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Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3: Zoology
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13. GABAZA ARGENTEA, n. s. _Foem._ Nigra, antennis fulvis, arista alba,
thorace abdomineque argenteo-tomentosis, tarsis albido-testaceis, alis
limpidis, venis pallidis.
_Female._ Coal-black. Antennae tawny, arista white; thorax and abdomen
with bright silvery tomentum; tarsi whitish testaceous; wings limpid,
veins pale. Length of the body 2 lines; of the wings 3-1/2 lines.
Gen. SARGUS, _Fabr._
14. Sargus metallinus, _Fabr._ See Vol. I. p. 110.
15. SARGUS COMPLENS, n. s. _Foem._ Rufescente-fulvus, capitis vertice
nigro, antennis testaceis, abdomine fasciis latis abbreviatis piceis,
tarsis posticis basi tibiisque posticis nigris, alis cinereis, basi
subluridis, apud costam exteriorem nigro-fuscis.
_Female._ Reddish tawny. Head black above, testaceous beneath; antennae
testaceous; abdomen with four broad abbreviated piceous bands; legs
tawny, hind tibiae black with a tawny apical mark, hind tarsi black
towards the base; wings greyish, slightly lurid towards the base,
blackish-brown about the exterior part of the costa, veins black, tawny
towards the base; halteres testaceous, tawny towards the tips. Length of
the body 6 lines; of the wings 14 lines.
16. SARGUS ROGANS, n. s. _Mas et Foem._ Capitis vertice nigro, antennis
pedibusque testaceis, tibiis tarsisque posticis nigris, alis subcinereis
apice obscurioribus. _Mas._ Luteo-testaceus. _Foem._ Ferrugineus.
_Male and Female._ Head black above; antennae and legs testaceous; hind
tibiae and hind tarsi black; wings greyish, darker towards their tips;
veins black, tawny towards the base. _Male._ Lutescent testaceous.
_Female._ Ferruginous; wings darker than those of the male. Length of
the body 5 lines; of the wings 10 lines.
Gen. NERUA, n. g.
_Foem. Corpus_ longiusculum, sublineare. _Caput_ transversum, thorace
non latius. _Antennae_ breves; articulus tertius rotundus; arista
apicalis, longa, tenuis, setiformis. _Thorax_ productus. _Scutellum_
spinis quatuor longiusculis. _Abdomen_ depressum, sublineare, thorace
vix latius, non longius. _Pedes_ graciles, non longi. _Alae_ angustae;
venae bene determinatae.
_Female._ Body rather long, nearly linear. Head transverse, not broader
than the thorax. Antennae short; third joint round; arista apical, long,
slender, setiform. Thorax long. Abdomen flat, thin, nearly linear,
hardly broader and not longer than the thorax. Legs slender, not long.
Wings narrow; veins distinctly marked, in structure like those of
_Clitellaria_.
This genus may be distinguished from _Culcua_ by the shape of the
abdomen.
17. NERUA SCENOPINOIDES, n. s. _Foem._ Atra, nitens, antennis fulvis,
scutelli spinis pedibusque albis, alis nigro-cinereis, postice
pallidioribus, venis nigris, halteribus testaceis.
_Female._ Coal-black, shining; antennae tawny; thorax slightly tomentose;
spines of the scutellum and legs white; wings blackish grey, paler
towards the hind border, veins black; halteres testaceous. Length of the
body 3 lines; of the wings 5 lines.
Gen. ADRAGA, n. g.
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