1388 CATALOGUE OF 
Female. Black, hairy, smooth, shining, subfusiform. Head elongate- 
conical, a little shorter than the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocalar 
part full twice as long as the post-ocular. Antenne hirsute, a little 
longer than the head and the prothorax together; first joint less than half 
as long as the second; third shurter than the second. Fore lobe of the 
prothorax nearly twice as long as the hind lobe, which is luteous. Tro- 
chanters, femora at the tips and four posterior femora towards the base 
luteous. ‘Tarsi and fore tibie tawny, the latter clavate, with a short spongy 
furrow. Fore wings with two whitish costal spots, the one a little before 
the middle, the other beyond the middle. Membrane whitish at the tip. 
Length of the body 4 lines. 
a. Hindostan. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
b, Hindostan. From Mr. Stevens’ collection. 
Eastern Isles. 
28. ProstTEMMA VINULUS. 
Alloeorhynchus vinulus, Stal, A. S. EH. F. 4me Sér. iv. 59. 
Java. 
29. PrRostEMMA NIGRA. 
Niger, subsetulosa; caput conicum, prothoracis lobo antico perparum 
brevius ; antenne picee, capile et prothorace ad unum mullo longiores ; 
prothorax planus ; membrana nigricante cinerea. 
Black, shining, subfusiform, thinly setulose. Head conical, very little 
shorter than the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part twice as 
long as the post-ocular, Antenne piceous, much longer than the head and 
the prothorax together; first joint as long as the ante-ocular part of the 
head; second about thrice as long as the first; third a little shorter than 
the second; fourth as lung as the third. Prothorax flat; fure lobe about 
twice as long as the hind lobe. Scutellum and corium dull. Membrane 
blackish cinereous. Length of the body 3} lines. 
a. Dorey, New Guinea. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
b. Dorey, New Guinea. From Mr. Wallace’s collection. 
30. PrRosTEMMA TARSALIS. 
Nigra; caput conicum, prothoracis lobo antico vix brevius; antenne 
picee, capite et prothorace ad unum paullo longiores ; tarsi testacet ; 
corium macula costali rufa longiuseula. 
Black, smooth, shining, fusiform. Head conical, nearly as long as the 
fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part twice as long as the post-ocular, 
Antenne piceous, a little longer than the head and the prothorax together ; 
first joint as long as the ante-ocular part of the head; second about twice 
as long as the first; third somewhat shorter than the second; fourth as 
long as the third. Fore lobe of the prothorax twice as long as the hind 
lobe. Scutellum and fore wings dull. Tarsi testaceous. Corium with 
an elongated red costal spot in the middle. Length of the body 23 lines. 
a. Dorey, New Guinea. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
