XYLOTA EJUNCIDA. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Blackish ; tergum with four semioval, sub- 

 equal, ochraceous spots; posterior thighs rather 

 slender, with two series of black spines beneath. 



DESCRIPTION. 



Head silvery : antennae ochraceous : eyes ches- 

 nut : thorax greenish-brassy, with a grayish spot 

 each side before : poisers and scale whitish : feet 

 whitish, two last joints of the tarsi black; thighs 

 piceous with a slight brassy tinge, posterior pair 

 not remarkably dilated, exterior series of spines 

 nearly equal from near the base to the tip ; pos- 

 terior tibia piceous at tip : tergum black, with a 

 slight tinge of green; basal segment polished, 

 immaculate ; second and third segments each 

 with a large semioval ochraceous spot on each 

 side, approaching the middle and attaining to 

 the lateral edges, but not reaching either the 

 base or tip of the segment; fourth segment ob- 



PLATE VIII. 



