532 CATALOGUE OF 



two large black patches ; membrane cinereous, with a broad brown stripe. 

 Length of the body 6| lines. 



The spines of the thorax are more acute than those of M. tristis. 

 a, b. Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



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Canthecona rufescens. 



rufescens, Vollenh. Pent. 6, pi. 1, f. 2. 



Java. Borneo. 



Canthecona plebeia. 



plebeia, Vollenh. Pent. 7, pi. 1, f. 4. 



Ternate. 



Canthecona variabilis. 



variabilis, Vollenh. Pent. 8, pi. 1, f. 7, 8. 



Timor. 



Canthecona acuta. 



acuta, Vollenh. Pent. 9, pi. 2, f. 1. 



Gilolo. Timor. 



Canthecona decorata. 



decorata, Vollenh. Pent. 9, pi. 2, f. 2. 



Gilolo. 



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PiCROMOEUS SPINIDENS. 



Audinetia aculeala, page 141. 



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Arma velata. 



Ferrufiinea., suhlililer nigra ■punctata, svbtiis ochracea ; ca-jrut supra 

 nigricans; antennce ochracece ; thorax fascia antica nigra 

 indeterminata, Interibus vix crenulatis, spinis nigris sat longis ; 

 segmentum venlrale apicale nigro univittatum ; membrana fiisca. 



Ferruginous, nearly elliptical, thickly and minutely punctured; 

 punctures black, dull ochraceous beneath. Head mostly blackish above. 

 Eyes rather prominent. Antennte ochraceous; third joint hardly shorter 

 than the second; fourth longer than the third and than the fifth. Thorax 

 with an irregular black band near the fore border; sides indistinctly 

 crenulated ; spines black, long, slout, acute. Scutellum blackish towards 

 the base, except on each side; tip pale yellow. Abdomen beuealh with a 

 broad black stripe on the apical segment. Legs ochraceous, stout. Mem- 

 brane of the fore wings brown. Length of the body 5 lines. 



Allied to A. turbida, but the spines of the thorax are longer and more 

 acute. 



Ilindostan. In the National Museum at .Melbourne. 



