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RHYNCHOPYGA. By Dr. M. Draudt. 
pimpla. R. pimpla spec. nov. (15 c) connects the following species with Psil. hymenopteridia. From the follow¬ 
ing species it differs by the entirely red collar and thorax. The 2 last abdominal rings are only above black. 
Wings more intensely yellow hyaline; behind the median spot of the forewing the costa is yellow for some 
distance. From South Peru (Maclre de Dios). Type in the Coll. Fassl. 
ichneumo- R. iclmeiamonea Fldr. (15 c). Body blackish-brown, neck and edges of the collar white; the 2nd 
nea. t,o 5th abdominal rings are carmine. Wings semi-diaphanous, blackish-brownish with lighter hyaline stripes 
in and below the cell, and a darker median spot. Expanse of wings: 36 mm. Colombia. 
semiruja. R. semirufa Druce. Head and thorax black, with a bright red neck, collar and abdomen, the latter 
with a black dorsal line. Chest and legs black; at the base of the abdomen a large white spot. Wings brownish 
hyaline, the forewing at the base red. Veins, distal margin and apical spot black. Expanse of wings: 
25 mm. Peru. 
xanthospila. R. xanthospila Pimps. (15 d) differs from the similar species by the carmine lateral stripes extending 
as far as the end of the abdomen, as well as by the orange-yellow costal-marginal spot being situate yet within 
the hyaline parts; the subcostal space is hyaline. The anterior body is black, the shoulder-covers and sides 
of thorax are carmine. Ventral valve white. Bolivia (Rio Songo). 
rubricincta. R. rubricincta Hmps. (15 d) has a black body; the shoulder-covers, and partly the second and third 
abdominal rings are orange-red, the venter whitish. Wings blackish, basal third orange-red, a transverse band 
behind the cel! from the costal margin to the inner angle are orange-yellow. Oblong hyaline spots are in and 
below the cell and between the 2nd median and 3rd radial. The hindwings are orange at the base and costal 
margin orange, the apex and proximal margin blackish. Hitherto only from Bolivia. 
xanthozona. R. xanthozona spec. nov. (19 h) resembles the preceding in its exterior. The wings are broader, rounder, 
otherwise coloured and marked the same, but the postdiscal orange band grows much broader towards the 
inner angle. The species is immediately recognizable by the scarlet collar and sides of the thorax. Thorax 
and shoulder-covers above dark brown. Abdomen above black, the 2nd and 3rd lings orange-yellow. Venter 
white; ventral valve black, at the base white-haired. Legs orange-yellow. Posterior tibiae and tarsi black. 
South Peru (Madre de Dios; Fassl). 
braconida. R. braconida Kaye. Head and thorax lustrous green. The 2 first abdominal rings carmine, the others 
greenish-black; below the eyes and at the shoulder-covers white dots. Legs greenish-black, hindlegs verv long, 
underneath at the joints white. Forewings in the basal half greenish-black, distally black; at the costal margin 
behind the cell a large orange spot. Hindwings blackish diaphanous. Expanse of wings: 28 mm. Brazil (Santos). 
meisteri. R. ttieisteri Berg (15 d) is blackish-brown; collar and shouldercovers are bordered with deep carmine, 
with interspersed, bluish-whitish scales; the lateral tubercles at the 1st abdominal ring are deej:> carmine; the 
lateral spots and the underside of the 4 first segments likewise deep carmine, with, interspersed bluish-silvery 
scales, particularly at the margins. The dark brown forewings exhibit in the proximal half narrow hyaline 
stripes not extending as far as the base, and at the base an ochreous-yellow spot becoming indistinct in the $, 
and a similar spot behind the middle of the costal margin; hindwings hyaline with a broad, blackish-brown 
margin. Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina in October to December and March to April on compositae. 
castra. R. castra Jones (15 d) is closely allied to the preceding, and immediately discernible from it by the 
absence of the yellow basal spot, the smaller size and the hyaline stripes extending as far as the base of the 
forewing. Brazil (Parana; Rio Grande do Sul). 
subflamma. R- subflamma Druce (15 d). Black, collar bordered with white, abdomen orange, with dorsal and 
lateral black spots, at the end black. Forewings blackish-brown with a narrow hyaline stripe in the basal half 
in and below the cell. Hindwings hyaline with a black border. Expanse of wings: 28 mm. Panama. 
semiflava. R. semiflava spec. nov. (15 d). Head and thorax are blackish-brown; forehead; collar and shoulder- 
covers proximally bordered with bluish-silvery scales; the distal half of the shoulder-covers is ochreous-yellow. 
The abdomen is above blackish-brown, except the two last light ochreous-yellow segments; the ventral side 
and large lateral spots at the base of the abdomen are ochreous-yellow. Legs blackish-brown, hips with whitish 
scales. The forewings are thinly yellowish scaled, towards the base of a deeper orange, with a broad blackish- 
brown distal and proximal margin, hindwings semi-diaphanous yellowish with a blackish-brown distal margin. 
Described according to a female example from Colombia (Rio Aguaca Valley, 2000 m); type in the Coll. Fassl. 
flavicollis. R« flavicollis Druce (15 e) is easily recognizable by the orange neck and collar, whereas the body and 
wings are blackish-biown, the latter with hyaline stripes m the proximal half; the lnndwmgs are cjuite hyaline 
with narrow brown margins and veins. Guatemala; also from Panama (Lino). 
