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the base. Antenne black; joints whitish at the base. Scutum hardly 
crenulated ; an incomplete stripe, a patch on each side, a petiolated ringlet 
on each side in front and punctures black ; spines black, stout, fureate at 
the tips, the fore fork longer than tbe hind fork. Scutellnm with a large 
black basal patch which emits a curved fork on each side, and with black 
points, some of which are confluent. Pectus and under side of abdomen 
with some black patches and points. Femora black above, tibia black at 
the base and at the tips; fore tibia dilated, purplish blue, and with a 
whitish patch on the upper side; tarsi black; posterior tarsi whitish 
towards the base. Fore wings with many small black marks, and with 
a black patch near the tip; membrane eneous. Length of the body 
6 lines. 
The markings of this species and the longer spines of the thorax 
distinguish it from P. melanoleucus. 
a. Ceram. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
18. PLATYNOPUS TENELLUS. 
Ochraceus, nigro punctatus ; caput nigrum, ochraceo quadrilineatum ; 
rostrum testaceum, apice piceum ; antenne picea, graciles; thorax 
lituris anticis vitlisque duabus lateralibus non punctatis, spinis nigris 
peraculis bene determinatis ; scutellum macula basali magna trigona 
picea ; venter niyro univillatus ; pedes testacet ; ale antice membrana 
Susca hyalino bimaculata. 
Ochraceous, elliptical, shining, rather flat, largely black punctured. 
Head black, with four interrnpted ochraceous lines, full one-fourth of the 
breadth of the thorax ; lobes of equal length. Rostrum testaceous, piceous 
towards the tip. Antenne piceous, siender, minutely pubescent; third 
joint a little shorter than the others, excepting the first. Thorax with some 
small unspeckled marks in front and with two unspeckled lateral stripes; 
sides smooth; spines black, very prominent and acute. Scutellum with a 
large triangular piceous spot on the fore border emitting a line towards the 
tip, and with its border not punctured. Abdomen beneath with a black 
stripe, which does not extend to the tip; ventral spine hardly reaching the 
hind coxe. Legs testaceous, slender, setulose. Membrane of the fore 
wings brown, with a pellucid spot on the costa and another on the hind 
border. Length of the body 43 lines. 
This species and the three following form a group, which is especially 
distinguished by the acute spines of the thorax and by the slender fore 
tibia. 
a. New Guinea. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
b. New Guinea. From Mr. Wallace’s collection. 
ce. New Guinea. Presented by Sir Jobn Liddell. 
19. PLatyNopus Lz&tTus. 
Viridis, nitens, longi-ovatus, subtus pallide flavus ; caput productum, villa 
valde interrupta guttisqgue duabus pallide flavis ; antenne nigra, 
articulo lo pallide flavo apice nigro ; thorax margine vittisque duabus 
interruplis pallide flavis ; scutellum vitlis duabus lanceolatis, vittula 
postica apiceque pallide flavis ; pectus viridi plagiatum ; venter viridi 
maculatum ; pedes graciles, pallide fiavi, femoribus apice viridibus, 
tibiis posterioribus apice nigris, tibiis anticis piceis; ale antice 
rufescente-picee, lineis duabus punctis subcostalibus fusciaque sub- 
apicali pallide flavis, membrana fusca limpido unistrigata. 
