92 CATALOGUE OF 
Antenne much longer than the head and the prothorax together; first 
Joint as long as the ante-ocular head; second about twice as long as the 
first; third as long as the second; fourth a little shorter than the third. 
Fore lobe of the prothorax rather longer than the hind lobe; longitudinal 
furrows distinct. Hind lobe with a very slight longitudinal ridge. 
Abdomen piceous. Legs stout; fore femora serrated beneath; furrow 
beneath the four anterior tibie rather less than half the length of the latter. 
Hind wings pellucid. Length of the body 10 liues. 
a. Hindostan. From Archdeacon Clerk’s collection. 
5. LESTOMERUS PICEIPENNIS. 
Mas. Niger, longi-subfusiformis, sublus piceus; caput conicum, pro- 
thoracis lobo antico paullo brevius ; venter carinatus ; femora quatuor 
anteriora incrassala, serrata ; ale antice picee. 
Male. Black, elongate-subfusiform, piceous beneath. Head conical, 
a little shorter than the fure lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part about 
twice as long as the post-ocular. Fore lobe of the prothorax much longer 
than the hind lobe; longitudinal furrows well defined. Scutellum com- 
pressed towards the tip; disk concave. Abdomen keeled beneath. Four 
anterior femora incrassated, serrated beneath. Fore tibie with a short 
apical furrow beneath. Fore wings piceous. Length of the body 8 lines. 
a. Java. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 
6. LESTOMERUS FEMORALIS. 
Fem. Cyaneo-niger ; caput conicum, prothoracis lobo antico brevior ; 
antenne capile prothoraceque ad unum longiores ; prothorax margine 
antico bituberculato, lobo postico scabro; pectoris spina fulva; 
femora quatuor anteriora fulva ; ale nigra. 
Female. Bluish black, elongate-subfusiform, shining. Head conical, 
shorter than the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part twice longer 
than the post-vcular. Ocelli seated on a tubercle. Antenne longer than 
the head aud the prothorax together; first joint a little more than half the 
length of the second ; third shorter than the second ; fourth as long as the 
second. Fore lobe of the prothorax with a tubercle on each side of the fore 
border, hardly twice the length of the second, with distinct furrows and 
with a concave depression on each side in front. Hind lobe scabrous, 
Propectus with a tawny retracted very stout spine. Four anterior femora 
towards the base and fore coxe tawny, the former with minute spines 
beneath. Four anterior tibie clavate. Wings black, not extending tu the 
tip of the abdomen. Length of the body 103 lines. 
a,b. Shanghai. From Mr. Fortune’s collection. 
ce. Hong Kong. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 
7. LESTOMERUS DIFFINIS. 
Mas et fem. Cyaneo-niger; caput conicum, prothoracis lobo antico 
brevior ; antenne capite et prothorace ad unum longiores ; connexivum 
rufum; pedes nigro-picei ; ale nigra. 
