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eyes; lobes of equal leni:tli ; middle lobe pale lestaceons towards tlie lip; 

 sides sli<riiily It-flexed, llostmni |)aie lesiaeeoiis, txieiuliiif; a litlle lieyiMid 

 tile hind coxu). Antenna! Iijark, slender, a lillle nmre than liaif ilie lenj^ih 

 of the body; first ji>inl luicnus beneath, nut extending lo ibe rioiU ol the 

 head; second nearly twice the IcTijiib nf tlie third; tiiniih niiK-h l«ni;ir 

 than the third ; fifth longer than the fouriii. Thorax ochraceous along the 

 fore border and more broadly oebraieous on each sitie, with an 0( hiaceuus 

 band in front, on which there is an oblicjiie livid cailtis on each side; sides 

 reflexed ; angles slightly rounded. Sciitclhiin not extendiing beyond the 

 angle of the coriiim ; disk ochraceous; lip whitish. Pi cms with whitish 

 transverse streaks on each side. Abdomen beneath with a whitish disk, 

 with whitish borders and with a slender whitisli band on the hind border of 

 each segment. Legs reddish ochraceous; femora tovvanls the base and 

 coxte whitish ; tibiaa furrowed, mostly blackisli blue above, as are also the 

 tarsi; hind femora with a blackish blue spot beyond ihe middle. Fore 

 wings ochraceous at the base and with a large triangular ochraceous spot 

 on the exterior border; membraiie brown. Leiulh of the body 7 lines. 



a. New Guinea. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



b. New Guinea. From Air. Wallace's collection. 



85. Strachia megaspila. 



Pallide lutea, longi-elliplica, aspere punctata ; caput suhproductum, pnsfice 



cyaneum ; antenna: niyrce, corporis dimidio brcriores, liasi pallide 



lutecB ; thorax fasviis duabus abbreviatis purpurco-cyani-is ; scutidluni 



fascia postincdia purpurea latissima subinterrupla ; pectoris latera 



purpurea transverse striyata ; femora pur pureo aiiimarulala ; libite 



supra purpurea ; alee anlicce purpurea, macula marginaii ochracea 



magna trigona. 



Pale luteous, shining, elongate-elliptical, roughly punctured, paler 



beneath. Head slightly elongated, irregularly blue along the hind border; 



sides not reflexed; lobes of equal length; middle lobe smooth. Eyes 



prominent. Rostrum stout, extending a little beyond the hind coxae. 



Antennae black, slender, a little less than half ihe length of the body; 



first joint pale luteous, not extending to the front of the head; second 



piceous, tawny beneath, very much longer than the third; fourth as long 



as the second. Thorax with two puipli>h blue abbreviated bands; second 



extremely broad, joining the hind border, slightly interrupted by a luteous 



line; sides slightly reflixed ; hind angles rounded. Scutellum extending 



to the angle of the coruim, paler at the tip, with a veiy slight forked keel, 



and with a purple very broad slightly interrupted baud beyond the middle. 



Pectus with transverse purple slrciiks on each side. Legs stout; femora 



with an irregular purple spot beyond the middle; libiiu keeled, purple 



above. Fore wings purple, with a large iriaiij:ular ochraceous spot on the 



exterior border; membrane black, v\ith a whitish pellucid border. Length 



of the body 0^ lines. 



This may be a mere variety of S. reciproca. 

 a. Mysol. Piesented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



