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Legs stout, slightly hairy. Fore tibire and hind tibiae black, red towards 
the base; tarsi black. Fore wings extending somewhat beyond the tip of 
the abdomen. Length of the body 8 lines. 
a. Amazon Eegion. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
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22. Apiomerus xanthophilus. 
Mas. Luteus ; caput, libice, tarsi inemhranaque nigra ; scutellum albo 
bimaculatum ; femora subtuberculata, fusco bifasciata. 
■>> Male. Luteous, fusiform, smooth, shining, with the usual structure. 
Head, eyes, rostrum, tibiae, tarsi and membrane black. Head about twice 
as long as the fore lobe of the prolhorax ; fore lobe half as long as the hind 
lobe. Scutellum with a silky white spot on each side. Femora slightly 
tuberculate, with two brown bands ; tibiae hairy. Fore wings extending 
beyond the tip of the abdomen. Length of the body 10 lines. 
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a. Amazon Region. From IMr. Bates’ collection. 
23. Apiomerus litueatus. [ 
Foem. Ater; prothorax trisulcatus ; femora apice, tibite anticce basi 
tibieeque quatuor posteriores lutea ; tibiae intermediae nigro uni- 
fasciata ; corii venae ex parte albidae. 
Female. Deep black, fusiform, shining. Head fusiform, very much 
longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax, which is deeply furrowed in the 
middle and on each side. Legs hairy; femora luteous at the tips; fore 
tibiae luteous at the base ; four posterior tibiie luteous; middle tibiae with 
a black band. Veins of the corium partly whitish, forming a zigzag 
figure. Length of the body 12 lines. 
a. Amazon Region. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
24. Apiomerus lateralis. -vA - 
Mas. Ater; abdomen plagis lateralibus apieeque rujis ; femora apice 
tibieeque basi rufa. 
Male. Deep black, fusiform, shining, with the usual structure. 
Second joint of the antennae less than half the length of the third. Abdo- 
men with red patches along each side; tip and the two apical lobes red. 
Legs hairy; femora red at the tips; tibiae red at the base. Fore wings 
extending beyond the tip of the abdomen. Length of the body 10 lines. 
a, b. Para. From Mr. Bates’ collection, 
c. Brazil. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
25. Apiomerus decorus. 
Foem. Ater; scutellum album; pectus, abdomen et pedes rufo ; tibice 
nigrae, basi rufa; tibia postica dimidio basali tarsique nigra; 
corium rufum. 
Female. Deep black, fusiform, smooth, shining, slightly hairy. 
Second joint of the antennae full half as long as the third. Scutellum 
snowy white. Pectus and abdomen red. Legs red, stout, hairy; fore 
