88 CATALOGUE OF 



36. COPTOSOMA INTEGRA. 



/Eneo-nigra ; eapilis lalera anlica lulea ; thorax linea transversa lutea 



ulrinque dilatata nigroque slriyata ; sculellum liiteo marginatum, 



non exeavatum ; ventris lalera lulea ; pedes lutci. 



iEneous-blact, laio^ely punctured. Head a little move than one-third of 



the breadth of the thorax, luteous along each side in front. Thorax with a 



luteous transverse line, which extends along: llie fore border and is dilated 



on each side, where it includes a slender black streak. Scutellum luteous- 



bordered, not excavated at the tip, with a transverse furrow in front. 



Abdomen luteous along each side beneath. Legs luteous. Length of the 



body Ij line. 



It may be distinguished from C. simplex by the luteous line in front 

 of the thorax, and by having no spots on the scutellum. 



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



37. CoPTOSOMA LOBATA. 



Testacea, piceo conspersa, pallida unilineata ; caput nigrum, vittis duahiis 

 anlicis lestaeeis ; thorax fascia anlica nigra hrevi lata informi ; scu- 

 tellum plagis ditahus magnis piceis Jlavo pallida marginatis ; venter 

 niger, maculis lateralibus luteis. 



Testaceous, a little longer than broad. Head black, hardly one-third 

 of the breadth of the thorax, with a testaceous stripe on each side in front. 

 Thorax and scutellum minutely piceous-speckled, with a paler line. Thorax 

 minutely punctured, with a broad short irregular black band in front. 

 Scutellum largely punctured, having on each side a large piceous patch 

 which is bordered with pale yellow on the inner side; hind border slightly 

 excavated ii> the middle. Pectus black. Abdomen beneath black, with 

 luteous spots along each side. Wings cinereous. Fore wings with a tes- 

 taceous coriuni and a black costa. Length of the body If line. 



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



b. North Chiua. From Mr. Fortune's collection. 



38. COI'TOSOMA TRANSVERSA. 



Testacea ; caput macula media elongata maculisque duahus posticis 

 nigris ; thorax lineis tribus anlicis transversis nigris, \a tindulala,2a 

 interrupta abbreviala ; scutellum fascia anlica lutea bis inlerrupta 

 nigra margin ata ; venter piceus, maculis lateralibus luteis. 

 Testaceous, thickly and largely punctured, a little longer than broad. 

 Head nearly one-third of the breadih of the thorax, with a black elongated 

 spot in the disk and a black spot on each side of the hind border. Fore 

 part of the thorax nearly smoolii, with three transverse black lines; first 

 line undulating ; second interrupted and abbreviated : third entire. Fore 

 border of the scutellum with a luteous black-bordered band, which is inter- 

 rupted on each side. Pectus and under side of the abdomen piceous, the 

 latter with luteous spots along each side. Wings cinereous. Fore wings 

 with a testaceous cerium and a black costa. Length of the body 2J 

 lines. 



This specifs is closely allied to C. cribraria, from which it may be 

 especially distinguished by the markings on the fore border of the thorax 

 and on that of the sculellum. 



a, b. Slam. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



