58 CATALOGUE OF 
72. EcTRICHODIA VENUSTA. 
Fem. Rufa aut lutea ; caput conicum, prothoracis lobo antico longius ; 
prothoracis lobus posticus nigro unimaculatus ; abdominis dorsum 
nigrum ; connexivum luteo anguste marginatum; venter nigro 
fasciatus ; pedes sat validi; ale antice nigra, rufo univittale. 
Female. Red or luteous, smooth, shining, fusiform. Head conical, 
longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part more than 
twice as long as the post-ocular. Eyes slightly prominent. Rostrum very 
stout; second joint a little longer than the first. Antenne black, longer 
than the head and the prothorax together; first joint as long as the head ; 
second longer than the first; third and following shorter. Prothorax with 
_ a slight and very short longitudinal furrow ; fore lobe shorter than the hind 
lobe, which has a very large black spot contiguous to its fore border. 
Scutellum with a longitudinal furrow, which is black towards the base; 
the two apical points moderately far apart. Abdomen black above; con- 
nexivum narrowly luteous-bordered; under side with black bands, which 
are dilated on each side. Legs rather stout; furrow of the four anterior 
tibia elliptical. Wings black; corium with a red stripe, which extends 
from the base of the costa to the middle of the exterior border. Length of 
the body 8 lines. 
a. Pernambuco. Presented by — Spooner, Esq. 
b. Brazil? From the Zoological Society’s collection. 
73. IcTRICHODIA GRANULATA. 
Fem. Nigra; caput luteo univittatum, prothoracis lobo antico multo 
longius ; antenne apices versus albide; prothorax scaber, luteo 
sexmaculatus ; venter luteus, nigro latissime marginatus ; connexivum 
luteo anguste marginatum ; corium striga basali lutea. 
Female. Black, very elongate-oval, smooth and shining beneath. 
Head fusiform, with a luteous stripe above, much longer than the fore lobe 
of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part a little longer than the post-ocular. 
Eyes slightly prominent. First and second joints of the rostrum about 
equal in length. Antenne much longer than the head and the prothorax 
together, inserted at half the length of the ante-ocular part; first joint 
nearly as long as the head; second longer than the first; third and 
following joints whitish, shorter than the first; third black towards the 
base. Prothorax scabrous; fore lobe much shorter than the hind lobe, 
with a strongly-marked longitudinal furrow, and with two luteous spots on 
each side; hind lobe with a luteous spot on each side. Scutellum with a 
longitudinal furrow, the two apical points rather wide apart. Abdomen 
beneath luteous, very broadly bordered with black. Connexivum with a 
narrow luteous border. Legs slender; furrow of the fore tibiz elliptical. 
Corium with a luteous costal basal streak. Length of the body 8 lines, 
a. Cuenca. From Mr. Fraser's collection. 
