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10. — Peosopts volatilis. 
Frosopis volatilis, Smith, Proc. Lin. Soc., XIV., p. 683 ; 
Kirby, Ent. Mo. Mag., XVII., p. 85. 
This species (the male of which has been well described 
by Mr. Smith) was taken on Oahu (not Kauai as 
stated in the original description). I have not seen 
the female. 
Table of Species of Peosopis. 
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3. 
4. 
5. 
Anterior margin of thorax yellow 2 
„ „ „ not coloured yellow ... 3 
Upper surface of hind body distinctly punctured 
fuscipennis, Sm. 
„ „ „ not distinctly punctured 
Kona, mihi. 
Ventral segments even in both sexes 4 
„ „ transversely ridged in the male 
rugiventris, mihi. 
Upper surface of hind body not distinctly punctured. 5 
„ „ „ with well defined 
punctuation satelles, mihi. 
Hind body black 6 
„ „ red 9 
6. Head short (i.e., distance from eye to eye in front of 
antennae considerably greater than from antennae 
to apex of clypeus) coniceps, mihi. 
Head elongate (i.e., the former of these distances not, 
or scarcely, exceeding the latter) ....... 7 
7. Apical margin of clypeus distinctly rounded. ... 8 
„ „ „ truncate . . Blackburni, Sm. 
8. Basal joint of antennae not, or scarcely, longer than 
wide in male flavifrons, Sm. 
Basal joint of antennae much longer than wide facilis, Sm. 
9. Yellow markings on face of male extending behind 
the antennae hilaris, Sm. 
Yellow markings on face of male not passing behind 
the antennae volatilis, Sm. 
