226 CATALOGUE OF 
abdominis segmentum 3um attingens; antenne picee, graciles, 
articulis 20 3oque fulvis; thorax nigro quingue vittalus, villis 
quatluor interruptis, angulis posiicis globosis nitentibus ; scutellum 
maculis duabus basalibus glubris, vittis duabus undulatis strigague 
intermedia furcata nigris; pectus et venter vittis duabus nigris in- 
determinatis ; pedes longiusculi, sat validi, femoribus nigro con- 
spersis, tibiis basi apiceque nigris ; ale antice strigis duabus obliquis 
plagaque nigris, membrana cinerea fusco strigata. 
Testaceous, elongate-elliptical, roughly punctured, not shining; punc- 
tures black; under side shining, nearly smooth. Head a little shorter than 
the thorax, with three black stripes, of which the middle oue is abbreviated 
and the other two are irregular; middle lobe extending rather beyond the 
lateral lobes. Eyes very prominent. Rostrum black towards the tip, 
extending almost to the hind border of the third abdominal segment. 
Antenne piceous, slender, more than half the length of the body; first 
joint not extending to the front of the head; second and third tawny; 
second as long as the third; fourth a little longer than the third and than 
the fifth. Thorax transversely impressed in front, with five black stripes ; 
of these the middle one is narrower than the others, which are irregular and 
interrupted; hind angles forming two round sbining prominent knobs. 
Scutellum with a smooth spot on each side at the base, and with two short 
undulating black stripes, between which there is a forked black mark; apica} 
third part less thickly punctured. Pectus and under side of the abdomen 
with two irregular marginal black stripes, which are partly composed of 
speckles. Legs rather long and stout; femora black-speckled, except at 
the base; tibiz black towards the base and towards the tips; tarsi with 
black tips. Fore wings with a black patch near the base and with two 
oblique irregular black streaks in the disk; membrane cinereous, with brown 
streaks. Length of the body 8 lines. 
It has most affinity to D. clavata, from which it may be distinguished 
by its larger size and by the markings of the body above and beneath. 
a. Siam. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
21. DaLpaDA BREVIS. 
Testacea, clliptica, aspere punctata, niyro conspersa, sublus lutea; caput 
nigro varium, sublus viridi bivittatum, lobis equalibus; rostrum 
apice nigrum, coxas posticas non superans; antenne picee, 
graciles, articulis 40 5oque testaceo cinctis ; thorax punclis quatuor 
testaceis transverse dispositis, spatio anteriore glabro, vittis sex nigris 
indeterminatis, angulis posticis valde rotundatis; scutellum nigro 
notatum; venter macula nigro subapicali ; pedes lutei, longiusculi, 
femoribus apice nigro conspersis, tibiis tarsisque apice nigris; ale 
antice nigro plagiate, membrana cinerea fusco plagiata. 
Testaccous, elliptical, slightly shining, thickly and minutely punctured ; 
punctures black; under side luteous, with a green stripe on each side of 
the head and of the pectus, where it contains some luteous spots. 
Head rather shorter than the thorax and more than one-third of its 
breadth, irregularly varied with black; lobes of equal length. Eyes 
prominent. Rostrum slender, black towards the tip, not extending beyond 
the hind coxe. Antenne piceous, slender, more than half the length 
of the body; first joint not extending ‘to the front of the head; second 
much shorter than the third; fourth longer than the third, pale tes- 
taceous at the tip and with a pale testaceous band near the base ; 
