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Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4: Zoology
Linnean Society of London
Zoology -- Periodicals
Gen. TRACANA, n. g.
_Mas et Foem. Corpus_ elongatum. Proboscis lanceolata. _Antennæ_
graciles, filiformes, capite transverso vix breviores. _Thorax_
longi-ellipticus; scutellum bispinosum. _Abdomen_ thorace paullo
longius et latius. _Pedes_ longiusculi. _Alæ_ non latæ.
_Male and Female._ Body elongate. Head rather broader than the fore
part of the thorax. Mouth lanceolate; palpi very short. Antennæ
slender, filiform, about as long as the breadth of the head; 3rd joint
long; 4th and following joints shorter. Thorax elongate-elliptical,
with a distinct linear callus along each side; scutellum armed with
two obliquely ascending spines. Abdomen elongate-elliptical, most
attenuated towards the base, a little broader and longer than the
thorax. Legs rather long. Wings long, not broad; 1st subcubital vein
hardly one-third the length of the 2nd; four externo-medial veins
complete; subanal vein curved, joining the anal vein near the border;
discal areolet oblong, narrower exteriorly; exterior side very short.
27. TRACANA ITERABILIS, n. s. _Mas et Foem._ Cinereo-nigra, capite
antico fulvo, antennis albido-flavis basi nigricantibus, pedibus
fulvis, tibiis posticis femoribusque nigro-fuscatis, alis cinereis
apices versus nigricantibus. _Mas._ Abdomine fulvo maculis lateralibus
nigris. Foem. Abdominis basi lateribusque fulvis.
_Male and Female._ Cinereous black. Head in front and calli of the
thorax tawny. Antennæ whitish yellow, blackish at the base. Legs
tawny; femora and hind tibiæ banded with black. Wings grey, blackish
towards the tips; vein black; halteres tawny. _Male._ Abdomen tawny,
with some black spots on each side. _Female._ Abdomen tawny at the
base and along each side. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 10
lines.
Gen. ROSAPHA, n. g.
_Mas et Foem. Corpus_ angustum, elongatum, lineare. _Antennæ_
graciles, filiformes, capite transverso longiores; articulus 3^{us}
fusiformis. _Scutellum_ spinis duabus longis acutis armatum. _Abdomen_
thorace vix longius aut latius. _Pedes_ breves. _Alæ_ angustæ.
_Male and Female._ Body narrow, elongated, linear. Mouth and palpi
extremely short. Antennæ slender, filiform, longer than the breadth
of the head; 3rd joint long, fusiform; joints of the flagellum
indistinct. Thorax nearly linear, a little narrower in front;
scutellum armed with two long, acute, hardly ascending spines. Abdomen
subfusiform, narrowest towards the base, very little broader and
longer than the thorax. Legs short. Wings narrow; 1st cubital vein
nearly half the length of the 2nd; three complete externo-medial
veins; subanal vein curved, joining the anal vein at some little
distance from the border; discal areolet oblong; exterior side short.
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