo- 

 derately broad, wholly opaque and squameous. Fore wings with 

 the first and second inferior veins contiguous at the base ; third 

 moderately remote from the second ; fourth very remote from the 

 third. 



