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a black sliipe, about one-third of the breadth of the thorax. Antenna) 

 tawny; fourth inid liftli joints black. Thorax with a slight transverse fur- 

 row near the fore border, and with a yellow stripe along each side; this 

 stripe dilated in the fore |)art, whicli is also dilated and lias a black out- 

 line. Sculelluni yellow-bordered, except along the fore border, whieh has 

 a transverse yellow spot on each side. Abdomen beneatii with luteous 

 spots along each side. Legs luteous. Corium of the lore wings yellow. 

 Leugih of the body 2 lines. 



Allied to C. nepalensis, but the broader marks on the bead aud on the 

 sides of the thorax disiingnish it from that species. 



a. Sarawak, Borneo. Presented by \V. W. Saunders, Esq. 



47. COPTOSOMA OUBIODLA. 



Nigra; caput antice flam bivilUtum ; antentxE flavcc ; thorax vittis 

 duabus laleralibus nigro interlinea/i.t, lineis duabus transversis abbre- 

 viatis et interruplis giitlisque duabus postiris flavU ; sculelluni flavo 

 marginatum ; venter flu vu.t, slrigis laleralibus nigris ; pedes flavi. 



Black, very minutely punctured, hardly longer than broad. Head 

 about onc-tliird of the hreadlh of the thorax, with a yellow stripe along 

 each side in front. Antennae and legs yellow. Thorax with a yellow black- 

 inierlined stripe along each side, with two transverse yellow abbreviated 

 and interrupted yellow lines, and with a yellow dot near each hind angle. 

 Scutellum with a yellow border. Abdomen heneatb yellow, with a line of 

 black streaks along each side. Length of the body i line. 



The broader border of the scutellnin distinguishes it from C. 

 sphcerula. 



a. Borneo. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



48. CoPTOSOMA TESTACEA. 



Testacea ; caput margine anlico liturisque duabus posticis connexis nigris ; 

 antennte apices versus nigne ; thorax linea anlica transversa abbre- 

 vinla fulva ; venter rufus aut piceus, villa nigra raniosa vitlisque 

 duabus flavis. 



Testaceous, thinly and very minutely punctured, a little longer than 

 broad. Head with Uvo black connected marks on the hind border, rather 

 less than one-tbird of the brcadtli of the thorax : a black line along the 

 outer side of each of the lateral lobes, which are as long as the middle one. 

 Fourth and lirib joints of the antennic i)lack. Thorax w itb a slight trans- 

 verse suture in front; a transverse abbreviated tawny line between this 

 suture and the fore border. Abdomen beneaih red, with a yellow siripe ou 

 each side, and with a black stripe which emits branches along the sutures 

 of ihe segments. Tarsi bbick. jNIeinbrane of the fore wings Itlackish 

 cinereous, with a blackish costal siripe. Var. (3. — Abdomeu binealh piceous, 

 excepting the stripes. Length of the body 2 Hues. 



Most allied to C, icterica, but rather narrower, and different in colour 

 and in markings. 



a. Java. Preseiited by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



b. Java. 



