34 CATALOGUE OF 
39. CALLIDEA SEMIRUFA. 
Aureo-viridis ; caput vitta nigra antice purpurea; antenne nigre, arli- 
culo lo purpureo ; thorax purpureus, fascia antica aureo-viridi, 
fascia postica rufescente ; scutellum rufum, vitta brevi maculaque 
magna subapicali purpureis ; pectus purpureum, lituris duabus late- 
ralibus aureo-viridibus ; abdomen subtus rufum, purpureo mar- 
ginatum ; pedes purpuret, femoribus basi rufis, tarsis nigris. 
Golden green, elliptical, minutely punctured. Head with two longi- 
tudinal furrows ; these diverge between the eyes and include a black stripe, 
which becomes purple towards the face. Antenne black; first joint 
purple; second full half the length of the first. Thorax purple, with 
a golden green band and a hinder reddish band, both very irregular. Scu- 
tellum red, with a conical purple stripe proceeding from the base to two- 
fifths of the length, and with a large apical purple spot ; a curved trans- 
verse furrow near the base. -Pectus purple, with a golden green mark on 
each side near the hind border. Abdomen beneath red, purple along each 
side and at the tip. Legs purple; femora towards the base and coxe red ; 
tarsi black. Length of the body 7% lines. 
Shorter than C. Billardierii. 
a. Waigiou. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
40. CALLIDEA BALTEATA, 
Purpurea ; antenne nigra, articulo 1o purpureo; scutellum fuscia latis- 
sima rufa ; abdomen subtus rufum, macula apicali purpurea magna ; 
larst nigri. 
Purple, fusiform, minutely punctured. Head with two longitudinal 
furrows, which diverge towards the face and between the eyes. Antenne 
black ; first joint purple; second more than half the length of the first. 
Thorax with a transverse furrow at one-fourth of the length. Scutellum 
with a very broad red band, which is dilated on each side; a transverse 
furrow curved on each side to the base. Abdomen beneath red, with a 
large purple apical spot. ‘Tarsi black. Length of the body 7 lines. 
Shorter than C. Billardierit. Distinguished from C. eques by the large 
purple apical part of the scutellum. 
a. New Guinea. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
41. CALLIDEA BINOTATA. 
Purpureo-cyanea ; caput et thorax anticus viridia ; scutellum flavescens, 
maculis duabus lateralibbs purpureo-nigris ; abdomen subtus pallide 
Slavum. 
Purplish blue. Head and fore part of the thorax green. Thorax 
with a transverse angular ridge in front. Scutellum yellowish ; an abbre- 
viated transverse ridge near the fore border; a purplish black spot on each 
side near the ridge. Abdomen pale yellow beneath. Wings black. Length 
of the body 8 lines. 
It may be distinguished from C. Billardierii by the two spots on the 
scutellum. 
a. Manilla. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
