166 Rev. F. D. Morice on the &h $ ventral segment 



Fig. 22 shows its moniliforin and almost clavate antenna, 

 which would alone distinguish it from any other species of 

 the group. 



Fig. 3. The apices of the main lobes are rather narrowly 

 but not angularly truncated, their apical (rather straight) 

 margins run more obliquely than in adnnca. Central hair 

 pencil distinct. 



The arcuate apical margin of the process is incised in 

 the centre (therefore bilobed). Between the lobes (before 

 this incision) rises a strong double longitudinal carina, 

 which laterally (Fig. 3a) shows as a procumbent compressed 

 tooth. The base of the process is quite unconstricted, 

 filling the whole space between the main lobes. 



This is a very fine large insect, like a colossal adunca 

 (length fully 16 mm.). I took one specimen in Algeria, 

 and Mr. Saunders has another, probably from the Ionian 

 islands, taken long ago by Sir S. S. Saunders. It seems to 

 be undescribed, and I propose to call it manicata. 



The antennae are formed much as in adttnca, but it has 

 pale hind calcaria, the base of the median " area cordi- 

 formis " with long clear striae, and the front tarsi very 

 densely fimbriated with long white hairs (manicata). 



The metapleurae are more shining and less closely 

 punctured than in adttnca. The apex of the 6th dorsal 

 segment is very strongly crenate (even erosed) with a large 

 central emargination. The 5th ventral is more shining, 

 with a larger puncturation (sparser on the disk), its apical 

 margin widely though gently sinuated inwards. 



Of the rlagellum, joints 3 — 5 are evidently wider than 

 long, 6 — 8 quadrate, 9 — 11 longer than wide; 3 — 7 gibbose 

 behind, 11 — 12 concave behind, convex in front (cf. Figs. 

 23, 23a). 



The pilosity of the face, breast, and legs is whitish, 

 the rest bright fulvous, as are also the apical fasciae of 

 the abdominal dorsal segments. 



Fig. 4. The main lobes have rounded apices, their 

 margins subarcuate and diagonally converging. The 

 central hair-pencil conspicuous. 



The process is usually simple in form ; it is nearly 

 hairless, its base unconstricted, its apical margin arcuate 

 and hardly emarginate in the centre (scarcely bilobate). 

 There is no definite tooth-like carina as in Fig. 3a, but a 

 slight wide central (longitudinal) elevation before the apex. 

 Perez has described this species as morawitzi, Gerst, and 



