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the first, dilated for more than half the length from the tip, red towards the 

 base; third a little shorter than the first; fourth shorter than the third. 

 Prothorax red, with a large transverse black spot on the fore border. 

 Scutellum red. Legs red ; knees and tarsi black. Corium red at the base. 

 Length of the body 3 lines. 



a. New Guinea. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



Australia. 



28. LOPUS AUSTRALIS. 



Mas et fcera. Pallide flavus, fusiformis, suhtilisshne punc talus ; caput 

 breve, suhsulcatum ; oculi prominuli ; rostrum coxas poslicas 

 altingens ; antennce rufce,corpore paullo longiores,articulo 2o nigra 

 dilatato basi riifo, So basi Jlavo ; prothorax rufo bivittatus ; pedes 

 longiuscidi ; alee anliccE rufo venosa, cosla nigra, rnembrana cinerea. 



Male and female. Pale yellow, fusiform, very finely punctured. Head 

 smooth, shining, triangular, with a slight longitudinal furrow between the 

 eyes. Eyes black, prominent. Rostrum extending to the hind coxae ; tip 

 piceous. A-ntennae slender, a little longer than the body; first joint red, 

 stout, a little longer than the head; second about thrice the length of the 

 first, red at the base, black and dilated towards the tip; third red, slightly 

 curved, more than half the length of the second, yellow at the base; fourth 

 red, a little more than half the length of the third. Prothorax with a 

 narrow red stripe along each side, which is slightly reflexed. Legs slender, 

 rather long. Corium with red veins and with a black costal stripe, which 

 does not extend to the tip. Membrane and hind wings cinereous. 3Iale.— 

 Disk of the abdomen above black. Length of the body 3^ — 4^ lines. 



a — c. Australia. From Mr. Damel's collection. 



d. New South Wales. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



e. New South Wales. From Dr. Stephenson's collection. • 



29. LoPUS SOEDIDUS. 



Foem. Ferrugineus, snbtilissime punciatus ; oculi prominuli; rostrum 

 coxas posticus attingens ; antenna: corpore paullo breviores, articulo 

 2o apicem versus nigro dilatato, 3o basi albido ; rnembrana cinerea. 



Female. Ferruginous, elliptical, very finely punctured. Head trian- 

 gular. Eyes piceous, prominent. Rostrum extending to the hind coxae; 

 tip black. Antennae slender, a little shorter than the body; first joint 

 stout, a little shorter than the head; second about twice the length of the 

 first, black and dilated towards the tip ; third longer than the first, whitish 

 at the base; fourth as long as the first ventral segments, retracted towards 

 the base of the abdomen. Legs moderately long; femora rather stout 

 Membrane and hind wings cinereous. Length of the body 3 lines. 



a. Australia. Presented by the Entomological Club. 



