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1. TOOSA GLAUCOPIFORMIS. 



Mas. Atra, squamulis aurato-viridibus ; abdomen fascia subapi- 

 cali ochracea; tibice posteriores ockracece, basi apiceque atrce ; 

 alee posticce cyaneee^ apud costam purpurea. 



Male. Deep black, with golden green spangles. Abdomen 

 with an orange subapical band. Posterior tibia? with the interme- 

 diate part orange. Hind wings blue, purple in front. Length of 

 the body 6 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



a, b. Zoolu Country, South Africa. Presented by G. F. Angas, 



Esq. 



Genus 9. SURA. 



Mas. Corpus sat gracile. Proboscis fere obsoleta. Palpi 

 longiusculi, ascendentes ; articuli lus et 2us subtus pilosi ; 3us lan- 

 ceolatus, 2i dimidio longior. Antennse simplices, sub filiform es. 

 Abdomen subcylindricum, thorace duplo longius. Pedes sat validi, 

 pubescentes, non pilosi. Alae opacse, sat angustee. 



Male. Body rather slender. Proboscis almost obsolete. Palpi 

 rather long, ascending ; first and second joints somewhat pilose be- 

 neath ; third lanceolate, more than half the length of the second. 

 Antennee simple, subfiliform. Abdomen nearly cylindrical, about 

 twice the length of the thorax. Legs rather stout, pubescent, not 

 pilose. Wings rather narrow, squameous, opaque. Fore wings 

 with the first, second and third inferior veins near each other : 

 fourth at some little distance from the third. 



1. Suha Xylocopiformis. 



Mas. Cyaneo-viridis ; palpi et antennee nigra; abdominis seg- 

 menta marginibus posticis purpureis ; tibice calcaribus albi- 

 dis; alee posticce macula basali limpida. 



Male. Dark bluish green. Palpi and antennas black. Hind 

 borders of the abdominal segments purple. Spurs of the tibiae 

 whitish. Wings like the body in colour. Hind wings with a lim- 

 pid spot near the base. Length of the body 1\ lines ; of the wings 

 14 lines. 



a. Port Natal. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



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