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sides piceous; four black spots on the hind border. Scutellum with seven 
black spots, one near the fore border and three on each side, the subapical 
pair approximate. Pectus with three ferruginous patches on each side, 
each patch accompanied by a transverse emerald-green streak. Abdomen 
beneath with a row of black spots and an exterior row of black dots on 
each side, and with a black subapical patch. Legs piceous; femora for 
half their length from the base and coxe pale testaceous. Wings brown. 
Length of the body 8 lines. 
a. Java. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 
Var. 8.—Head with four emerald-green stripes; under side emerald- 
green. Thorax with the fore border and two oblique lines on each side 
emerald-green ; a piceous band along the fore border and a piceous stripe 
along each side; an abbreviated black band on the hind border, undulating 
in front; no spots. Scutellum with only four black spots, two on each 
side. Abdomen beneath with an additional black spot on each side in the 
disk. 
b. P 
15. TETRARTHRIA CLEROIDES. 
Purpurea; thorax carina transversa angulata, plagis tribus nigricante- 
purpureis; scutellum rufum, carina transversa basali abbreviata, 
strigis duabus basalibus purpureis, maculis quatuor nigris ; abdomen 
subltus rufum, plaga basali purpurea, macula apicali nigra. 
Purple. Head with two parallel longitudinal furrows. Antenne 
black, four-jointed; first joint purple, not extending in front of the head; 
second, third and fourth joints grooved; third a little longer than the 
second and than the fourth. Thorax contracted and with a deeply angular 
transverse ridge in front; three blackish purple patches, the lateral pair 
abbreviated in front. Scutellum bright red, with an abbreviated transverse 
ridge at the base; a purple streak along each side at the base, connected 
with a large black spot; two transversely oblong black spots behind the first 
pair and more approximate to each other. Abdomen beneath bright red, 
with a purple basal patch and a black apical spot. Wings black. Var. B. 
—Head and thorax purplish black. Var. y—Head and thorax wholly 
black. Length of the body 9 lines. 
a,b. Ceram. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
c. Celebes. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
Country unknown. 
16, TETRARTHRIA NIGRA. 
Nigra, fusiformis. 
Black, fusiform. Head with two longitudinal furrows. Third joint 
of the antennz a little longer than the second; fourth a little longer than 
the third. Proboscis extending a little beyond the hind coxe. Length of 
the body 8 lines. 
a. ? Presented by Sir John Liddell. 
17. TETRARTHRIA BASALIS. 
Ochracea ; caput nigrum, sublus viride; antenne picee; thorax fascia 
nigra lata abbreviata antice undulata; scutellum nigro sex macu- 
latum ; pectus nigrum; abdomen subtus nigrum maculis tribus 
