514 CATALOGUE OF 
black spots, of which the hindmost pair are nearly connected. Abdomen 
beneath ochraceous, with large mostly connected bright purple and green 
spots on each side; a large apical patch of the same hue and a large black 
patch at the base. Legs ochraceous; femora at the tips and tibia bluish 
purple; tarsi black. Length of the body 6 lines. 
a. Batchian. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
CALLIDEA DISTINGUENDA. 
Rufescens, ellipticu, sat aspere punctata; caput aureo-viridi bivittatum ; 
antenne picee, basi fulve; thorax pallide ochraceus, aureo-viridt 
quadrivittatus, antice rufescens ; scutellum antice pallide ochraceum, 
ruga basali transversa viridi purpureoque varia; pectus aureo-viridt 
plagiatum, purpureo bilineatum ; venter aureo-viridis, segmentis pur- 
pureo fasciatis, lateribus ochraceo maculatis ; pedes obscure rufescentes, 
femoribus tibiisque viridi et purpureo variis, tarsis piceis. 
Reddish, elliptical, rather roughly punctured. Head with two bright 
golden green stripes. Eyes piceous. Rostrum testaceous, black towards 
the tip. Antenne piceous, tawny towards the base; second joint much 
shorter than the third; fourth much longer than the third, much shorter 
than the fifth. Thorax pale ochraceous, with four irregular golden green 
stripes which are most apparent in front of the transverse suture, where 
it is reddish and nearly smooth. Scutellum pale ochraceous towards the 
base, where there is a long transverse ridged calius partly green partly 
purple. Pectus with a purple line along each side in front and with several 
golden green patches. Abdomen beneath golden green, with a purple 
band along the fore border of each segment and with ochraceous spots 
along each side. Legs dark reddish; femora and tibie partly green and 
purple; tarsi piceous. Length of the body 43 lines. 
a. Sumatra. Presented by W. W. Sauuders, Esq. 
CALLIDEA QUADRIFERA. 
Lutea, longi-ovata, dense punctata; caput viride; antenne nigre, basi 
virides; thorax margine tenuissimo fasciaque postica lata aureo- 
viridibus aut purpureo-cyaneis ; scutellum macula discoidali cyaneo- 
viridi, fascia postmedia purpureo-cyanea aureo-viridi marginata, 
spatio apicali nigricante ; tibia cyaneo-virides ; tarsi nigri. 
Luteous, elongate-oval, thickly punctured. Head bright green, luteous 
along the hind border beneath. Eyes black. Rostrum black towards the 
tip. Antenne black; first joint green; second about one-eighth of the 
length of the third; fourth very little shorter than the third, rather shorter 
than the fifth. Thorax very narrowly golden green and purplish blue 
along the fore border and along each side, and with a broad band of the 
same hue along the hind border. Scutellum with a rounded abbreviated 
transverse ridge at the base, partly including a large bluish green spot ; 
a postmedial purplish blue band, bordered with golden green ; apical space 
blackish, this hae sometimes extending to the band; sides very narrowly 
golden green; tibie bluish green; tarsi black. Fore wings with a bluish 
green costa. Length of the body 4¢ lines. 
a, b. ? Presented by Sir John Liddell. 
