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TENTHEEDINID^S. 



102. DIPTEROMORPHA. 



Wings long- and narrow : fore wings resembling those of a Tvpula 

 in shape, with two marginal cells, the dividing line curved almost 

 ,at a right angle, and four submarginal cells, the second marked with 

 a horny point — the second receiving the first recurrent nervure at 

 an acute angle, and the third receiving the second at a right angle : 

 lauceolate cell long and narrow, with a straight cross line at about 

 one third of its length. Hind wings with two large middle cells. 

 Antennae slender, 9-jointed, the fourth joint a little longer than the 

 third, the rest gradually diminishing ; all the joints are thickened, 

 and the second emits a small tooth on the inside at the extremity. 

 Head and thorax of moderate size ; abdomen linear, long and 

 narrow. Legs long and slender, hairy ; tibiae with two long ter- 

 minal spurs ; joints of the tarsi much widened at the extremity, 

 with short strong spines. 



This curious insect is not closely allied to any described genus of 

 Te ntJiredinidce. 



1 . Dipteromorpha rotundiventris. 



(Plate XIII. figs. 1, la.) 



Macrophya rotundiventris, Cam. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1876, p. 465. 



Exp. al. 13^ lin., long. corp. 6 lin. 



Head black ; face and first two joints of antennae yellowish white, 

 the remaining joints rufo-testaceous, darkest at the joints and towards 

 the tips. Thorax reddish above and on the sides in front; pectus 

 and base of four hinder coxae black ; two large spots on middle of 

 mesothorax above, a dot at the base of the hind wings, metathorax, 

 and first segment of the abdomen above black ; cenchri pale. Ab- 

 domen rufo-testaceous, with a shining black stripe on each side 

 above, meeting on the last two segments ; anal segment black 

 beneath. Legs yellowish white, shading into rufo-testaceous on the 

 tarsi and tibiae above ; intermediate femora with a short black line 

 towards the extremity above ; hind coxae black above almost to the 

 extremity ; hind femora with a black stripe on each side, and hind 

 tibiae black, except at the base. Wings yellowish hyaline, with 

 piceous nervures ; tip dusky ; costal cell and stigma yellow, the 

 former bordered below, and separated from the stigma by black 

 nervures. 



Hab. North India 

 a. c? . (Type.) Masuri. Capt. Laing. 



103. HYPOL^PUS. 



Shape of Tenihredo. Antennae with the first two joints very 

 small: joint 3 slightly curved, joints 3-6 of about equal length; 



