60 CATALOGUE OF 



6. PhVSOMERUS SfTBARGENTEUS. 



Fcem. Piceus, fusiformis, subcinerasceiis, suhtus subargenteus ; antemne 

 saturate ritfce, corpore paullo breviores ; prnthorax vix sulcatus, 

 angulis posticis roiundalis non prominulis ; pectus fiavo univittatum ; 

 abdominis lalera fiavo guttata ; pedes fulvi,feinoribus posticis piceis 

 apice subltis late denlatis. 



Female. Piceous, fusiform, slightly cinereous; uiuler side with a 

 silvery tiiifje. Eyes very prominent. Rostrum testaceous, extending 

 rather beyond the fore coxce. Antennas dark red, a little shorter than the 

 body ; joints from the fust to the third successively decreasing in length ; 

 fourth a little longer than the first. Proihorax with an indistinct longi- 

 tudinal furrow ; hind angles rounded, not prominent. Pectus with a pale 

 yellow stripe. Abdomen with yellow dots along each side. Legs lawny; 

 hind femora piceous, incrassated, much shorter than the abdomen, broadly 

 dentate beneath at the tips. Hind tibiae a little shorter than the hind 

 femora. Fore wings with a blackish membrane. Length of the body 

 10 lines. 



a. Pulo Penang. Presented by J. C. Bowriug, Esq. 



7. Physomerus nigrorufus. 



Fcem. Mufus, subtus niger ; caput nigrum ; antennm nigra:, corpore 



paullo breviores, articulo Ao rufo ; prothorax subtilissime punctatus, 



linea vittisque duabus punctularibus niijris, lateribus posticis serratis, 



angulis posticis obttisis vix prominulis ; pectus rufo quadriplagiatum; 



abdomen rufo-nigrum ; femora postica incrassata, subtuberculatn, 



spina subtus robusta apice lutea ; tibicE posticcB subtus serratce basin 



versus subdilaiatce et obtuse angidata ; tarsi rufi ; membrana nigra 



Female. Red, black beneath. Head black. Eyes livid, prominent. 



Rostrum mostly red, extending somewhat beyond the fore coxae; joints 



nearly equal in length. Antenna? black, slender, a little shorter than the 



body; joints from the first to the third successively decreasing in length; 



fourth red, black at the base, very little longer than the second. Prothorax 



very minutely punctured, with a slender black stripe and with two very 



incomplete stiipes, which are indicated by black points; sides serrated; 



hind angles obtuse, very slightly prominent. Pectus with two large red 



patches on each side. Abdomen reddish black. Legs black. Hind 



femora incrassated, with a few minute tubercles, armed bcneatb a little 



before the miildle with a stout spine, which is luteous towards the tip. 



Four anterior tibiae reddish black. Hind tibia? flattened, slightly dilated 



and obtusely angular beneath al one-third of the length, serrated from 



thence to the tips. Tarsi red. Fore wings with a black membrane. 



Length of the body 12 lines. 



This species has much affinity to the genus Mictis. 

 a. North Ilindostau. From I'r. Hooker's collection. 



