504 CATALOGUE OF 



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 Cataulax decoloratus. 



Luteus, lalus, aspere ct sparse fusco punclalus ; caput transverse striatum, 

 antice rolundalum ; antenna pice(e,pubescentes, basi lutece, articulo 

 3o basi 2oque riijis ; thorax punctato-lineatus, fascia postica pallidiore 

 nigricantt-punctata ; scutellum punctaio.sublineatum, apice sub- 

 acutuvi, abdominis aplcem fere attingens ; pectus rufo biplagiatum ; 

 venter e maculis rujis quadrivittatus ; alee an ticce fusco sublineatWj 

 membrana pellucida. 

 Luteous, broad, nearly elliptical, roughly and thinly punctured; punc- 

 tures mostly brown. Head transversely and finely striated, much rounded 

 in front; lubes of equal length. Eyes piceous, rather prominent. Rostrum 

 extending to the hind coxae; tip brown. Aniennie piceous, pubescent, 

 stout; first joint luteous, extending to the front of the head ; second dark 

 red, much longer than the third, which is red at the base. Thorax with 

 the punctures arranged in longitudiniil lines, some of which are tortuous ; 

 a broad paler band along the hind border with blackish punctures ; hind 

 angles obtuse, not prominent. Scutellum almost extending to the tip of 

 the abdomen, linear for a space beyond the middle and again contracted 

 towards the tip, which is slightly acute ; some of the punctures forming 

 four lines. Pectus with a large dark red patch on each side. Abdomen 

 beneath with four irregular rows of elongated red spots. Legs stout. Fore 

 wings with some brown lines, a few of which are incomplete and irregular ; 

 membrane colourless. Length of the body 6^ lines. 



a. Amazon Region. PiescDled by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



Cataulax annulicornis. 



Flavus, lalus, sat dense et aspere fusco punctalus, subtus testaceus ; caput 

 antice rolundatum, lobis lateratibus conliguis lobum medium super- 

 antibus ; antenna nigra, basi Jiava nigro conspersa ; scutellum ro- 

 lundalum, abdominis apicem non atlingens ; pectus rufo biplagiatum ; 

 abdominis latera nigro maculata ; pedes nigro conspersi ; membrana 

 fuscescens. 



Yellow, broad, nearly elliptical, rather thickly and roughly punctured, 

 testaceous beneath; punctures brown. Head much rounded in front; 

 lateral lobes contiguous beyond the middle lobe. Eyes reddish, rather 

 large and prominent. Antenna; rather slender; first and second joints 

 speckled with black; first not extending to the front of the head; third 

 black, yellow and speckled with black at the base, much longer than the 

 second ; fourth and fifth black, pale yellow towards the base ; fourth some- 

 what longer than the third, a little longer than the fifth, which is luteous 

 at the tip. Thorax in structure like that of the preceding species. Scu- 

 tellum not extending to the tip of the abdomen, mostly less thickly punc- 

 tured about the base and about the tip, which is rounded. Pectus with a 

 large red patch on each side of the hind part. Abdomen with black spots 

 along each side ; spiracles black. Legs stout; femora and tibiae speckled 

 with black. Fore wings with some less thickly punctured spaces; mem- 

 brane brownish. Length of the body 5^ lines. 



Amazon Region. In the National Museum at Melbourne. 



