53 CATALOGUE OF 



broad; tibieB with short spines. Fore winjjs coriaceous. Hind wings 

 cinereous, hyaline. Lenjith of ihe body 3 lines. 



The liiiid wings of the specimen described have not been examined, 

 and in tbeir structure it may differ from the typical form of the genus. 



a. Tasmania. From Dr. Hooker's collection. 



Fara. 5. CORYDID^. 

 Corydieus, Sattss. Hist. Nat. Mex, iii. 145. 



Genus 1. CORYDIA. 

 Corydia, Serv. Rev. 16; Hist. Orth. 122. Sauss. Hist. Nat. Mex. iii. 147. 



Sect 1. Sauss. H. N. M. iii. 147. 



1. COBYDIA PeTIVERIANA. 



Petiv. Gazoph, pi. 71, f. 1. Sulz. Hist. Ins. pi. 11, f. a, b. Hrrhst, Arch. 

 pi. 49, 1.7 — Cassida Petiveriana. Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. 578,25 — Cassida 

 7-guttata, Linn. Si/st. Not. ii. 577, 19 — Blatta heteroclita, Pal. Spicil. 

 9, pi. 1, f. 5 — Blatta Petiveriana, Fabr. Ent. Si/st. ii. 9. Oliv. Enc. 

 iv. 317. Pal. Beauv. Ins. 227. Orlh. pi. 2 c, f. 1— Corydia Peti- 

 veriana, Serv. Rev. 16 ; Hist. Orth. 123. Brulle, Hist. Nat, Ins. ix. 59, 

 pi. 4, f. 4. 



a, b. Pondicherry. Presented by M. Reiche. 



c. Madras. From Mr. Vigors' collection. 



d. Hindostan. 

 e,f. ? 



Sect. 2. Sauss. H. N. M. iii. 147. 



2. CORYKIA GUERINIANA. 



Corydia Gueriniana, Sauss. Mel. Orth. 12, f. 7. 



Hindostan. 



3. Corydia plagiata. 



Mas. Picea ; caput et prothorax nigra, pilosa, dense et suhtililer punctata ; 

 antenna apices versus albo fascialte, corporis dimidio non longiores ; 

 •prothorax maculis duabus anticis Jiavis magnis longis ; abdomen 

 liileum, apice ventreqve piceis, plagis duabus ventralibus tuteis ; alee 

 anliva; pallideJiuv(B, striga postica lutea, plagis tribns magnis spatioque 

 apicali fuscis ; alee postica cinereo-hyalinee, apice fuscescentes. 



Male. Piceous, elliptical, depressed. Head and pntthorax black, 

 pilose, ibicklv and minutely punctured. Head not extending beyond the 

 protbotax. Eyes very wide apart. Antennae not more than half the length 

 of the body, with a white band near the tips. Prothorax dilated, with a 

 large elongated yellow spot on each side in front. Abdomen luteous, with 

 marginal bristles, piceous towards the lip ; subanal lamina entire; under 

 side piceous, with a large luteous patch on each side, Cerci lanceolate, 

 moderately long. Fore wings pale yellow, slightly hyaline, a luteous streak 

 near the hind border; three large patches and apical part bronze ; first 

 patch costal, elongated, extending from the base, joining the second, which 



