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prominent. Kostmra extending to the middle coxae. Antennce five-jointed, 

 less than half the length of the body; second joint about four times the 

 length of the third; fourth a little shorter than the second; fifth a little 

 shorter than the fourth. Thorax with straight sides ; hind angles obtuse, 

 well defined, not prominent; bind border forming a right angle on each 

 side. Scutellum attenuated, keeled towards the tip, which is rounded. 

 Abdomen with a slightly dilated connexivum, which extends a little beyond 

 the cosla of the fore wings; ventral spine broad, acute, extending a little 

 beyond the middle coxte. Legs slender, rather short. Fore wings not 

 extending beyond the abdomen ; outer border of the corium oblique, slightly 

 undulating; some of the veins of the membrane forked. 

 Allied to Lyramorpha and to Agapophyta. 



1. Ekga roseoflua. 



Pallide lutea; caput aniice nigricans ; antenna nigrce, articulis Ao el bo 

 rujis ; thorax pallido univittatus, disco poslico fuscescente ; scutellum 

 rosea biplagiatum, lateribus posticis fuscescentibus ; pectus rosea 

 bivittatum ; pedes rosei ; alee anticcB fuscescentes. Var. /S. — Thorax 

 roseo bivittatus ; venter vittis tribus roseis indeterminatis. Var. y. — 

 Pectus et venter vittis duabus roseis bene determinatis. Var. b. — 

 Corpus fuscescente et roseo nan notatum, Var. e. — Scutellum 

 roseo bivittatum. Var. ^. — Aiitenna picea, articulo Ao rufo. 

 Pale luteous. Head blackish in front. Eyes piceous. Antennae 

 black; fourth and fifth joints bright red. Thorax brownish except in front 

 and ou each side, this hue interrupted by a stripe which is a little paler than 

 the ground hue. Scutellum slightly brownish on each side of the keel 

 towards the tip ; a rosy patch ou each side at the base. Pectus with a rosy 

 stripe on each side. Spiracles black. Legs rosy ; femora at the base and 

 coxEe pale luteous. Fore wings brownish ; membrane brownish cinereous. 

 Var. (5. — Thorax with an oblique rosy stripe on each side. Abdomen 

 beneath with three irregular rosy stripes. Var. y. — Pectus and under side 

 of abdomen with two bright rosy stripes. Femora rosy at the base. Var. S. — • 

 Thorax, scutellum and fore wings hardly brownish. Scutellum and pectus 

 without any rosy hue. Var. e. — Scutellum with two rosy stripes. Var. C — 

 Antennae piceous; fourth joint red. 

 a. New South Wales. Presented by J. Wilson, Esq. 

 b — A. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 

 i. Moreton Bay. Presented by — Gilsbons, Esq. 

 j, k. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Strange's collection. 

 I, m. Australia. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Fam. 15. PHYLLOCEPHALID^, C. H. 350. 



Genus 1. PLACOSTERNUM, C. H. 35L 



1. Placosteenum Taurus, C. H. 35L 



a. Silhet. From the Rev. J. Stainforth's collection. 



b. Silhet. 



c. Hindostan. 



d. e. Java. From the East India Company's collection. 



