514 CATALOGUE OF 



l)lack spots, of which the hindmost ])u'u are nearly connected. Abdomen 

 beneath ochraceous, with large mostly connected bright purple and green 

 spots on each side; a large apical patch of the same hue and a large black 

 patch at the base. Legs ochraceous; femora at the tips and tibiae bluish 

 purple; tarsi black. Length of the body 6 lines. 



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



Callidea distinguenda. 



Rufescens, elliplica, sat aspere punctata ; caput aureo-viridi bivitlatum ; 

 antenme picece, hasi J'uIvcb ; thorax pallide ochruceus, aureo-viridi 

 guadrivittatus, antice rufescens ; scutellum anlice pallide ochraceum, 

 ruga basali transversa viridi purpureoque varia ; pectus aureo-viridi 

 plagiatum, purpurea bilineatum ; venter aureo-viridis, scgnienlis pur- 

 purea fasciatis, lateribus ochraceo maculatis ; pedes obscure rufescenles, 

 femoribus tibiisque viridi et purpurea variis, tarsis piceis. 



Reddish, elliptical, rather roughly punctured. Head with two bright 

 golden green stripes. Eyes piceous. Rostrum testaceous, black towards 

 the lip. AntennaD piceous, tawny towards the base; second joint much 

 shorter than the third; fourlh much longer than the third, much shorter 

 than the fifth. Thorax pale ochraceous, with four irregular golden green 

 stripes which are most apparent in front of the transverse suture, where 

 it is reddish and nearly smooth. Scutellum pale ochraceous towards the 

 base, where there is a long transverse ridged calius partly green partly 

 purple. Pectus with a purple line along each side in front and with several 

 golden green patches. Abdomen beneath golden green, with a purple 

 baud along the fore border of each segment and with ochraceous spots 

 along each side. Legs dark reddish; femora and tibiae partly green and 

 purple; tarsi piceous. Length of the body 4^ lines. 



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



Callidea quadeifera. 



Lutea, longi-ovata, dense punctata; caput viride ; antenna nigra, bast 

 virides ; thorax margine tenuissimo fasciague postica lata aureo- 

 viridibus aut purpwea-cyaneis ; scutellum macula discoidali cyaneo- 

 viridi, fascia postmedia purpureo-cyanea aureo-viridi marginata, 

 spatio apicali nigricante ; tibia cyaneo-virides ; tarsi nigri. 



Luteous, elongate-oval, thickly punctured. Head bright green, luteous 

 along the hind border beneath. Eyes black. Rostrum black towards the 

 tip. Antennae black; first joint green; second about one-eighth of the 

 length of the third ; fourth very little shorter than the third, rather shorter 

 than the fifth. Thorax very narrowly golden green and purplish blue 

 along the fore border and along each side, and with a broad band of the 

 same hue along the hind border. Scutellum with a rounded abbreviated 

 transverse ridge at the base, partly including a large bluish green spot; 

 a postmedial purplish blue band, bordered with golden green ; apical space 

 blackish, this hue sometimes extending to the baud; sides very narrowly 

 golden green ; tibiaE bluish green; tarsi black. Fore wings with a bluish 

 green costa. Length of the body 4^ lines. 



a, b. ? Presented by Sir John Liddell. 



