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Body linear. Head not broader than the thorax. Proboscis lanceolate.
Palpi porrect, linear, rounded at the tips, not extending beyond the
head. Antennæ lanceolate, shorter than the breadth of the head; joints
indistinct. Thorax with a humeral callus and a linear callus on each
side. Scutellum unarmed. Abdomen rather longer than the thorax. Legs
rather short; hind femora incrassated, minutely serrated beneath;
hind tibiæ very slightly curved, applied to the femora. Wings rather
narrow; 1st and 2nd cubital veins rather long; length of the discal
areolet more than thrice its breadth; 3rd and 4th externo-medial veins
connected towards the border; anal and subanal veins connected at some
distance from the border.
25. SOLVA INAMOENA, n. s. _Foem._ Cinereo-nigra, palpis, thoracis
callis, scutello, abdominis lateribus, ventre pedibusque testaceis,
antennis testaceis apice nigris, abdominis segmentis testaceo
marginatis, alis subcinereis.
_Female._ Cinereous black. Mouth, palpi, calli of the thorax,
scutellum, abdomen beneath and along each side except at the base,
legs, and halteres testaceous. Antennæ testaceous except towards
the tips. Hind borders of the abdominal segments testaceous. Wings
greyish; veins black, testaceous towards the base. Length of the body
2-1/2-3 lines; of the wings 5-6 lines.
Gen. AMPSALIS, n. g.
_Foem. Corpus_ elongatum, sublineare. _Antennæ_ filiformes;
flagellum lineare. _Thorax_ longi-ellipticus; scutellum bispinosum.
_Abdomen_ ellipticum, thorace paullo latius non longius. _Pedes_
longiusculi. _Alæ_ angustæ.
_Female._ Body elongate, nearly linear. Head a little broader than
the thorax. Eyes prominent. Palpi very short. Antennæ filiform, much
longer than the breadth of the head; flagellum linear, about twice the
length of the scape; joints indistinct. Thorax elongate-elliptical;
scutellum armed with two obliquely ascending spines. Abdomen
elliptical, a little broader but not longer than the thorax. Legs
rather long. Wings narrow; 1st cubital vein about one-fourth the
length of the 2nd; four externo-medial veins complete; subanal vein
curved, joining the anal vein at some distance from the border; discal
areolet elongated and attenuated exteriorly; exterior side very short.
26. AMPSALIS GENIATA, n. s. _Foem._ Ferrugineo-fusca, antennis nigris
basi fulvis, thorace vittis duabus testaceis, scutello testaceo, apice
spinisque et pectoris disco nigris, abdomine nigro, basi vittis duabus
interruptis lateralibus pedibusque testaceis, alis cinereis apices
versus fuscescentibus.
_Female._ Ferruginous brown. Antennæ black, tawny towards the base.
Thorax with two testaceous stripes; scutellum testaceous; tip and
spines black. Disk of the pectus black. Abdomen black; base and an
interrupted stripe along each side testaceous. Legs and halteres
testaceous. Wings grey, brownish in front towards the tips; veins
black, testaceous at the base; stigma testaceous. Length of the body 6
lines; of the wings 11 lines.
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