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CATALOGUE OF 
5. Meropachvs ANGUSTATUS. 
Netnalopus anguslatus, Il.-Sch, Wanz. Ins. vi. 80, pi. 207, f. 651. 
Var. ? Mas. Piceus; caput fulvutn ; prothorax scaher, nigro indeter- 
minate trivittatus angulis posticis vix prominulis subrectangulatis ; 
mesosternurn bispinosum, bituberculatum ; abdomen ihorace diiplo 
longius, apice truncatum et subdilatatum ; pedes quatuor anteriores 
fulvi ; coxce posticce unispinosce ; femora postica tuberculata, spinosa ; 
tibice posticce breves, dilatatce, arcuatce ; alee anticce fulvo venosce. 
Male. Piceous. Head, eyes and rostrum lawuy. Eyes prominent. 
Rostrum extending to the fore coxae. Aiileunae much shorter than the 
body; fourth joint longer than the first. Piolhorax scabrous, with five 
calli forming a transverse ridge near the fore border; hind angles hardly 
prominent, nearly rectangular; three indistinct blackish stripes. Meso- 
slernum with two stout spines aud two posterior tubercles. Abdomen 
about twice the length of the thorax, truncated and slightly dilated at the 
tip. Hind coxae with a long stout spine on the under side. Hind femora 
incrassated, much shorter than the abdomen, with many minute tubercles 
and with several spines of various size. Hind tibiae dilated, curved, less 
than half the length of the hind femora. Hind tarsi and four anterior legs 
tawny. Fore wings with tawny veins; membrane aeneous. Length of the 
body 10 lines. 
St. Paul. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
6. Meropacuys notatus. 
Mas. I'estaceus ; rostrum coxas anticas paullo superans ; antennae fulvee, 
graciles, curpori cequilongee, articulis 2o 3oque apice Aoque nigris ; 
prothorax scaber, nigro trivittatus, angulis posticis obtusis non promi- 
nulis ; scutellum lanceolatum, basi nigro univittatum ; pectoris 
discus niger ; abdominis dorsum nigrum, f asciis tribus lateribusque 
testaceis ; femora postica htcrassata, subtus octospinosa ; tibice posticce 
picece, subdilatatce, subarcuatce ; tarsi postici picei ; alcB anticce 
fuscce, pallido venosce. FcEin. — Femora postica minus incrassata ; 
tibice posticce testaceo unifascialce, non dilatatce. 
Male. Testaceous. Eyes tawny, prominent. Rostrum extending a 
little beyond the fore coxae; joints nearly equal in length; tip black. 
Antennae tawny, slender, as long as the body; joints from the first to the 
third successively decreasing in length ; second and third with black tips, 
fourth black, much longer than the first. Prothorax scabrous, with three 
black stripes, the side stripes abbreviated in front and behind ; a transverse 
furrow near the fore border, which forms a rim ; transverse ridge near the 
hind border slight; hind angles obtuse, not prominent. Scutellum lanceo- 
late, with a black stripe towards the base. Disk of the pectus black. 
Abdomen above black, with testaceous sides and with three testaceous 
bands, which are abbreviated on each side. Hind femora incrassated, a 
little shorter than the abdomen, with four stout black spines on each side 
beneath. Hind tibiae piceous, slightly dilated, slightly curved, shorter 
