10 CATALOGUE OF 



two spots. Abdomen heneath luritl, excepting the -sides and a subapical 



band. Length of the body 8 lines. 



a. Hong Kong. Presented by J. C. Bowling, Esq. 



Australasia. 



14. PCECILOCORIS LONGIROSTRIS, C. H. 14. 



a. Java. Presented by M. Serville. 



15. PCECILOCOEIS DIVES, C. H. 14. 



a. Java. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



16. PCKCILOCORIS MELANOCEPHALUS. 



Rufus ; caput nigrum ; thorax macula nigra magna subquadrata mar^ 

 ginem antieum attingente ; scutellum basi maculisque qualuor late- 

 ralibus nigris ; pectus purpnreum ; abdomen subtus nigra sex macu- 

 la luiii ; pedes purpurei, tarsis nigris. 

 Red, elliptical, finely pnnctured. Head black, witli two longitudinal 

 furrows, which diverge between the eyes. Thorax with a large subquadrata 

 black spot, which is narrower in front, where it joins the fure border. Scu- 

 tellum with two black spots on each side ; 6rst and second spots anteme- 

 dial, triangular, nearly connected; third and fourth transverse, poslniedial, 

 slightly separated from each other; a transverse furrow curved on each side 

 to the base, which is black. Pectus mostly purple. Abdomen beneath 

 with a black spot near the base; fourth and fifth segments with a black 

 spot on each side ; sixth with one black spot. Legs purple ; tarsi black. 

 Wings brown ; corium black. Length of the body 8 lines. 

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



Country unknown. 



17. PCECILOCORIS SATURATUS. 



Saturate purpureo-rufus, subtus fulvus ; caput vittis duabus pallidiori- 

 bus, punctis viridibus ; thorax cyaneo marginalus, tinea transversa 

 pallida biangulata indistincta, maculis tribus nigris ; scutellum 

 fasciis duabus e maculis nigris. 



Very dark purplish red, thickly and minutely punctured, tawny be- 

 neath. Head with two paler stripes; punctures mostly metallic-green; 

 under side with a metallic-blue streak on each side. Antennae black ; 

 first joint tawny. Thorax bordered with metallic-blue on each side; an 

 indistinct transverse paler reddish line, angular on each side, its hind 

 border nearly connected with three black spots. Scutellum with two 

 transverse lines of black spots ; first line on the fore border, composed of 

 six spots; second anlemedial, with four spots. Legs pilose; tibiae and 

 tarsi metallic-green above. Fore wings purplish blackish ; costa of the 

 corium |)urplish red, punctured ; membrane semihyaline. Hind wings 

 whitish, hyaline ; apical half dark brown. Length of the body 7 lines. 



The colour of this species and its more slender antennae distinguish 

 it from P. putchcr. 



a. ? From Mr. Harrington's collection. 



