go CATALOGUE OF 



6. Tetrabthria quinquemaculata. 

 quinquemaculata, Dohrn, SleU. Ent. Zeit. xxiv. 347. 

 Philippine Isles. 



7. Teteartheia congeda. 



Fulva ; caput picetim, viridi quadriviltalum ; thorax margine antico 

 lateribtisque plceis viridi marginatis ; pectus viridi-piceum ; abdo- 

 men sublus nigricans, disco apiceque luteis, gultis laleralibus nigris ; 

 pedes picei, femoribus nigris basi luteis. 



Tawny. Head piceous, with four metallic-green stripes. Antennas 

 piceous ; first joint tawny at llie base. Tlioiax anil scutelhini thickly and 

 minutely blackish-punctured. Thorax with a piceous space alon<; ihe fore 

 bolder and along each side ; this space is bordered by two emerald-green 

 lines. Pectus piceous, with emeiahl-green lustre, luteous about the base 

 of the legs. Abdomen beneath blackish ; disk and tip luteous ; a row of 

 black dots along each side. Legs piceous, pubescent; femora black, luleous 

 towards the base ; coxae luteous. Wings brown ; cosla of the corium 

 purple. Length of the body 7\ lines. 



a. Java. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



8. Tetearthria rutila. 



Cyaneo-purpurea ; thorax vitta antice angusla niaculisque duabus pnsticis 

 cupreo-nigris ; scutellum fasciis tribits cupreo-nigris, tipice rufo ; 

 abdomen sublus dimidio postico rufo, slriga apicali nigra latissima. 



Bluish purple. Head with two longiuidinal furrows. Anleniiae black ; 

 first joint purple, short; second, third and fourth long, grooved, nearly 

 equal in length. Thorax in front contracted and with an angular trans- 

 verse ridge; a cnpreous-black stripe, narrow in i'roiit ; a large cupreous- 

 black s|)Ol on each side of the bind border. Scutellum with three cupreous- 

 black bands; first composed of two patches; second and third approxi- 

 mate ; apical part bright red. Abdomen beneath bright red for half the 

 length from the lip, excepting a very broad black apical streak. Length 

 of the body 6^ — 9 lines. 



a. Lombok. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



b, c. Ke. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



d. Ke. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



e. Wagiou. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 

 /. Gilolo. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 

 g. Flores. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



9. Tetraethria fasciata. 



Cyanescente-nigra ; scutellum flavo fascialutn ; pectus cyaneum, viridi 

 purpureoque varium ; abdomen subtus fascia basali lata pallide kitea. 



Bluish black, shining, very finely punctured. Head with two longi- 

 tudinal iuriows. Third joint of the antennae hardly longer than tlie second ; 

 foiuth a little shorter than the third. Sculelliini with an antcniedial pale 

 yellow band, which is dilated on each side. Pectus blue, varied with green 

 and with purple. Abdomen with a broad pale luteous basal band. Wings 

 blackish ; costa of the corium black. Length of the body 85 — 9 lines. 



a — d. Dorei, New Guinea. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



