86 CATALOGUE OF 



^neous-black, ratlier thinly and largely punctured. Head luteous, 

 hardly one-third of the breadth of the thorax, with two Eeneous-black spots 

 on the hind border, with an aeneous-black fusiform streak, and with an seneous- 

 blaek fore border. Antennae and legs luteous. Thorax luleous-speckled, 

 except the fore part, where there are two irregular elongated transverse 

 luteous ringlets ; a marginal luteous line on each side joining the ringlet. 

 Scutellum luteous-speckled and with a luteous border, and with a luteous 

 band on the fore border. Abdomen beneath with alternately broad and 

 narrow trausverse luteous streaks along each side. Length of the body 

 2 lines. 



The markings on the fore part of the thorax clearly distinguish it 

 it from C. atomaria. It differs from C. transversa and from C. conspersa iu 

 the markings on the under side of the abdomen, 



a, b. Old Calabar. From Mr. Gray's collection. 



21. COPTOSOMA SCITULA. 



Nigra; anlenna ferriiginece ; thoracis latera lutea; scutellum maculis 

 duabus anticis luteis trig on is ; pedes ferruginei. 



Black, rather thickly punctured. Head about one-third of the breadth 

 of the thorax. Eyes piceous. Antennae ferruginous. Thorax with luteous 

 sides. Scutellum with a triangular luteous spot on each side of the fore 

 border. Legs ferruginous. Length of the body 1^ line. 



Allied to C. affinis, but there are no luteous marks on the thorax 

 except the marginal lines. 



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



Madagascar. 



22. CoPTOSOMA MACULATA, C. H. 66. 



a, Madagascar. Presented by M. Guerin-Meneville. 



Asia. 



23. CoPTOSOMA DUODECIMPCNCTAXA, C. H. 62. 



a. Hindostan. From Col. Whitehill's collection. 

 h, c. Penang. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



24. CoPTOSOMA NEPALENSIS, C. H. 63. 



a. Hindostan. Presented by General Hardwicke. 



25. CoPTOSOMA CIRCUMSCEIPTA, C. H. 63. 



a. North Hindostan. From Captain Boys' collection. 



26. CoPTOSOMA SPH^RULA, C. H. 64. 



Java. 



a — c. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 

 d. N. Bengal. From Lieut. Campbell's collection. 

 e — g. China. Presented by G. T. Laye, Esq. 

 h, i. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 

 j. Hong Kong. From Mr. Harrington's collection. 

 k. North China. From Mr. Fortune's collection. 

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