. The Canadian entomologist. Insects; Entomology. THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 459 " Metapelma spectabilis.—Met. capite thoraceque viridibus, cupreo- nitentibus; antennis nigris ; abdomine nigro, chalybaeo purpureoque nitente ; pedibus (|LiatLior aniicis ferrugineis viridi subnitentibus ; tarsis intennediis fiiscis ad basin albidis ; pedibus diiobus posticis fiiscis femoribiis basi rufis ; tibiis basi albis ; oviductu nigro ; alls pone medium nubecula vix infumatis. " Long. Corp. lin. 2^ ; oviductus, lin. i \ exp. alar. lin. 3^." Among the specimens before me the females vary in l
. The Canadian entomologist. Insects; Entomology. THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 459 " Metapelma spectabilis.—Met. capite thoraceque viridibus, cupreo- nitentibus; antennis nigris ; abdomine nigro, chalybaeo purpureoque nitente ; pedibus (|LiatLior aniicis ferrugineis viridi subnitentibus ; tarsis intennediis fiiscis ad basin albidis ; pedibus diiobus posticis fiiscis femoribiis basi rufis ; tibiis basi albis ; oviductu nigro ; alls pone medium nubecula vix infumatis. " Long. Corp. lin. 2^ ; oviductus, lin. i \ exp. alar. lin. 3^." Among the specimens before me the females vary in length from 3^-4^4 mm., and the males from 2^-4^2 nini. The length of the ovipositor is considerably less than that indicated by Westwood, being from . mm. The antennae are inserted farther from each other than from the eye margin. The scape is greenish, with a metallic lustre. In both sexes the posterior femora vary from dusky to yellowish brown, there being no reddish at the base in these specimens. The white spot at the base of the posterior tibiae is confined to the upper basal third, and is bounded by a straight diagonal line in most of the specimens ; in two- males from Florida and one male from Tuscon, Ariz., it surrounds the base; in a male from Santa Cruz Mts., Cal., and a female from Panamint Mts., Cal., the spot is shorter and broader, and bounded by a curved instead of a straight line. The specimens from Florida and the South-west have the posterior. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Entomological Society of Canada (1863-1871); Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ); Entomological Society of Ontario. Ottawa [etc. ] Entomological Society of Canada [etc. ]
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