60 CATALOGUE OF 
6. PHysoMERUS SUBARGENTEUS. 
Fem. Piceus, fusiformis, subcinerascens, subtus subargenteus ; antenne 
saturate rufe, corpore paullo breviores; prothorax vix sulcatus, 
angulis posticis rotundatis non prominulis ; pectus flavo univittatum ; 
abdominis latera flavo guttata; pedes fulvi, femoribus posticis piceis 
apice subtus late dentatis. 
Female. Piceous, fusiform, slightly cinereous; under side with a 
silvery tinge. Eyes very prominent. Rostrum testaceous, extending 
rather beyond the fore cox. Antenne dark red, a little shorter than the 
body; joints from the first to the third successively decreasing in length; 
fourth a little longer than the first. Prothorax with an indistinct longi- 
tudinal furrow; bind angles rounded, not prominent. Pectus with a pale 
yellow stripe. Abdomen with yellow dots along each side. Legs tawny; 
hind femora piceous, incrassated, much shorter than the abdomen, broadly 
dentate beneath at the tips. Hind tibiw a little shorter than the hind 
femora. Fore wings with a blackish membrane. Length of the body 
10 lines. 
a. Pulo Penang. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 
7. PHYSOMERUS NIGRORUFUS. 
Fem. Rufus, subtus niger; caput nigrum; antenne nigre, corpore 
paullo breviores, articulo 40 rufo ; prothorax subtilissime punctatus, 
linea vittisque duabus punctularibus niyris, lateribus posticts serratis, 
angulis posticis obtusis vix prominulis ; pectus rufo quadriplagiatum ; 
abdomen rufo-nigrum ; femora postica incrassata, subtuberculata, 
spina subtus robusta apice lutea; tibia postice subtus serrate basin 
versus subdilatate et obluse angulate ; tarsi rufi; membrana nigra 
Female. Red, black beneath. Head black. Eyes livid, prominent. 
Rostrum mostly red, extending somewhat beyond the fore coxe; joints 
nearly equal in length. Antennz black, slender, a little shorter than the 
body; joints from the first to the third successively decreasing in length ; 
fourth red, black at the base, very little longer than the second. Prothorax 
very mivutely punctured, with a slender black stripe and with two very 
incomplete stripes, which are indicated by black pvints; sides serrated ; 
hind angles obtuse, very slightly prominent. Pectus with two large red 
patches on each side. Abdomen reddish black. Legs black. Hind 
femora iucrassated, with a few minute tubercles, armed beneath a little 
before the middle with a stout spine, which is luteous towards the tip. 
Four anterior tibie reddish black. Hind tubie flattened, slightly dilated 
and obtusely angular beneath at one-third of the length, serrated from 
thence to the tips. Tarsi red. Fore wings with a black membrane. 
Length of the body 12 lines. 
This species has much affinity to the genus Mictis. 
a. North Hindostan. From Dr. Hooker's collection. 
