12S CATALOGUE OF 



little shorter tlian the head ; second more than twice as long as the 

 first; third and fourth as long as the second. Prothorax with a slight 

 transverse furrow before the middle. Cnriuni with minute whitish tubercles, 

 with an incomplete white band beyond the middle and with a white tip. 

 Membrane brown, with two white streaks in each. Length of the body 

 3^ lines. 

 a. Malacca. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



284. CaPSUS FASCIATUS. 



Foem. Rufus,n{tens, fere linearis ; caput par vum ; oculi valde promi- 

 nuli ; rostrum coxas intermedias atlingens ; antenncB nigra, graciles, 

 hirsululcB ; prothorax antice arctatus el transverse bisulcatus; pedes 

 graciles, himululi, femoribus subtus tibiis apice larsisque pallide 

 Jlavis ; alcefusca, nigricante venosce. 



Female. Red, smooth, shining, slender, nearly linear. Head small, 

 short. Eyes black, very prominent. Rostrum extending to the middle 

 coxae. Antennae black, slender, minutely hirsute; first joint rather stout, 

 as long as the head; second more than thrice as long as the first. 

 Prothorax conlracled in front, where there are two well-defined transverse 

 furrows. Legs slender, minutely hirsute; femora beneath, tibiae towards 

 the lips and tarsi pale yellow. Wings brown, slightly hyaline; veins 

 blackish. Length of the body 4 lines. 



a. Singapore. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



285. CaPSUS LINEIFEB. 



Mas. Testaceus, subtilissime punclalus, nigra aut rnfo quinque vittalus ; 

 oculi prominuli ; rostrum coxas posticus sat superans ; antennce picece, 

 corpori aquilongce ; prothorax vix sulcalus ; pedes longiusculi, sat 

 graciles ; alee cinerece, piceo venosa. 



Male. Testaceous, fusiform, very iinely punctured. Head and pro- 

 thorax with three black or red parallel lines, the lateral pair abbreviated 

 on the prothorax hindward. Head triangular. Eyes piceous, prominent. 

 Rostrum extending somewhat beyond the hind coxae. Antennte piceous, 

 slender, as long as the body ; first joint stout, as long as the head ; second 

 more than thrice as long as the first and less than thrice as long as 

 the third; fourth shorter than the third. Prothorax with two exterior 

 black or red lines on each side, iu addition to those before mentioned; 

 transverse furrow extreinely slight. Legs rather long and slender. Wings 

 cinereous; veins piceous. Length of the body 4 lines. 



a, b. Malacca. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



286. Capsus discoidalis. 



Fcem. Testaceus, subtilissime punctalus ; oculi prominuli; raslrum 

 coxas posticas atlingens; antenna picecB, corpore longiores, basi 

 testacecE, arliculo 3o basi albo ; prothorax transverse sttbsulcatus, 

 disco piceo ; pedes longiusculi ; cerium fusco marginatum ; membrana 

 cinerea, piceo venosa. 



