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tinct dark spot is placed. There is also a dark cloud on the upper 

 part of the outer apical cell of the fore wings. Tibiae and tarsi 

 pale yellow, the latter darker towards the extremity. 



Closely allied to H. clavieornis and virescens. One specimen bears 

 the MS. name of xanihogasler, which is preoccupied in the genus. 

 There is no locality label ; but the specimens are probably from 

 Georgia. 



Hab. Georgia? 



a-c. 2 • Georgia ? 



53. Hylotoma abdominalis. 

 (Plate V. fig. 17.) 



Hylotoma abdominalis, Leach, Zool. Misc. iii. p. 123, n. 7 (1817) ; 

 Nort. Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. i. p. 66 (1867). 



Exp. al. 10-12 lin., long. corp. 5\ lin. 



Blue-black, antennae and legs darker ; abdomen yellow, shining ; 

 wings violaceo -hyaline. 



One specimen has the nervule between the second and third sub- 

 marginal cells nearly obsolete on the right side. 



Hab. Southern United States. 



a-c. £ • (Types of species.) Georgia. Probably from Abbot's 



collection. 

 d. 2 • Texas. E. T. Cresson, Esq. 



54. Hylotoma humeralis. 



Hylotoma humeralis, Beauv. Ins. Afr. Amer. ii. p. 99, pi. ix. fig. 6 

 (1797) ; Nort. Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. i. p. 68 (1867). 



Var. Hylotonia sanguinea, Klug, Berl. Mag. vi. p. 299, n. 22 (1814). 



Hylotoma scutellata, St.-Farg. Mon. Tenthr. p. 47, n. 135 (1823) j 

 Say, Bost. Journ. i. p. 211 (1837). 



Hab. United States. 

 a. Georgia*. Probably from Abbot's collection. 



55. Hylotoma pectoralis. 



Hylotoma pectoralis, Leach, Zool. Misc. iii. p. 124, n. 10 (1817). 

 Hab. North America ? 



56. Hylotoma dulciaria. 



Hylotoma dulciaria, Say, Long's Second Exped. ii. p. 314 (1824) ; 

 Nort. Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. i. p. 70 (1867). 



Hab. United States. 



* The typical form of H. humeralis, which has the scutellum concolorous 

 with the thorax, is not represented in the British-Museum collection. 



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