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CATALOGUE OF 



8. Agr^cia VITTIFRONS. 



Fcem. Fulm ; caput scabrum, longiusculum, inter antennas spina arma- 

 tu7n, anlice ohliquum et nigro hivittatum ; palporum articuius 5tis 4o 

 dnplo longinr ; antennce piccfs, basi fulvce ; prolhorax longiusculus, 

 transverse bisnlcatus, margine posticu vix producto ; oviductus piceus, 

 arcuatus, abdomini ceqnilongus ; pedes robusti, femoribus biserialim 

 spinosis, tibiis qualtinr antnioribns biseriatim quinquespinosis^ tibiis 

 posticis quadriseriatim novem-spinosis ; aloe anticcB coriaccE^ nigro 

 sparse punclalce ; alee posticcB obscure cinerece^ paullo breviores. 



Female. Tawny, stout. Head and prolhorax scabrous. Head rather 

 long, wiih a short porrect spine between the antennae; fore part flat, 

 abruptly retracted, with two short black stripes which extend to the 

 mandibles ; front more roughly scabrous than the upper surface. Palpi 

 testaceous; fifth joint of the maxillary veiy slightly clavate, twice the 

 length of the fourth. Antennae piceous, tawny at the base, about twice the 

 length of the body. Prolhorax slightly elongate, a little narrower in front, 

 with two curved transverse furrows; sides nearly straight; hind border 

 hardly elongated. Oviduct piceous, broad, curved, much compressed, as 

 long as the abdomen. Legs stout, moderately long ; femora with six or 

 fewer spines on each side ; four anterior tibiae with five spines on each side ; 

 hind libitE with nine spines in each of the four rows; spines minute, with 

 black tips; tarsi broad; fourth joint slender. Fore wings coriaceous, a 

 little longer than the hind wiugs; transverse sectors irregular; a few black 

 points in the disk. Hind wings dark cinereous ; veins brown. Length of 

 the body 15 lines; of the wings 34 lines. 



The darker hind wings distinguish it from A. facialis. 



a. Philippine Isles.' From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



9. Agr^cia sparsa. 

 Mas. Fulva, convexa^ longiuscula, scabra ; caput spina brevi oblique 

 ascendenie armatum, fronte obscuriore, facie nigra, labro luteo ; 

 abdomen testaceum ; alee anlicce nigro guttutce ; ala posticce sordide 

 cinerecE. 



Male. Tawny, nearly cylindrical. Head and prolhorax scabrous. 

 Head as broad as the prolhorax, with an obliquely ascending spine between 

 the antennae; fore part retracted ; front dark lawny ; face black; labrum 

 luteous. Eyes testaceous, very prominent. Antennae piceous, lawny at 

 the base. Prolhorax elongate, with two transverse curved furrows. Abdo- 

 men testaceous. Fore wings a little longer ihan the hind wings, with 

 several black dots of various size. Hind wings dingy cinereous; veins 

 testaceous. Length of the body 20 lines; of the wings 36 lines. 



The number of spines on the legs of the specimen described cannot be 

 ascertained. It has most affinity to A. viilifrons, from which il diflfers in 

 the arrangement of the marks on the fore wings. 

 Sarawak. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



