26 CATALOGUE OF 



15. ECTATOPS AMABILIS. 



Mas. Niger, fere linearis; capitis lobua intermedins luteus; rostrum 

 coxas posticus attingens, arliculo 4o luteo ; antennce basi lutew, cor- 

 pore mullo breviores ; prothorax postice ochraceus, lateribus albis ; 

 segmenta pectoralia albo marginata ; abdominis dorsum ochraceum ; 

 venter Jlavo trifasciatus ; pedes lutei ; corium ochraceum, lineis 

 duabus albis nigra 7narginatis ; membrana nigra, basi apicem alba. 



Male. Black, smooth, shining, nearly linear. Head triangular ; 

 middle lobe luleous. Eyes livid, large, prominent. Rostrum extending to 

 the hind coxa ; fourth joint luteous. Antennae much shorter than the 

 body ; first joint luteous towards ihe base, very much longer than the head ; 

 second very much shorter than the first; third very much shorter than the 

 second. Prothorax with a well-defined transverse middle furrow, ochra- 

 ceous and very finely punctured between ihe furrow and the hind holder; 

 sides white. Pectoral segments bordered with white. Abdomen ochraceous 

 above; under side with three broad yellow bands. Legs luteous; fore 

 femora hardly incrassated. Corium ochraceous, with a while black- 

 bordered line along the costa, and another along the flexure; membrane 

 black, while at the base and at the tip. Length of the body 5 lines. 



c. Aru, Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



16. EcTATOPS SUBJECrUS. 



Mas. Niger, fusiformis, subtus cinereo tomentosus ; rostrum rufum, 

 coxas posticas attingens ; antenna: curpore multo breviores, articulis 

 2o el 3o basi 4oque dimidio basali albidis ; prothorax postice ochra- 

 ceus, nigro punctatus ; abdominis dorsum, pedes et corium lutea. 



Male. Black, fusiform, punctured, with cinereous tomentum beneath. 

 Head triangular. Eyes lurid, very prominent. Rostrum red, extending 

 to the hind cox<t. Antennae much shorter than the body ; first joint as 

 long as the head; second and third whitish at the base ; second very much 

 shorter than the first ; third shorter than the second ; fourth whitish for 

 nearly half the length from the base, as long as the second. Prothorax 

 with a well-defined transverse middle farrow ; hind part ochraceous, black- 

 punctured. Dorsum, connexivum and tip of the abdomen, legs and corium 

 luteous. Length of the body 5 lines. 



a. Celebes. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



17. EcTATOPS VENUSTUS. 



Mas. Niger, fusiformis ; rostrum segmenti li ventralis marginem posti- 

 cum attingens; anlennw corpore breviores, articuli 4i dimidium 

 hasale album; prothorax antice albo postice luteo marginatus ; venter 

 luteo marginatus et late vittatus ; pedes femoribus anticis sub- 

 incrassatis, femoribus tarsisque quatuor posterioribus basi albis; 

 corium costa fasciaque subapicali albis. Var. /3. — Prothoracis 

 margo anticus albus ; antennarum articulus 4ms omnino niger ; 

 venlris villa indeterminala. 



