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of black speckles on each side; anal appendage truncate. Legs red; tibie 
and tarsi black. Fore wings black; costa yellow; membrane cinereous. 
Var. 8.—Thorax black, except about the hind border. Var. y.—Head and 
thorax tawny. Fore wings reddish. Length of the body 7—7} lines. 
The .Jateral lobes of the head are less connected than those of 
M. marginella and the body is a little longer. 
a—d. West Africa. From Mr. Dalton’s collection. 
7. Macrina Coccrnea. 
Late rufa, longissime ovalis; caput acutum, latitudine paullo longius 
lobo intermedio transverse striato, lobis lateralibus contiguis oblique 
striatis; antenne articulo 20 30 valde longiore, 50 nonnunquam 
nigro ; thorax et scutellum transverse rugulosa ; thorax jugo trans- 
verso, angulis posticis aculis subflewis valde productis, lateribus anticis 
serratis ; sculellum attenuatum, plus minusve flavo conspersum, apice 
rotundatum; abdomen apice truncatum; ale antice membrana 
pellucida. 
Bright red, very elongate-oval. Head acute, a little longer than 
broad; middle lobe transversely striated ; lateral lobes contiguous, obliquely 
striated. Eyes not prominent. Rostrum partly black, extending to the 
fore coxe. Antenne siender; second joint much longer than the third, as 
long as the fourth; fifth longer than the fourth, sometimes mostly black. 
Thorax and scutellum transversely rugulose. Thorax with a ridge between 
the hind angles, which are acute, much elongated and slightly inclined 
forward; sides in front serrated; a transverse sometimes testaceous callus 
on each side near the fore border. Scutellum much attenuated, rounded 
at the tip, with a few or with many yellow speckles. Abdomen truncated 
at the tip. Legs slender. Fore wings thickly and minutely panctured ; 
membrane pellucid. Length of the body 7 lines, 
The head is less elongated than that of M. angularis and the horns of 
the thorax are more inclined forward. 
a. Hindostan. From the Entomological Society’s collection. 
b. Hindostan. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 
c. Penang. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 
8. MacrINA VACILLANS. 
Testacea, longissime ovalis, dense nigro punctata; caput productum, 
lobis lateralibus lanceolatis contiguis; antenne articulo 20 30 valde 
longiore, 40 rufo, 50 nonnunquam rufo-vario apice nigricante ; thorax 
jugo transverso, angulis posticis acutis productis, lateribus anticis 
serratis ; scutellum atlenuatum, apice rotundatum; abdomen apice 
truncatum ; femora nigro conspersa ; tibia apice tarsique rufescentia ; 
ale antice membrana pellucida. 
Testaceous, very elongate-oval, thickly and minutely punctured ; 
punctures mostly black. Head much longer than broad; lateral lobes 
lanceolate, contiguous. Eyes not prominent. Rostrum extending to the 
fure coxe. Antenne slender; second joint much longer than the third; 
fourth red, as long as the second; fifth longer than the fourth, sometimes 
