160 OEDEE—HYMENOPTERA.
SPECIES 9 -EPTKI S EGANUS. (Mas.)
PLATE XXS, FIG. 5.
Aureo-viridis, leviter punetatiis : metanoto cffiruleo-nig-ro ; abdomino nigro nitidissimo, apioibus scgiiieiitorum
])iceis ; pcdibus nigro-ffineis, genieulis, tibiarum apicibus, tarsisque rufeseentibus ; alis fulvesocntibus nubihi
obseuriori pone stigma, vena radiali eloiigata ; capite rotundato, subdepresso ; clypeo prominulo subeonico ;
facieque in medio antica depressa ; anteimis nigris longis, fere ad medium abdominis attingentibns, gracilibns,
filiformibiis, apice attennatis ; articulo primo satis elougato, secundo parvo, tertio minimo, reliquis longitudine
subíequalibus ; mandibulis (fig. 5 a) apice oblique truncatis dentatis, dento externo majori, interno magno Ijifido ;
maxillis parvis, lobo basali obtrigono corneo, palpis long-is articulo primo minuto, secundo et tertio tequalibus
erassioribns, tribus ultimis ffiqualibus setosis ; mento obconico, palpis labialibus artieulis tribus tequalibus ; collari
semiovali, angulis postieis lateralibus panilo productis ; mesonoti subquadrati dorso 5-carinato, cariiiis duabus
oxtemis utrinquo postice eonjunctis interstitiis transverse striolatis cum linca tenui elevata striaque utrinque
punctata prope latera impresso ; margine transverso postico tenui elevato ; tegiilis piceo-rufis.
Long", corp. lin. 3f ; espans. alar, antic, ün. 5.
Habitat ; Ega, Amazonia (Bates). In Mus. Britann,
SPECIES 10—EPYEIS EGANELLUS. (FAM.)
PMTE XXSI, FIG. 4.
Individuo masculino E. Hgani multo brevior et crassior : capite magno tlioracis latitudine, oculis permagnis,
facie impressione arcuata pone clypeum, boc semieirculariter producto, carina media, longitudinaliter
impressa notato ; seutello impressione transversa arcuata basali distincto ; mesonoto nigro transverso, nee subquadrato,
similiter carinato, at lineis duabus parvis intermediis obsoletis ; abdomine ovali, nigro, nitido, ultra
medium setoso, segmentis apicalibiis rufo-piceis ; antennis mediocribus rufo-fuscis, articulo basali rufo, secundo
parvo, tertio et decern apicalibus fere asqualibus ; pedibus magis rufeseentibus ; alis anticis capite et thorace
longitudine asqualibus.
Long. corp. Hn. ; expans. alar, antic. Hn. DJ.
Habitat ; Ega, Amazonia (Bates). In Mus. Britaun.
SPECIES 11—EPYEIS SMITHANUS.
H. Bganello prosimus at gracilior, widi-Eeneus : abdomine nigro apice rufo ; capite convexo, fiicie aiitice linea
media impressa vix distincta ; clypeo conico apice emarginato, carina media ; antennis brevibus piceis ; capite et
collare punctatis; mesotborace glabro; seutello utrinque puncto profundo; metanoto transverso, viridi, carinis
u t in E. Euanello ; teg-ulis fulvis ; abdomine elongato-ovali glabro ; pedibus rufo-fulvis, femoribus nigro-ajneis ;
alis melleo-liyalinis ; venis fuhús.
Long. corp. lin. 4 ; expaus. alar, antic, lin. oè.
Habitat ; Brazil. In Mus. F. Smitb.
SPECIES 12—EPYEIS AUEICHJVLCEUS. (Foeiu.) (Klug JISS.)
PLATE XXXI, Fío. 3.
Brevis, am-eo-viridis nitidissimus : capite et mesonoto laìviter punctatis ; abdomine nigro, segmentis prirsertim
posticis apice rufis ; mandibulis, antennis pedibusque rufis ; alis pallide fuscescentibus ; venis brunncis ;
capite subquadrato pone oculos latiori, convexo ; clypeo vix angulato porrecto, facie linea brevissima impressa
e clj'peo ducta ; mandibulis apice dilatatis truncatis, 5-dentatis, dente externo panilo majori (fig. 3 b) ; antennis
brevibus, articulo secundo magnitudine fere tertii, lioc et reliquis brevibus fere sequalibus (fig. Sc.) ; mesonoto
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casi-uleo-viridi transverso, dorso 5-earinato, carinis duabus externis dimidiatim-abbreviatis, inter carinas tres
medias transversim striolato, et intus striolas externas oblique striolato, marginibus lateralibus et apicali angustis
elevatis ; alis anticis vena radiali elongata ; cellula postero-discoidali vix indicata.
