3-20 CATALOGUE OF 



Nearest to C. hiphu/iata, fiom wliich the four hitcous spots at llic base 

 of the sciitellum sufficiently distinguish it. 

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



COPTOSOJIA APICIFERA. 



Ni/jra ; caput luleo bigultalum ; antenna; fiavce; thorax fascia anlica 



lutea interrupla ulrimque dilatata; scnlellum strigis duahus trans- 



rrn?.? baialibus, playis duahus exlerioribus strigulis tribus xub- 



apicalibut marginrque postico rufescentibus ; ventris laiera lutea; 

 pedes Jlavi. 



Blaclc, shining', almost smooth, rather longer than broad. Head with 

 a luteous dot on each side near the fore border. Eyes reddish. Rostrum 

 tawny. Antenna) and legs yellow. Thorax with a luteous band which 

 extends along each side in front and along the fore border, and is attenuated 

 and interrupted iu the middle. Scutelluni vviih the usual transverse 

 suture ; a transverse reddish streak on each side between the suture and 

 the base ; an exterior large reddish patch on each side near the fore border ; 

 three little longitudinal reddish streaks near the bind border, which is 

 narrowly bordered with reddish. Abdomen luteous beneath along each 

 side. Length of the body 1| line. 



It has most affinity to C. marginata and to C. '12-punctata, and differs 

 much from both in the markings of the thorax and of the scutelluin. 



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



COPTOSOMA ERYTHROSPILA. 



Nigra; caput luteo bigutlatum ; antennce JJavce ; thorax fascia antica 

 pallide Intea interrupla utrimque dilatata ; scutelluni fascia basali 

 abbreviata postice incisa plagisque duabus extericribus obliquis lutcis ; 

 ventris latera luta ; pedes Jlavi. 



Black, shining, very finely punctured, rather longer than broad. Head 

 with a luteous dot on each side near the fore border. Eyes reddish. 

 Piostrum tawny. Antennaj and legs yellow. Thorax with a pale luteous 

 band which extends along each side in front and along the fore border, and 

 is attenuated and interrupted in the middle. Scutelluni with the transverse 

 suture including between it and the base an abbreviated luteous band 

 which is deeply notched on the hind side ; a luteous oblique patch near the 

 fore border. Abdomen beneath luteeus along each side. Length of the 

 body If line. 



It is probably a mere variety of C apicifera, but may be distinguished 

 from the latter by a different name. The band on its scutelluni is 

 represented in C. apicifera by two streaks, the patch on each side is much 

 larger, and the apical part is wholly black. It may be distinguished from 

 C. hccmorrhoa by the entire band on the base of the scutelluni and by the 

 differently formed patch on each side of the latter. 



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



