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ventral segments forming transverse ridges, that of the third deeply curved 

 in the middle; a stout spiue on each side of the third ventral segment and 

 another on each side of the fourth. Four anterior legs and hind tarsi 

 tawny. Four anterior femora beneath with two minute subapical spines. 

 Hind femora incrassated, much curved near the base, armed beueath with 

 a cluster of small spines at two-thirds of the length and with a broad sub- 

 apical loolh. Hind til)ine dilated above along the apical half, armed 

 beneath with a broad oblique spine at two-thirds of the length. Female. — 

 Abdomen sniootb beneath. Hind femora slightly incrassated. Hind tibiae 

 with no tooth beneath. Length of the body 9 — lOi lines. 



a. Celebes. Presented by W. VV. Saunders, Esq, 



b. New Guinea. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



c. d. Wagiou. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 

 e. Aru. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



/. Aru. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



g. New Guinea. Presented by W. VV. Saunders, Esq. 



64. MlCTlS FILICORNIS. 



Fcem. Nigra, gracilis, teslaceo tomentosa ; antentKS gracillimcE, corpori 



aquilongcc, arliculin basi pallide testaceis ; prothorax subiililer scaber, 



angulis posticis serralis peraculis oblique retractis valde elongalis ; 



pectus albo biplagiatum ; abdominis dorsum basi ulrinque tesiaceum ; 



venter testaceo late vittatum ; femora postica subdilatata ; tibicE 



posticce gracillima: ; alve anticce picecB ; ala posticcB cinerece. 



Female. Black, slender, with testaceous tomentum. Rostrum partly 



pale testaceous; second joint longer than the third. Antennas very slender, 



as long as ihe body ; joints from the first to the third successively decreasing 



in length; second, third and fourth joints pale testaceous at the base; 



fourth longer than the first. Prothorax finely scabrous, with a very slight 



transverse furrow at one-third of the length from the fore border and with 



a very short vidge near the hind border; hind angles serrated, much 



elongated, very acute, slanting obliquely backward. Pectus with a white 



patch near each hind coxa. Abdomen testaceous on each side towards the 



base of the dorsum ; a broad tawny stripe beneath. Femora beueath with 



the usual subapical spines. Hind femora slightly dilated, slender towards 



the base. Hind tibiae very slender, as long as the hind femora. Fore 



wings piceous. Hind wings cinereous. Length of the body 12 lines. 



a. Sarawak, Borneo. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



65. MlCTIS INSOLITA. 



Mas. Pallide lutea ; rostrum apice sulco receplum ; antennce corpori 

 aquilongce ; prothorax transverse slriatus, angulis posticis nigris 

 aculis ; pectus vittis duabus piceis duabusque exterioribus nigris 

 duabusque intermediis auratis ; abdomen basi dilatatum, fasciis 

 duabus dorsaiibus nigris, vittis duabus ventralibus auratis maculari- 

 bus ; femora postica dilatala, subtus utrinque serrata ; libicc posticce 

 subtus serrutce, basi subdilalatce ; alee aiiticce fusco biplagiatCBj 

 membrana cuprea. 



