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Thorax: the disk very closely punctured, the metathorax rugose; the sides and the legs with a fine glittering sericeous pile, the wings subhyaline, their apical margins fuscous, the nervures fuscous.

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

The metathorax transversely and rather finely rugose, the truncation more strongly striated; the scutellum shining; the wings subhyaline, the nervures ferruginous; the tibiæ with scattered spines, the tarsi spinose.

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

The disk of the thorax with an obscure chalybeous tint, shining and finely punctured; the metathorax opake and finely rugose; the wings subhyaline, their apical margins fuscous, the nervures fusco-ferruginous.

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

Thorax subopake, very closely punctured, and slightly shining; the metathorax coarsely longitudinally rugose-striate; the postscutellum yellow; wings subhyaline and iridescent, the nervures fusco-ferruginous; a dark fuscous cloud occupies the marginal cell.

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

Thorax: the posterior margin of the prothorax and the anterior and intermediate tibiæ and tarsi yellow; a minute yellow spot on the postscutellum yellow; the wings subhyaline, the nervures fusco-ferruginous.

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