372 CATALOGUE OF 



It somewhat resembles R. viresccnif, fiom wliich it may be tlis- 

 linjTiiishcd by its longer body, by its shorter bead, and by the transverse 

 ridge of the tliorax. 

 a. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



85. Rhaphigaster venustui.us. 



Pallide luteiis, elliplicus, n'ujricante punctalus ; caput postice fuscum ; 



antennce apice nigricantes, corporis dimidio hreviores ; l/wrcix fascia 



(jlabra abbreviata maculam fuscam includenle ; sculellum sordide 



liitt'um, vitlis duabus obliqnis vitlaqtie posleriore fiavis ; spina ven- 



tralis coxas posticus superans ; aUc anticcc striya niacidaque fuscis. 



Pale luteous, elliptical, with tniiiute blackish punctures, a little paler 



beneath. Head brown aljng the middle part of the hind border ; middle 



lobe extending a little beyond the lateral lohes. Rostrum black towards 



the tip, extending to the hind coxae. AntenniE much less than half the 



length of the body; first joint not extending to the front of the head ; 



second much longer than the third ; fourth blackish at the tip, a little 



longer than the second ; filth blackish, except at the base, nearly as long 



as the fourth. Thorax with a very slight transverse impression, in front of 



which there is an abbreviated smooth band, the latter containing a brown 



spot; hind angles much rounded, not prominent. Scutellum dingy luteous, 



with two oblique yellow stripes, which join a posterior middle yellow stripe. 



Ventral spine extending beyond the hind coxob. Legs short, stout. Fore 



wings with a brown streak and a brown spot joining the outer border of the 



corium, the spot on the hind angle; membrane pale cinereous. Length of 



the body 2\ lines. 



Like R. strachioides in structure. 



Queensland. Tn the National Museum at Melbourne. 



86. Rhaphigaster ohliquus. 



Mvfescente-fulvus, ovatus, dense pnnclatus ; caput latiusculum ; anlennce 

 corporis dimidio non longiores, apices versus niyricantes ; thorax 

 marginibus anlicis albidis, spinis duabus crvsis subascendentibus 

 upice rolundatis ; scutellum macvlis diiabvs basulibus apiccque pal- 

 lide JJavescenti bus ; peclits rufo plagiatum ; venter inttis quutuor fir- 

 ruyineis indelerminatis, spina crn^sa co.vas a7iiicas attingente ; ulce 

 anticce striga albida obliqua, mimbrana cinerea. 



Reddish tawny, oval, thickly punctured, testaceous beneath. Head 

 rather broad ; lobes of equal length. Rostrum extending nearly to the 

 hind coxa;; tip black. Antenna; about half the length of the body; first 

 joint extending very much beyond the head ; second shorter than the first, 

 as long as the third ; fourth and fifth blackish, a little shorter than the 

 third. Thorax with a dingy whitish stripe along each side in front ; hind 

 angles forming two very sto'.it slightly ascending directly diverging spines, 

 whose tips are rounded. Sculellum with an irregular pale yellowish spot 

 on each side at the base; tip pale yellowish. Pectus with some red patches 

 on each side. Abdomen lienealh with four incomplete ferruginous stripes; 

 basal spine ihiik, extending to the fore coxae. Legs rather stout. Fore 



