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length. Eyes testaceous, not prominent. Rostrum extendinfr to the middle 

 coxae; tip black. Antenna; slender ; first joint not extendin<^ to the front 

 of the head ; second longer than the third. Thorax with a transverse callus 

 on each side in front; sides smooth; a transverse reddish slight ridge 

 between the hind angles, wliich are slightly rounded and not prominent. 

 Scutellura rounded at the tip. V^entral si)ine extending to the middle 

 coxae. Legs rather short and slender. JNIembrane pellucid, extending a 

 little beyond the tip of the abdomen. Length of the body 4| lines. 



a. ? Presented by Sir John Liddell. 



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 Prionaca exempta. 

 Testacea, siibtiliter punctata ; caput aniice fusco punctatum, postice 

 glabrum ; thorax (jlaher, lalcribus aiUicis fusco punctatis, angulis 

 posticis acutis producth ; scntellumvix carinalu)n,apicc subuculum ; 

 spina venlralis coxas inlermedias ultingens ; alee anlicce apud costam 

 nigro punctata, membrana pellucida. 



Testaceous, elliptical, thickly and minutely punctured. Head rounded 

 in front ; fore part with brown punctures ; hind part sinooih ; lobes of equal 

 length. Eyes piceous, not prominent. Rostrum extending to the hind 

 coxae; tip black. Antennae slender; first joint extending nearly to the 

 front of the head; second much shorter than the third; fourth a little 

 longer than the third. Thorax smooth, excepting the fore part on each 

 side where the punctures are brown; hind angles acute, elongated, shorter 

 than their breadth at the base. Scutellum hardly keeled, attenuated 

 towards the tip, which is slightly acute. Hind angles of the apical abdo- 

 minal segment elongated; ventral spine extending to the middle coxae. 

 Legs slender. Fore wings with black punctures along the costa ; membrane 

 and hind wings pellucid. Length of the body 8 — 9 lines. 



It differs widely in structure from the other three species of the 

 genus. 



a, b. North Hindostan. Presented by Capt. Strachey. 



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COSPICONA FIRMATA. 



Testacea, lonyissime ovalii, aspcre ct sparse punctata ; caput parvum, 

 transverse striatum, aniice rolundatum ; rostrum coxas inlermedias 

 attingens ; antenncc nigra:; thorax cornubus ferrugineis lanceolatis 

 acutis dejlexis perparum ascendentibus sul longis ; scutellum attenu- 

 atum, subacutum, vix carinatuvi ; membrana lurida. 



Testaceous, very elongate-oval, thinly and roughly punctured, palei" 

 beneath. Head small, transversely and finely striated, rounded in front; 

 lobes of equal length. Eyes testaceous, not prominent. Rostrum extending 

 to the middle coxx'. Antennae black, slender; first joint extending much 

 beyond the head; second very much longer than the third. Thorax with 

 a transverse callus on each side in front; horns ferruginous, lanceolate, 

 acute, directly diverging, very slightly ascending, about half the length c>f 



