208. CARDIACEPHALA VARIPES, n. s. _Mas._ Testacea, gracillima,
capite subelongato, antennis pallide rufis basi nigris, thorace
antico attenuato, abdomine lineari apicem versus tumido, femoribus
intermediis subincrassatis, tibiis intermediis nigris, tarsis
intermediis albis apice nigris, alis pallide fuscescentibus, basi
fasciaque cinerascentibus.
MALE. Testaceous, very slender; head somewhat elongated; antennæ pale
red, black at the base; thorax long, attenuated in front; abdomen
linear, tumid towards the tip, narrower and much longer than the
thorax; legs very long; fore legs much shorter and more slender than
the others; middle femora slightly incrassated, except towards the
tips; middle tibiæ black; middle tarsi white, with black tips; wings
pale brownish, greyish towards the base and with a greyish band beyond
the discal transverse vein; veins black, testaceous towards the base;
cubital vein and præbrachial vein slightly converging towards the tip
of the wing; discal transverse vein straight, upright, parted by less
than its length from the border, and by about thrice its length from
the præbrachial transverse. Length of the body 3-1/2 lines; of the
wings 6 lines.
Gen. SEPSIS, _Fallen_.
209. SEPSIS TESTACEA, n. s. _Mas et Foem._ Testacea aut fulva,
antennis pallide rufis, abdomine subpubescente, alis cinerascentibus,
costa basali nigra. _Var. β._ Abdomine piceo basi fulvo.
_Male and Female._ Testaceous or tawny, slightly setose; antennæ pale
red, 3rd joint conical, about twice the length of the 2nd; abdomen
slightly pubescent; wings greyish, black along the costa towards the
base; veins black; discal transverse vein straight, upright, parted by
a little more than its length from the border, and by more than its
length from the præbrachial transverse. _Var. β:_ Abdomen piceous,
tawny towards the base. Length of the body 2-3 lines; of the wings 3-4
lines.
210. SEPSIS FRONTALIS, n. s. _Mas._ Nigra, capite antico, antennis,
pedibus anticis femoribusque posterioribus basi testaceis, alis
vitreis. _Foem._ Fulva, abdomine nigro.
_Male._ Black, shining; head in front and antennæ testaceous; fore
legs testaceous; posterior femora testaceous towards the base; wings
vitreous; veins black; discal transverse vein straight, oblique,
parted by twice its length from the border, and from the præbrachial
transverse. _Female._ Tawny; abdomen black. Length of the body 1 line;
of the wings 2 lines.
211. SEPSIS FASCIPES, n. s. _Foem._ Nigra, subnitens, antennis pallide
rufis, abdomine fusiformi postice attenuato, pedibus albis, tibiis
intermediis femoribusque nigris, tibiis posticis basi apiceque nigris,
alis cinereis macula apicali nigra.
_Female._ Black, slightly shining; antennæ pale red, very short,
3rd joint conical; abdomen fusiform, lanceolate and much attenuated
towards the tip, much longer than the thorax; legs white; femora and
middle tibiæ black; hind tibiæ black at the base and at the tips;
wings grey, with a black spot at the tip of the costa; veins black;
discal transverse vein straight, upright, parted by its length
from the border, and by full twice its length from the præbrachial
transverse. Length of the body 3/4 line; of the wings 3 lines.
212. SEPSIS REVOCANS, n. s. _Foem._ Cupreo-nigra, antennis nigris,
pedibus halteribusque testaceis, alis subcinerascentibus basi
nigricantibus.
_Female._ Cupreous-black, shining; antennæ black, very short; legs
testaceous; wings slightly greyish, blackish at the base of the costa;
veins black; discal transverse vein straight, upright, parted by more
than twice its length from the border, and by less than twice its
length from the præbrachial transverse; halteres testaceous. Length of
the body 1-1/2 line; of the wings 2 lines.