Long. corp. lin, 3|- ; expans. alar, antic, lin.
H a b i t a t ; Insula Cuba. In Mus. Beg. Berol. et Mus. Hopeiano Oxonia3, Dom. Guerinio communicata.
SPECIES 13—EPY"E,IS AMAZONICUS. (Fcom.)
PLATE XXX, FIG. 9.
Oblongus, viridis, lisviter punctatus : mesonoto nigro, quadrats ; abdomine nigro, segmentorum margine
postico anoque rufis ; antennis fuscis articulo basali rufo, secundo et tertio parvis, quarto et reliquis subajqualibus,
supra nigris subtus obscure rufis ; pedibus nigris, geniculis, tibiarum apice tarsisque rufo-piceis ; alis fulvolij'abms
; venis fulvo-brumieis, radiali elongata, discoidalibus obsoletis ; capite convexo ; clypeo in tuberculum
conicum elevato, facie linea longitudinali media e ctypeo ad ocellos ducta impressa; mandibulis apice dilatatis,
dente externo longiori acuto, interno magno trimcato (fig. 9 a) ; palpis maxillaribus brevibus articulis 6 subfequabbus
setosis (fig. 9 i) ; palpis labialibus articulo tertio (apicali) longiori tenuiori ; mesonoto subquadrato
nigro, dorso 5-carinato, carinis duabus externis utrinque postice convergeutibus, linea tenui inter carinam mediam
et proximam utrinque elevata; interstitiis transverse carinatis; abdomine elongato ovali.
Long. corp. lin. 5 ; expans. alar, antic, lin. 5| .
H a b i t a t ; Amazonia (Bates). In INIus. Hopeiano Oxoniaj.
I n its more elongated form, and in several other respects, this insect appears to be more likely to prove the
true female of Effaims than the female in the British Museum ; (also from Ega, to which I have given the
name of E. EganelUis).
SPECIES 14—EPYRIS PLANICEPS.
(Dryinus Jilamceps, Fabricius, Syst. Piez. p. 201, No. 4.)
Viridi-aineus : abdomine nigro ; antenuis uigris articulo primo rufo, utrinque ad basin mandibularum
insertis; capite plano viridi-aiueo, immaculato; thorace viridi-asneo, postice cajrulescenti; abdomine conico,
acuto, atro immaculato ; pcdibus rufis femoribus nigris ; alis obscuris postice albis.
Two t3'pieal specimens of this species, collected in one of the American (West Indian) Islands by Schmidt,
are still preserved in the Copenhagen Museum : the metanotum is subquadrate, with three longitudinal cariuiB
in the middle, and with an abbreviated ill-defined oblique one on each side, and the lateral margin with an
impressed line, the interstices transversely striolated. Tlie antenna; are pitchy, M-ith the basal and apical joints
reddish. The front of the head is simple, with a rather deep impressed line in the middle ; the head and thorax
punctured ; the apex of the abdomen reddish ; the legs pitchy red, with the femora dark in the middle, the
anterior pair greenish on the outside.
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SPECIES 15—EPYPJS FABEICII.
' D. planiceps, var. ex America Meridionalis.'
A specimen thus named by Fabricius is also preserved in the Copenhagen IMuseum with the two specimens
of E. planiceps, which I can but regard as specifically distinct. It is a male, with long slender black antenuoe,
with the basal joint green; the head and collar golden green, very delicately punctured, and with larger punctures
interspersed. The front of the head is coppery, with a triangular impression in the middle of the fore
margin; the ocelli are large, the front margin of the collar is raised and punctured; the metanotum is subquadrate,
dark purple, greenish at the sides. It has five longitudinal carina; in the middle, with the interstices
transversely striolated, and the space between the outer carina; and the impressed lateral line obliquely striohited.
The abdomen is blue black, the legs pitchy fulvous, the femora darker in the middle ; the %vings stained
pale, with the veins and stigma blackish.
Another specimen from Demerara, agreeing with the latter insect, is contained in the Westermann CoUeotion,
now forming a most important portion of the Copeubagen Museum.