64 ■ THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGER, 



L Halohatodes lituratus, Stal (PL 11. fig. 4). 



Halohateg lituratus, Stil, Ofv. af K. Vet.-Ak. Forliandl., p. 238, 1834. 

 „ „ Stal, Eugenies Ecsa. Insekter, p. 264, 124, 18.58. 



„ „ Mayr, Xovara-E.xpedition ZooL, Bd. iL p. 177, 1866. 



Ovate, widest beliiiid the middle. Dirty yellowisli testaceous, with sparse fuscous pubes- 

 cence. Head, thorax, aud abdomen above with bi'own or blackish-brown lines and spots, 

 of which the central longitudinal line of the thorax reaches the abdomen. Dirty ochreous 

 below. Genital segment below of the female, with a notch at the middle of the sides. 



$ . Length 6, breadth 2"5, middle femur 6".5, hind femur G mm. 



$ . Length 4'5, breadth 2"5 mm. 



Habitat. — The Chinese Seas. I have only seen two specimens, one from the Stock- 

 holm Museum, the other from Dr. Signoret's collection, and received by him from Stal. 

 Unfortunately the male is not perfect, and so the following description is not so complete 

 as it might be. 



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$ . Ovate, widest behind the middle. Dirty yellowish testaceous, with sparse 

 fuscous pubescence. Head with an obscure double mark between the eyes ; clypeus 

 towards the apex, and a triangular spot at base of the rostrum ; antenniferous tubercles ; 

 pronotum with a short line on each side ; mesonotum with a large oblicpie spot on each 

 side of the centre, brown or fuscous brown. Pronotum with the front margin and a 

 central longitudinal line ; mesonotum with middle of front margin, a central percurrent 

 longitudinal line, a short rather indistinct line on each side of the central line, and join- 

 ing the oblique brown spot ; a short line leaving front margin on a level with the eyes ; 

 a transverse line (wider exteriorly) crossing the central line posteriorly, in front of which 

 a laro-e spot (united to the central line by a slender line) gives rise to an oblique line 

 running forwards and outwards, and forming (about the middle of the side) a loop from 

 which it runs irregularly back along the side to the base of the middle legs, the ends of 

 the above mentioned transverse line turned forwards, and meeting or nearly meeting 

 the looped line, as well as a longitudinal line on the sides abbreviated at each end ; ster- 

 num with a short slightly oblique streak on each side, more or less brownish or fuscous 

 black. Aljdomen above blackish, wdth pale golden pubescence, and a more or less wide 

 transverse band on each segment yellowish testaceous. Last genital segment yellowish 

 testaceous, fuscous black at base aud apex. Under side of thorax and abdomen dirty 

 ochreous. Puostrum ochreous, apex of the third and all of the fourth joint shining piceous 

 black. Legs yellowish testaceous, with fuscous pubescence. Front legs with a small 

 spot on outside of coxa3, femora with the base exteriorly very narrowly, a wide streak on 

 the outer side not reaching base or apex, a shorter streak on the inner side, which reaches 

 (by a prolongation below) the apex, as well as the apex itself, piceous black ; tibia and 



