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rugulose, not longer than broad, the fore part much contracted. Scutellum 
with a slight keel, attenuated towards the tip, which is rounded. Legs 
rather stout; fore femora with a spine beneath near the tips; fore tibiz 
much dilated. 
The elongate hardly convex body, the shape of the head and the 
unarmed thorax distinguish this genus from Cazira. 
1. CEcYRINA PLATYRHINOIDES. 
Fulva, piceo varia ; caput piceum, fulvo unilineatum ; anlenne rufes- 
centes, apices versus picee, articulo 40 basi albido ; abdominis dorsum 
saturate rufum, maculis lateralibus fulvis ; ale antice membrana 
cinerea fusco bifasciata. 
Tawny, irregularly and more or less speckled with piceous, the 
latter hue partly predominating. Head piceous, with a tawny longitudinal 
line. Rostrum piceous. Antenne reddish; fourth and fifth joints piceous; 
fourth with a whitish band near the base. Abdomen above very dark red, 
with tawny spots along each side. Membrane of the fore wings cinereous, 
with two curved brown bands. Hind wings cinereous. Length of the 
body 53—6 lines. 
u—c. Hindostan. From Mr. Stevens’ collection. 
Genus 7. BODETRIA. 
Corpus fusiforme, aspere punctatum. Caput longum, angustum ; 
lobi laterales lobum intermedium valde superantes. Rostrum robustum, 
coxas posticas attingens. Antenne corporis dimidio non longiores; articuli 
20 ad 5um subequales. Thorax transverse sulcatus, spinis attenuatis acutis. 
Scutellum sat angustum. Spina ventralis alas posticas non superans. 
Pedes breves, robusti; tibia antice valde dilatate. 
Body fusiform, shining, rather thinly and largely punctured. Head 
full twice broader than long, and nearly one-fourth of the breadth of the 
thorax ; lateral lobes much longer than the middle one. Rostrum stout, 
extending to the hind coxe. Antenne minutely setulose, hardly half the 
length of the body; second and three following joints of nearly equal 
length. Thorax with a distinct transverse furrow, in front of which it is 
much narrower; spines prominent, acute, much attenuated near the tips. 
Scutellum rather narrow; ventral spine not extending beyond the hind 
coxe. Legs short, stout, hardly setulose; fore tibia much dilated. 
1. BopDETRIA BRENTHOIDES, 
Viridis, cyaneo e@neo purpureoque varia, subtus nigra ; thorax vittulis 
duabus posticis luteis ; ale antice membrana nigro-enea. 
Metallic-green, varied with blue, with purple, and with geneous. 
Under side, antenna, rostrum and legs black. Hind part of the thorax 
with two short luteous stripes. Fore wings with an ®neous-black mem- 
brane. Length of the body 4 lines. 
a. St. Paul, Amazon Region. From Mr, Bates’ collection. 
