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side a large oblong ferruginous spot deeply notclied anteriorly ; the 
tubercles, a minute spot beneath the wings, sometimes united to a 
large one beneath, the scutellum and two minute spots beneath on the 
metathorax, ferruginous ^ wings subhyaline, a pale spot towards their 
apical margins which are clouded, their nervures pale ferruginous; 
the coxae, trochanters and femora ferruginous towards their apex, the 
anterior pair of the latter being black merely at their extreme base; 
the tibiae and tarsi ferruginous. Abdomen ferruginous, the first segment 
being black at the base, the apical margins of the segments having an 
indistinct darker stain. 
“ Hab. Nova Scotia.” 
Not identified. JV. incerta (n. sp ?) may possibly be a variety of 
this species. 
30i N. incerta n. sp ? 
Female. Head dark ferruginous ] rather finely and densely punc¬ 
tured, clothed with short, somewhat silvery-white hairs, especially on 
the labrum and throat, very sparse on the clypeus; a spot enclosing 
the ocelli and sometimes almost covering the vertex and extending to 
the base of the antennse, a minute dot on each side of the clypeus, the 
throat, and the cheeks posteriorly, black. Antennae about as long as 
the head and thorax ; dark ferruginous, more or less varied with black¬ 
ish especially towards the base behind. Thorax dark ferruginous; 
deeply and confluently punctured; clothed with short, dense silvery- 
white pubescence, especially on each side of the metathorax; a longi¬ 
tudinal impressed line on the disk extending from the collar to the 
scutellum, sides of the collar beneath, sides of the scutellum behind 
the insertion of the wings and the metathorax, which is sometimes 
varied with ferruginous, black ; the pleura is sometimes slightly stained 
with blackish; scutellum subbilobate, prominent; tegulae honey-yel¬ 
low, often with a minute fuscous spot on its disk. Wings fusco-hya- 
line, apical margins dark fuscous, with a pale lunule near the tip; 
stigma ferruginous, nervures piceous. Legs ferruginous; coxae and 
trochanters beneath, base of the femora beneath, the posterior femora 
within, and sometimes with stains on their tibiae and tarsi, blackish. 
Abdomen above ferruginous, densely and distinctly punctured, the first 
segment and posterior margins of the remaining segments less dis¬ 
tinctly punctures, smooth, shining and somewhat paler than the rest of 
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