330 CATALOGUE OF 



76. Strachia semiviridis. 

 Pallide lulea, longi-dliplica, ampere punctata ; caput longiusculum; 

 antenncB picea, ha.ii hitere, corporis dimidio nan longiores ; thorax 

 transverse siibirnpressus, callis dunbus anleriorihus, spatio poslico 

 pallide viridi ; sciilellum apicc allenitalum, laleribus nigra punctati^ ; 

 alee anliccE viliis duabus nigris abbrevialis, la subcostali lineam 

 longifitdirialem pullide luteam incltidenle. 



Pale luteoiis, elongate-elliptical, shininir, tlnnly and roughly punctured. 

 Head elongate ; sides slightly reflexed ; lobes of equal length. Rostrum 

 extending to the hind coxif ; tip black. Antenna? piceous, about half the 

 length of the body; first, second and third joints luteous; first extending 

 to llie front of the head ; second shorter than the third ; third much shorter 

 than the fourth ; fiftli a little shorter than the fourth. Thorax with a slight 

 transverse impiessioiijin front of which there is a callus on each side; hind 

 part tinged with pale gieen ; hind angles much rounded. Scutellum with 

 black punctures on each side; these are most frequent towards the tip, 

 which is very narrow. Legs moderately long and slender; femora pule 

 green towards the base. Fore wings with two abbreviated black stripes; 

 the first subcostal, subclavale, intersected by a lonj;iludinal pale luteous 

 line; the second widening to two-thirds of the length and then decreasing 

 ill brea th to its tip; membrane pale cinereous. Length of the body 

 4^ lines. 



Much like 8. velata in structure. It may be distinguished from the 

 other sjjecies of this group by its narrower body. 



a. New Guinea. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



77. Strachia polyspila. 



Pallide luteci, lata, scile punctata, subttis pullide flava ; caput margine 

 postico guttisquc duabus niyris, lobo medio lobos laterulcs perpuullo 

 snperante ,• unlenncE picece, corporis dimidio non lo7igiores, articulo 

 lo pallide Jlavo ; thorax maculis oclo nigricantibus exparte viridibus ; 

 scutellum viridi quadrimaculatum ; pectus et venter maculis ferrii- 

 gineis univiltata maculisque viridibus sexvittata ; alee anlica viridi 

 triiiiaculatce, membrana pellucida. 



Pale luteous, oval, broad, minutely punctured, pale yellow beneath. 

 Head iiregularly black along the bind border; a black dot on each side 

 between the eyes; sides slightly reflexed; middle lobe extending very little 

 beyond the lateral lobes. Rostrum extending to the hind toxce; tip black. 

 Antennae piceous, slender, about half the length of the body ; first joint 

 pale yellow, not extending to the front of the head; second much shorter 

 than the third ; fourth much longer than the third, a little longer than the 

 filth. Thorax with eight blackish partly green spots, four on the fore 

 border, the other four before the hincl angles, which are rounded. Scutel- 

 lum with two transverse green spots at the base and with an elongated 

 green spot on each side of the disk. Pectus and under side of abdomen 

 with six stripes of irregular geeen spots and with an intermediate stripe of 

 ferruginous spots. Legs moderately long aud slender; femora mostly pale 

 greeu. Fore wings with three green spots, one autemedial and two 



