2. peosopis. 13 



tured ; the scape of the antennae black, the flagellum reddish yellow 

 and more or less f nscons above ; a minute spot at the anterior 

 margin of the clypens and an oblong angulated one on each side 

 of the face reddish yellow. Thorax : the collar, tubercles, tegulae 

 in front, and the basal half of the tibiae yellow ; the apical joints 

 of the tarsi fusco- ferruginous ; the metathorax covered with short 

 white pubescence, except the enclosed portion below the scutellum, 

 which is deeply rugose. Abdomen short, rounded, smooth and 

 shining. The spots on the face sometimes quite or nearly obso- 

 lete. b:m. 



Male. Black ; the face below the insertion of the antennas and their 

 scape in front pale yellow; the flagellum fulvous beneath. Thorax, 

 the collar, tubercles, and tegulae in front, tibiae and tarsi bright 

 yellow ; a spot on all the tibiae behind and the apical joints of the 

 tarsi ferruginous ; wings hyaline, splendidly iridescent. Abdomen 

 closely and finely punctured. B.M. 



This is a rare species ; I never met with it at large, but have bred 

 it from bramble- and rose-sticks sent from Bristol. In the British 

 Museum are specimens from Devonshire. 



8. Prosopis perforator. 



P. atra ; capite subovato, fronte maculata ; tibiis posticis albido 

 annulatis. 



Prosopis rubicola, Smith, Ent. Ann. (1869) p. 74 (nee Saunders, 

 Trans. Ent. Soc. Land, new ser. i. 58). 



Female. Length 2| lines. — Black; head nearly rounded and, as 

 well as the thorax, opaque ; an impressed line extending from the 

 anterior ocellus to the insertion of the antennae ; a narrow white 

 line on the face on each side anteriorly, sometimes more or less 

 obsolete. Thorax : a minute spot on the tegulae anteriorly and 

 the base of the posterior tibiae yellow ; the claw -joint of all the 

 tarsi more or less rufo-testaceous ; wings subhyaline and iridescent, 

 their nervures rufo-testaceous, the stigma darkest. Abdomen 

 shining and very finely and delicately punctured. B.M. 



Male. Length 2 \ lines. — Head and thorax opaque, black and finely 

 punctured; the face white; the scape of the antennae short and broad, 

 with sometimes a minute white spot at the apex outside ; the fla- 

 gellum, except the basal joint, fulvous beneath. Thorax : a minute 

 yellow spot on the tegulae in front ; the wings hyaline and irides- 

 cent ; the anterior tibiae yellow in front, and the apical joint of 

 the tarsi testaceous ; the extreme base of the intermediate tibiae and 

 the basal joint of the tarsi yellow ; the posterior tibiae at their base 

 and the first joint of the tarsi yellow. Abdomen black, shining, 

 and very delicately punctured. B.M. 



This species was bred from bramble-sticks by Mr. Eothney, and 

 has been captured by Mr. Bridgman near Norwich ; it has also 

 occurred at Sidmouth. 



