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Genus 15. FITHA. 



Corpus ellipticum, punctatum. Caput sublseve. Antennre quadri- 

 arliculata?; articulus lus brevis; 2us, ;iu.s, 4usque longi, sul)tequales. 

 Thorax sulco transverso indeterminalo. Scutellum sulco trausverso basali 

 arcuato. 



Body elliptical, largely punctured. Head nearly smootb. Antennae 

 four-jointed; first joint short, not extending beyond the bead ; second, third 

 and fourth nearly equal in length. Thorax with an extremely slight trans- 

 verse furrow. Scutellum extending to the lip of the abdomen, with a slight 

 transverse furrow, which is curved on each side to the fure border. 



The foiir-jointed antennae are the only character which distinguishes 

 this genus from Callidea. 



1. FiTHA ARDENS. 



Aureo-viridis, rnfo-cupreo suffusa ; vertex purpurea vi (talus ; antennce 

 nigrce, articulu lo bau rufescenle ; thorax purpurea sex maculatus ; 

 scutellum purpurea octumaculatum ; pectus Jluvo bistriyatum ; abdo- 

 men subtus purpurea bivittatum, pluga Jlava ; pedes ruji,femaribus 

 apice tibiisque nigra-vindibus, tarsis nigris. 



Gilded green, elliptical, largely punctured. Head with two longi- 

 tudinal furrows, which diverge between the eyes and converge slightly on 

 the hind border; vertex purple between the furrows. Antennae black; first 

 joint reddish at the base. Thorax and scutellum ujostly brilliant reddish 

 cupreous. Thorax with six purple spots. Scutellum with eight purple 

 spots; three on each side; seventh elongated, in the disk near the base; 

 eighth subapical. Pectus with a transverse yellow streak on each side. 

 Abdomen beneath with a brijjht purple stripe along each side, and with a 

 yellow patch in the disk. Le<;s red ; tibice and tips of femora blackish 

 green; tarsi black. Fore wings black; space towards the base, except the 

 costa, cinereous, nearly hyaline. Hind wings cinereous, nearly hyaline. 

 Length of the body 4 lines. 



a. Hindostan. Presented by J. C. Bowriug, Esq. 



Genus 16. CH^ROCORIS, C. H. 29. 



1. CHiEROCORIS PAGANUS, C. H. 29. 



a — c. Australia. Presented by Major-Gen. Hardwicke. 



d,e. Australia. Presented by J. Hunter, Esq. 



/. Sydney. Presented l)y Ur. Sinclair. 



g. Australia. Presented by Sir. J. Richardson, 



h. Tasmania. Presented by the Kev. H. Beaufort. 



i. Tasmania. Presented by R. Butler, Esq. 



j — n. Australia. 



o. South Australia. Presented by R. Bakewell, Esq. 



p. Moreton Bay. Presented by — Gibbons, Esq. 



q. Sydney. Presented by W. W. Saumiers, Esq. 



r — t. Tasmania. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



2. Cu«ROC01US VARIEGATUS, C. H. 30. 



a — <?. Swan River. From Mr. Turner's collection. 

 d. Swan River. From Dr. Bacon's collection. 



