82 TENTHKEDINID^. 



3. Pterygophorus leachii. 



(Plate YI. fig. 9.) 

 Exp. al. 10-11 lin., long. corp. 4-5 lin. 



Male. Steel-blue ; prothorax, hinder halves of the seutellum, hinder 

 portion of the metathorax, and first segment of the abdomen 

 luteous; two last segments of the abdomen rufous above and at 

 the sides ; legs ochraeeous, the greater part of the femora and of 

 the hind tarsi blackish. Wings hyaline, with black nervures, strongly 

 glossed with violet, especially on the fore wings. 



Female. Similar, but more shining, the seutellum and metathorax 

 merely edged with luteous behind ; penultimate segment of the ab- 

 domen luteous above in the middle ; scapulae luteous, legs mostly 

 testaceous, femora darker. 



Bob. Queensland. 



a,b. d $ . (Types of species.) Port Bowen. A. Simpson. 



4. Pterygopliorus cinctus. 



Pterygophorus cinctus, King, JBerl. Mag. vi. p. 278, pi. vii. figs. 

 1 & 2 (1814) ; Leach, Zool. Misc. iii. p. 119, no. 2, pi. cxlviii. fig. 6 

 (1817). 



Hab. Australia. 



a. $ . Lower Plenty, Victoria. R Bake well, Esq. 



b, c. $ . Sydney. Mr. Argent. 



d. 2 • Hunter River. J. Macgillivray. 



e-h. <$ 2 . Australia. Mr. Dsemel. 



i. 2- North Coast. J.Bynes ; Esq. 



k-m. c? 2 • Australia. 



5. Pterygopliorus interruptus. 



Pterygophorus interruptus, King, JBerl. Mag. vi. p. 279, n. 2, pi. vii. 

 fig. 3 (1814) ; Leach, Zool. Misc. iii. p. 118, n. 1 (1817). 



Hab. Australia, Tasmania. 



a,b.S2- 



c 2 



d, e. £ 2 

 /• $■ 

 ff- ?■ 



h-k. 6 2 • 



Lower Plenty, Victoria. 

 North coast of Australia. 

 Australia. 



R. Bakewell, Esq. 

 J. Bynes, Esq. 

 Mr. Dseniel. 



Tasmania. 

 Tasmania. 



A. Simpson. 



6. Pterygophorus bifasciatus. 



Pterygophorus bifasciatus, Bridle, Hym. iv. p. 661, pi. xlvi. fig. 1 



(1846). 



Hab. Tasmania. 



