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28. EcTrRICHODIA DIMINUENS. 
Fem. Nigra, glabra, nitens ; caput subfusiforme, pallide rufum, pro- 
thoracis lobo antico multo longius; rostrum basi pallide rufum ; 
antenne pilose, basi pallide rufa; prothorax flavus, nigro quadri- 
maculatus; segmenta ventralia flavo fasciata; femora quatuor 
anteriora subinecrassala; ale anlice atre. 
Female. Black, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head pale red, sub- 
fusiform, much longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular 
part shorter than the post-ocular. Eyes slightly prominent. First joint 
of the rostrum pale red towards the base, much longer than the second. 
Antenne hairy, much longer than the head and the prothorax together ; 
first joint nearly as long as the head, pale red towards the base; second 
much longer than the first; third shorter than the first; fourth shorter than 
the third. Prothorax yellow, with a large black spot on each of the four 
compartments, and with a strongly-marked longitudinal furrow; fore lobe 
much shorter than the hind lobe. Points of the scutellum rather far apart. 
A yellow band on the fore border of each ventral segment, dilated in the 
middle. Four anterior femora very slightly incrassated ; furrow of the four 
anterior tibia very short. Fore wings deep black. Length of the body 
7 lines. 
a. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. D. F. Morgan. 
29, EcTRICHODIA PICTIPES. 
Mas. Viridis, nitens; caput conicum, prothoracis lobo antico equi- 
longum; rostrum piceum, bast flavum; prothorax rufus, nigro 
bivittatus ; pedes rufi, coxis genubus tarsisque apice nigris, femoribus 
quatuor anterioribus incrassatis ; ale antice atre. 
Male. Bright metallic-green, fusiform. Head conical, as long as 
the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part much longer than the 
post-ocular. Ocelli red, not elevated. Eyes black, slightly prominent, 
Rostrum piceous; first joint yellow, piceous at the tip, a little longer than 
the second. Antenne black, pilose, a little longer than the head and the 
prothorax together; first joint longer than the ante-vcular head; second 
longer than the first; third much shorter than the first; fourth much 
shorter than the third. Prothorax bright red, with a longitudinal furrow, 
which is abbreviated in the hind lobe and is black in the fore lobe; fore 
lobe a little shorter than the hind lobe, with a black notched stripe on each 
side; hind lobe black about the fore border, with two lanceolate black 
stripes and with two exterior longitudinal furrows. Points of the scutellum 
far apart. Legs bright red; cox, trochanters, knees and tips of tarsi 
black; four anterior femora incrassated, dentate beneath; furrows of the 
four anterior tibiz very short. Fore wings deep black. Length of the 
body — lines. 
a. Interior of South Africa. Presented by the Earl of Derby in 1843. 
