39G CATALOGUE OF 



18. ACANTHOSOMA TRUNCATULA. 



Teslacea, lata, subovata, rude punctata; caput Iceve, loho medio lobos 

 laterales perpaulto superante ; antennte graciles, corporis dimidio non 

 longiores; thorax fascia anlica glabra, vilta tenui pallida, cornubus 

 duobus longis validis vix a cutis ; venter glaler, subcarinatus, spina 

 coxas medias attingente ; membruna cinerea. 



Testaceous, broad, nearly oval, roughly punctured. Head mostly 

 smooth ; middle lobe extending very little beyond the lalenil lobes. 

 Rostrum extending to the hind coxa;; lip black. Antennae slender, about 

 half the lenuth of the body ; first joint extending beyond the front of the 

 head; second as long as the third. Thorax with a smooth band in front, 

 and with a slender paler stripe; hind angles forming two long stout hardly 

 acute directly diverging lioins. Pectoral keel well developed. Abdomen 

 beneath smooth, slightly keeled ; spine extending to the middle coxae. 

 Legs rather slender. Membrane of the fore wings cinereous. Length of 

 the body 3 lines. 



«. Hindostan. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



China. 



19. ACANTHOSOMA NUBILA, C. H. 305. 



a — c. Hong Kong. Presented by J. C. Bovvring, Esq. 



Australia. 



20. ACANTHOSOMA NOTATA, C. H. 310. 



a. Philippine Isles. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



21. AcANTHOSOMA CORNUTA. 



Acanthosonia (Sastragala) coruutum, Dallas, Trans. Ent. Soc. v. 193, 

 pi. 19, f. 6. 



Boolan. 



22. ACANTHOSOMA LINKATA. 



Acautbosoma (Sastragala) linealum, Dallas, Trans. Ent. Soc. v. 194. 

 Bootan. 



23. AcANTHOSOMA SUBDUCTA. 



Pallide teslacea, longi-ovala, viige punctata ; caput elongatum, glabrum, 

 lobo medio lobos Lalirales perpauUo superante ; anlennce graciles, 

 corpm-is dimidio longiores ; thorax antice g/aber, fascia poslica tenui 

 nigra, spinis duabus nigris attenualis ; sculeUum macula fusco mar- 

 ginata, tinea apiceque litteis ; venter s%ibcarinatus, spina coxas medias 

 aliingente ; aUe atilicce vilta subcoslali nigra interrupla, membrana 

 pallide cinerea. 



Pale testaceous, elongate-oval, thinly and roughly punctured. Head 

 elongate, smooth ; middle lobe exleuding very litlle beyond the lateiul 



