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sides crenulated; spines prominent, acutely angular. Scutellum with a 
slight longitudinal keel towards the tip. Abdomen purple, blue at the 
tip; ventral spine not extending beyond the hind coxe. Legs piceous, 
stout, setulose. Membrane of the fore wings cinereous, partly clouded with 
brown. Length of the body 5% lines. 
a. ? Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq: 
Genus 19. AUDINETIA. 
Audinetia, Ellenrieder Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indie, 
xxiv. 136. 
1. AUDINETIA ACULEATA. 
aculeata, Ellenrieder Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indie, 
xxiv. 137,,f. 1. 
Sumatra. 
Genus 20. HOPLOXYS, C. H. 102. 
1. HopLoxys c#ruevs, C. H. 103. 
a. Congo. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 
2. Hoptoxys MEGASPILUS. 
Testaceus ; caput vittula postica lanceolata albida ; antenne extrorsum 
crassiores ; thorax lateribus vittaque coarctata albidis, spinis nigris 
aculissimis ; scutellum guttis duabus basalibus vittisque duabus 
interruplis albidis, plaga subapicali nigra ; pectus venterque vitlis 
quatuor macularibus unaque integra albidis ; pedes breves, robusti ; ale 
antice membrana pallide cinerea. 
Testaceous, oval, shining, finely punctured. Head about one-third of 
the breadth of the thorax; hind part with a lanceolate whitish stripe ; 
lobes of equal length; under side whitish. Antenne slightly thicker to- 
wards the tips, not more than half the length of the body; second joint 
longer than the three following. Thorax with a whitish line along each 
side in front and with a short whitish stripe on the fore part; this stripe is 
slightly contracted in the middle and dilated near the fore border; spines 
black, very prominent and acute. Scutellum with a whitish dot at the 
base and with a whitish stripe along each side; these stripes are interrupted 
by a black patch which occupies the whole breadth and are united at the 
tip. Pectus and under side of abdowen with five whitish stripes, of which 
four are macular; ventral spine hardly extending beyond the bind coxe. 
Legs short, stout. Fore wings a little paler than the body; membrane 
hyaline, pale cinereous. Length of the body 33 lines. 
This species will form a distinct section in the genus. 
a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
Genus 21. GILVA. 
Corpus ellipticum, convexum, nitens, sparse punctatum. Antenne 
graciles, subpubescentes, corporis dimidio multo longiores, Thorax traus- 
verse unisuleatus; latera glabra; spine brevissime, obtusissime. Abdo- 
men spina veutrali nulla. Pedes inermes, setosi, sat robust. 
Body elliptical, convex, shining, thinly punctured. Head more than 
one-fourth of the breadth of the thorax; lobes of equal length. Antenne 
