34 CATALOGUE OF 



39. Callidea semirufa. 



Aureo-viridis ; caput vilta nigra anlice purpurea; antenna nigra, arti- 

 culo lo purpureo ; thorax purpurens, fascia anlica aureo-viridi, 

 fascia posiica rufescente ; scuteUum rufum, vitta brevi maculaque 

 magna suhnpicali pnrpureis ; pectus piirpureum, lituris duahus late- 

 ralibus aureo-viridi bus ; abdomen subtus rufum, purpureo mar- 

 ginatum ; pedes purpurei, femoribus basi rufis, tarsis nigris. 



Golden green, elliptical, minutely punctured. Head with two longi- 

 tudinal furrows ; these diverge between the eyes and include a black stripe, 

 which becomes purple towards the face. Antennae black; first joint 

 purple ; second full half the length of the first. Thorax purple, with 

 a golden yreeu band and a hinder reddish band, both very irregular. Scu- 

 tellum red, with a conical purple stripe proceeding from the base to two- 

 fifths of the length, and with a large apical purple spot ; a curved trans- 

 verse furrow near the base. Pectus purple, with a golden green mark on 

 each side near the hind border. Abdomen beneath red, purple along each 

 side and at the tip. Legs purple; femora towards the base and coxae red ; 

 tarsi black. Length of the body 7^ lines. 



Shorter than C. Billordierii. 



a. Waigiou. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



40. Callidea balteata. 



Purpurea; antenna nigra, articulo \o purpureo ; scutellum fascia latis- 

 sima rufa ; abdomen subtus rufum, macula apicali purpurea magna ; 

 tarsi nigri. 



Purple, fusiform, minutely punctured. Head with two longitudinal 

 furrows, which diverge towards the fiice and between the eyes. Antennae 

 black; first joint purple ; second more than half the length of the first. 

 Thorax with a transverse furrow at one-fourth of the length. Scutellum 

 with a very broad red band, which is dilated on each side ; a transverse 

 furrow curved on each side to the base. Abdomen beneath red, with a 

 large purple apical spot. Tarsi black. Length of the body 7 lines. 



Shorter than C. Billardierii. Distinguished from C. eques by the large 

 purple apical part of the scutellum. 



a. New Guinea. Presented by W, W. Saunders, Esq, 



41. Calmdea binotata. 



Purpureo-cyanea ; caput et thorax anticus viridia ; scutellum flavescens, 

 maculis duabus lateralibbs purpureo-nigris ; abdomen subtus paliide 

 Jlavum. 



Purplish blue. Head and fore part of the thorax green. Thorax 

 with a transverse angular rilge in front. Scutellum yellowish ; an abbre- 

 viated transverse ridge near the fore border ; a purplish black spot on each 

 side near the ridge. Abdomen pale yellow beneath. Wings black. Length 

 of the body 8 lines. 



It may be distinguished from C. Billardierii by the two spots on the 

 scutellum. 



a. Manilla. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



