130 OATALOGUE OF 
tawny; fore femora incrassated; furrow beneath the fore tibia less than 
half as long as the latter. Fore wings piceous; membrane brownish 
cinereous. Hind wings pale cinereous. Length of the body 9 lines, 
a. Australia. From Mr. Damel’s collection. 
Country unknown. 
112. Pirates CONTIGUUS. 
Mas. Niyer ; caput longi-conicum, prothoracis lobo antico aquilongum ; 
antenne capite et prothorace ad unum longiores, articulo lo subtus 
ad partem flavescente; scutellum spina apicali armatum ; connexi- 
vum pallide flavum; venter maculis quatuor flavescentibus trian- 
gularibus ; femora basi alba; ale antice disco atro, linea apud 
clavum alba, macula discali lutea magna. 
Male. Black, elongate-subfusiform. Head elongate-conical, as long 
as the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part twice as long as the 
post-ocular. Antenne longer than the head and the prothorax together ; 
first joint as long as the ante-ocular head, pale yellowish beneath except at 
the base and at the tip; second a little more than twice as long as the first ; 
third a little shorter than the second. Fore lobe of the prothorax twice as 
long as the hind lobe ; furrows well defined. Scutellum elongated into an 
acute spine. Connexivum pale yellow; each costal segment from the first 
to the fourth with a triangular pale yellowish spot. Femora towards the 
base and coxe white; spongy furrow of the fore tibie three-fourths of the 
length of the latter. Fore wings deep black except along the costa and 
towards the tips; a white line along the clavus and a large luteous spot in 
the disk beyond the middle. Length of the body 7 lines. 
a. ———? Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
113. PiRATES TRINOTATUS. 
Mas. Piceus, longi-subfusiformis ; caput conicum, prothoracis lobo 
antico aquilongum; pedes longiusculi; ale antice picee, striga 
basali obliqua macula transversa maculaque triangulari subapicali 
pallide flavis. 
Male. Piceous, shining, elongate-subfusiform, Head conical, as long 
as the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part longer than the post- 
ocular. Fore lobe of the prothorax nearly twice as long as the hind lobe ; 
hind part of the middle longitudinal furrow distinct and wide; the other 
furrows not apparent. Scutellum compressed towards the tip; disk concave. 
Legs rather long. Fore wings piceous; an oblique pale yellow streak 
extending from the base of the costa along the clavus; a transverse pale 
yellow spot at the tip of the corium and a triangular pale yellow spot in the 
membrane. Length of the body 9 lines, 
Closely allied to P. rufus. The prothorax is a little broader; the two 
teeth on its fore border are more prominent; the basal streak of the fore 
wing is narrower at the base, and the two hinder patches are differently 
shaped. 
a. Pp 
