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CATALOGUE OF 
Male. Black, subfusiform. Head elongate-conical, as long as the 
fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part full twice as long as the post- 
ocular. Antennae rather longer than the head and the prothorax together ; 
first joint as long as the ante-ocular head; second about twice as long as 
the first; third much shorter than the second. Fore lobe of the prothorax 
nearly twice as long as the hind lobe; hind part of the middle furrow very 
conspicuous. Connexivum with pale yellow spots. Legs piceous ; four 
posterior femora with a yellow band near their base; spongy furrow of the 
fore tibiae a little less than half the length of the latter. Fore wings deep 
black, with a pale yellow streak at the base of the interior border, with a 
luteous patch in the disk, and with a large luteous apical spot. Length of 
the body lines. 
Distinguished from P. maculipennis, concisus and indecisus by the 
pale tip of the membrane. 
a. Interior of Brazil. From Mr. Walker’s collection. 
35 . Pirates vittifer. 
Mas. Niger; caput longi-conicum, profhoracis lobo antico aquilongum ; 
prothoracis lobus anticus bituberculatus, sulco medio postice bene 
determinalo ; connexivum testuceo maculalum ; tarsi fulvi; alee 
anticce apud marginem interiorem luteo univittatce. 
Male. Black, elongate-subfusiform. Head elongate-conical, as long 
as the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part much longer than the 
post-ocular. First joint of the antennae as long as the ante-ocular head ; 
second about twice as long as the first. Fore lobe of the prothorax almost 
twice as long as the hind lobe; a tubercle on each side of the fore border; 
hind part of the middle furrow very conspicuous. Scutelluin at the tip 
forming an obliquely ascending spine. Connexivum with dingy testaceous 
dots. Legs slender; fore femora slightly thickened; spongy furrow of the 
fore tibiae not more than one-fourth of the length of the latter; tarsi tawny. 
Fore wings with a luteous stripe, which extends from the base along the 
inner border, and does not reach the tip of the membrane. Length of the 
body 6£ lines. 
a. Columbia. From M. Goudot’s collection. 
36 . Pirates megaspilus. 
Mas. Niger , subfusiformis, opacus, sublus nitens ; caput conicum, pro- 
thoracis lobo antico longius ; femora anlica subincrassata ; corium 
lestaceum , nigro varium. 
Male. Black, dull, subfusiform, shining beneath. Head conical, 
longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part a little shorter 
than the post-ocular; first joint rather shorter than the head ; second much 
longer than the first. Fore lobe of the prolhorax about as long as the hind 
lobe; longitudinal furrows strongly marked. Fore femora slightly 
thickened ; furrow beneath the four anterior tibiae very short. Corium 
mostly and irregularly testaceous. Length of the body 5% lines. 
«. Columbia. From M. Goudot’s collection. 
