358 CATALOGUE OF 



15. RhAPHIGASTEE NITIDIVENXRtS. 



Ptilarmus nitidiventris, Stal, Stell. Ent. Zeit. xxii. 140 — Pbarypia nitidi- 

 ventris, Slal, SlcLl. Ent. Zeit. xxiii. 107. 



Mexico. 



^W»^«.:,^, 16. Rhaphigaster imbutus. 



Pallideflaviis, vage punctaius ; caput nigro marginatum et bilineatnm ; 

 anlennce pallide virides, apices versus nigrce ; thorax antice patlide 

 viridis, fascia postica nigricanle-viridi ; sculelli latera nigricante- 

 viridia ; abdomen dorso nigro Jlavo-marginato, vitlis duabus ven- 

 tralibus viridescentibus nigro conspersis, spina coxas intermedias 

 ultingente ; tibice apices versus tarsique nigricaniia ; alee anticce 

 fusco nebuloscc, membrana pellucida fusco late vittata. 



Pale yellow, oval, irregularly punctured. Head bordered with black ; 

 two short black lines on the sutures between the lobes, which are of equal 

 leiijjih. Rostrum black towards the tip, extending to the hind coxeb. An- 

 tenuse pale green, about half the length of the body ; joints successively 

 increasing in length ; first not extending to the front of the head ; fourth 

 black, except towards the base; fifth black. Thorax pale green in front ; 

 an irregular blackish green band between the hind angles, which are 

 rounded and very slightly prominent. Sculellnm about half the length of 

 the abdomen, irregularly bordered wilh blackish green on each side. Ab- 

 domen above black, with a pale yellow border ; under side wilh a greenish 

 black-speckled stripe on each side. Ventral spine extending to the middle 

 coxa?. Tibiae towards the tips and tarsi blackish. Fore wings clouded 

 wilh brown ; membrane pellucid, wilh a broad brown stripe. Length of 

 the body Ah lines. 

 a. Vera Cruz. From M. Salle's collection. 



West Indies. 

 17. Rhaphigaster Sparnios, C. H. 280. 



a. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's collection. 



b, c. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



;J«i-vv*,j«s, 18. Rhaphigaster inopinatcs. 



Pallide viridis, ellipticus, parvus, vage punctaius, R. Sparnio affinis, tho- 

 racis angiitis posiicis minus delerminalis, membrana limpida. 



Pale green, elliptical, shining, thinly and coarsely punctured, rather 

 flat. Head conical ; middle lobe hardly extending beyond the lateral 

 lobes. Rostrum hardly extending beyond the hind coxae. Thorax de- 

 pressed on each side of ihe disk; hind angles rounded, not prominent. 

 Ventral spine very short. Membrane of the fore wings pellucid. Length 

 of the body 4^ lines. 



Much smaller than R, Sparnius ; hind angles of the thorax less 

 prominent. 

 a. Jamaica. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



