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of black spectles on each side ; aual appendage linncate. Legs red ; tibiae 

 and tarsi black. Fore wings black; costa yellow; membrane cinereous. 

 Var. (3. — Thorax black, except abont the hind horder. Var. y. — Head and 

 thorax tawny. Fore wings reddish. Length oi'the body 7 — 7^ lines. 



The lateral lobes of the head are less connected than those of 

 M. marginella and the body is a little longer. 



a — d. West Africa. From Mr. Dalton's collection. 



7. Macrina coccinea. 



LcEle rufa, longissime avails; caput acutum, laliludine patillo longius 

 lobo interincdio transverse slriaio, lobis lateralibus contiguis oblique 

 striatis ; antenna; articulo 2o 3o valde longiore, bo nonnunquam 

 nigra ; thorax el sculellum transverse rugulosa ; thorax jugo trans- 

 verso, angidis posticis aculis subjlexis valde produclis, lateribus anlicis 

 serratis ; sculellum altenualum, plus minusve Jlavo conspersuni, apice 

 rolundulum ; abdomen apice truncatum ; alee anlicce membrana 

 pellucida. 



Bright red, very elongate-oval. Head acute, a little longer than 

 broad ; middle lobe transversely striated ; lateral lobes contiguous, obliquely 

 striated. Eyes not prominent. Rostrum partly black, extending to the 

 fore coxa?. Antennas slender; second joint much longer than the third, as 

 long as the fourth; fifth longer than the fourth, sometimes mostly black. 

 Thorax and scutellum transversely rugulose. Thorax with a ridge between 

 the hind angles, which are acute, much elongated and slightly inclined 

 forward; sides in front serrated ; a transverse sometimes testaceous callus 

 on each side near the fore border. Sculellum much attenuated, rounded 

 at the tip, with a few or with many yellow speckles. Abdomen truncated 

 at the tip. Legs slender. Fore wings thickly and minutely punctured ; 

 membrane pellucid. Length of the body 7 lines. 



The head is less elongated than that of M. angularis and the horns of 

 the thorax are more inclined forward. 



a. Hindostan. From the Entomological Society's collection. 



b. Hindostan. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



c. Penang. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



8. Macrina vacillans. 



Teslacea, longissime ovalis, dense nigra punctata ; caput produclum, 

 lobis lateralibus lanceolalis conliyuis ; antenna articulo 2o 'do valde 

 longiore, 4o rufo, bo nonnunquam rufo-vario apice nigricanle ; thorax 

 jugo transversa, angulis posticis acutis produclis, lateribus anlicis 

 serratis; sculellum altenualum, apice rolundalum ; abdomen apice 

 truncalum ; femora nigra conspersa ; tibice apice tarsique rufcsccnlia ; 

 alee anlicce membrana pellucida. 



Testaceous, very elongate-oval, thickly and minutely punctured; 

 punctures mostly black. Head much longer than broad; lateral lobes 

 lanceolate, contiguous. Eyes not prominent, llostrum extending to the 

 fore coxa;. Antenna? slender; second joint much longer than the third; 

 fourth red, as long as the second ; fifth longer than the fourth, sometimes 



