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91. Stuachfa callipuoroides. 



Purpurea, elliptica, glabra, nilcns ; caput breve, lobis laleralibus apice 

 contiguis lubum medium superanlibus ; aulennce nigra, corporis 

 dimidio brcviores ; thorax valde convexus, sulco lra7isverso oplime 

 determinato ; scutellum cullo maximo hete rufo, apicem versus de- 

 pressum ; pedes nigri, longi, graciles, basi albidi ; alee anticie 

 punctatee, slriga subapicali alba transversa, membrana nigra- ci/anea 

 albido marginata. 



Purple, elliptical, smootb, shininj^, sligluly varied with blue. Ilcnd 

 sliort ; sides slif^btly rcflexed ; lattrai lobes conniving beyond tbc middle 

 lobe. Eyes very prominent, lloslrum black, testaceous towards ibe base, 

 extending to tbe hind coxlc. Antenna; black, slender, a little shorter than 

 the body ; joints from tbe first to the fourth successively increasing in 

 length ; first extending to the front of the head ; fifth rather shorter than 

 the fourth. Thorax very convex, with a punctured strongly marked trans- 

 verse furrow. Scutellum with a bright red very large and convex callus, 

 which occupies much more than half the surface ; apical part flat, nut 

 extending beyond the angle of the coriuni. Abdomen beneath bright red. 

 I.egs black, long, slender; femora at the base and coxa; whitish; tibiaj 

 furrowed. Fore wings minutely punctureti, with a white transverse streak 

 opposite the hind angle of the corium ; membrane blackish blue, with a 

 whitish pellucid border. Length of the body 3 lines. 



This and the three following species form a distinct group, which is 

 most allied to the group of 5. bicolor, but differs much from the European 

 form of this genus. 



a, h. Aru. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 

 c, d. Aru. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



92. Strachia callideoides. 



Purpurea, longi'elliptica, glabra, nitens ; caput breve, transverse striatum ; 

 antennae cyaneo-nigroc, corpore brcviores; thorax sulco transverso 

 punctata bene determinato, macula antica ochracca trigona maxima ; 

 scutellum cullo ochraceo tratisverso maximo, spatio postico depresso 

 apice ochraceo ; pectoris latera albido transverse tristrigata ; venter 

 luleus, fascia cyaneo-purpurea lata cyathiformi ; pedes longi, basi 

 albidi; alee anticce slriga subapicali transversa albida, membrana 

 viridi-cyanea cinereo pallida marginata. 



Purple, elongate-elliptical, smooth, shining. Head short, transversely 

 and finely striated in front; sides reflcxcd in front; lateral lobes conniving 

 beyond the middle lobe. Eyes very prominent. Rostrum black, extending 

 to the hind coxaj. Antennifi bluish black, slender, rather shorter than the 

 body ; joints successively increasing in length ; first extending to the front 

 of the head. Thorax with a transverse punctured well-defined furrow, in 

 front of which there is au ochraceous triangular very large sjjot, whose 

 base is on the fore border; hind angles slightly rounded. Scutellum with 



