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Abdomen with a slender subelongate petiole, and with a thin, silky, grey pile; the apical margins of the segments narrowly and obscurely rufo-piceous.

From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various

Thorax: the prothorax subelongate, narrowed anteriorly; the wings subhyaline, their apex clouded; the intermediate and posterior tibiæ with a double row of spines; all the tarsi simple; the calcaria stout and elongate.

From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various