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duabus basalibus linea apiceque testuceis; pedes longi, femoribus 
flavis rufo conspersis et vittatis, tibiis posticis bast tarsisque luteis ; 
ale antice atomis, lineis quatuor strigaque furcala flavis, membrana 
nigricante cinereo strigata. 
Dark reddish, elongate-elliptical, thickly punctured. Head elongate- 
conical, somewhat shorter than the thorax, with five longitudinal testaceous 
lines, of which the middle one is much abbreviated in front and the inner 
pair are interrupted ; middle lobe very little longer than the lateral lobes ; 
under side yellow, with six red stripes. Rostrum pale testaceous, black at the 
tip, extending much beyond the hind cox. Antenne piceous, rather shorter 
than the body. Thorax with five longitudinal testaceous lines, of which four 
are abbreviated hindward and irregular; sides testaceous, black-bordered, 
as is also the middle line. Scutellum piceous, extending to the hind angle 
of the corium, with a testaceous line which is abbreviated near the testa- 
ceous tip; an elongated testaceous spot on each side at the base. Pectus 
and under side of the abdomen yellow, the former with red speckles, the 
latter with three diffuse red stripes. Legs long; femora yellow, speckled 
and partly striped with red ; tibia furrowed; hind tibia luteous towards 
the base; tarsi luteous. Fore wings with yellow speckles and with four 
yellow stripes ; first stripe costal; second subcostal, partly bordered with 
black on its hind side; third and fourth near the hind border; third 
emitting an oblique streak which joins the yellow outer border and has a 
short recurrent fork; membrane blackish, with cinereous streaks. Length 
of the body 8 lines. 
a. North Australia. Presented by J. R. Elsey, Esq. 
13, Pa@ciLoMETIS CONSPERSUS. 
Niger, ellipticus ; caput albido-flavo quinque-linecatum et bistrigatum ; 
lobo medio lobos laterales paullo superante ; rostrum albido-flavum, 
apice nigrum, coxas posticas sat superans ; antenne luteo unifasciale ; 
thorax atomis variis lineisque duabus marginalibus albido-flavis, 
angulis posticis acutis; scutellum maculis tribus basalibus, strigis 
duabus lateralibus apice atomisque albido-flavis ; peetus flavum, ma- 
culis duabus quadratis atomisque nigris; venter plagis dorsalibus 
maculisque marginalibus luteis; femora flavo vittata ; tibia postice 
flavo unifasciate ; tarsi lutei, apice picet ; ale antice lineis quingue 
atomisgue albido-flavis. 
Black, elliptical, dull. Head rather shorter than the thorax, with five 
whitish yellow stripes; middle stripe abbreviated in front; inner pair dis- 
located in the middle; outer pair marginal ; a little whitish yellow streak 
near the hind border on each side of the middle stripe; middle lobe ex- 
tending a little beyond the lateral lobes; under side with entire stripes. 
Rostrum whitish yellow, black towards the tip, extending rather beyond 
the hind coxx. Second joint of the antenne about half the length of the 
second, with a whitish point at the base, and with a lateous tip; second 
luteous at the base. Thorax with various whitish yellow speckles and with 
a whitish yellow marginal line on each side between the fore angle and the 
hind angle, which is acute and prominent. Scutellum extending a little 
beyond the hind angle of the corium, with whitish yellow marks ; these 
consist of three basal spots, two lateral streaks, an apical spot, and some 
speckles, which mostly fourm two incomplete stripes. Pectus mostly pale 
yellow, with black speckles, and with two quadrate approximate black 
spots. Abdomen beneath with luteous marginal spots and with a luteous 
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