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(24) 25. Tlie pubescence not so dense as to conceal 
the surface, or this latter almost bare ; hind 
femora entirely pale, or at most with a 
taint streak on the upper edge. 
(27) 26. Length about f line ; the smallest species ... 13. miseZ^a, Marsh. 
(26) 27. Length much more than f line. 
(29) 28. Eadial areolet shorter than the prsebrachial 14. allipes, Hal. 
(28) 29. Radial areolet equalling or exceeding the 
prsebrachial in length. 
(45) 30. Furrow of the mesopleursB rugose or punctate. 
(34) 31. Antennae 37-43- jointed. 
(33) 32. Antennae one-half longer than the body ; 
radial nervure distinctly sinuated ; 1st 
abdominal segment 3 times as long as 
broad - ... 15. lateralis, Hal. 
(32) 33. Antennae very little longer than the body; 
radial nervure hardly sinuated ; 1st abdomi- 
nal segment twice as long as broad ... 16. cincta, Hall. 
(31) 34. Antennae 25-33- jointed. 
(38) 35. Abdomen short, as broad as the thorax, de- 
pressed in the $ , convex in the $ , and not 
compressed posteriorly (but the $ of lepida 
is unknown). 
(37) 36. Legs elongate, whitish-yellow, as well as the 
squamulae ; wings ample, obtusely subtrun- 
cate at the extremity 17. lepida, Marsh. 
(36) 37. Legs not unusually long, dingy testaceous, as 
well as the squamulae ; wings not remark- 
ably broad and long, regularly rounded at 
the extremity ... 18. cyaZis, Marsh. 
(35) 38. Abdomen linear, not so broad as the thorax, 
compressed posteriorly in the $ . 
(40) 39. Squamulae black 19. leptogaster, Hal. 
(39) 40. Squamulae rufescent or flavescent. 
(42) 41. Abdomen testaceous with the 1st segment 
black 20. postica, Hal. 
(41) 42. Abdomen black with the 2nd segment testa- 
ceous. 
(44) 43. Head subcubic, as broad as long, not dilated 
behind the eyes ; stigma and nervures pale 
yellowish 21. diremta, Hal. 
(43) 44. Head transverse, dilated behind the eyes ; 
stigma and nervures dark brown ... ... 22. gracilis, lUiees. 
(30) 45. Furrow of the mesopleurse smooth or obso- 
lete. 
(47) 46. First cubital areolet confounded with the 
1st discoidal 23. aphanta, Marsh. 
(46) 47. First cubital areolet discrete. 
(49) 48. Radial areolet approximating the tip of the 
vdng; stigma very elongate, linear, atten- 
uated ... = 24:. stramineipes, Hal. 
(48) 49. Radial areolet remote from the tip of the 
wing; stigma linear, attenuated, but less 
elongated. 
(51) 50. Stigma elongate, emitting the radial nervure 
not far from its base, which is the slender- ^ • . 
est part ; abdomen blackish or piceous ; 
terebra short, exserted 25. areolaris, Nees. 
(50) 51. Stigma somewhat shorter, emitting the radial 
nervure at less than one-fourth of its length, 
and dilated at the anastomosis ; abdomen 
blackish, the segments cinctured with pale 
testaceous ; terebra as long as half the 
abdomen 26. clandestina, Hal. 
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