9i CATALOGUE OF 



It has most resemblance to C. amcena, but the scutellum lias no luteous 

 marks excepting the point on each side at the base. 



a. Donei, New Guinea. Presented by W". W. Saunders, Esq. 



54. COPTOSOMA CONCINNULA. 



Nigra; caput slrigis duabus anticis laleralibus flavis ; antennae fiavce ; 

 thoracis margines laterales Jlavi ; scutellum strigis duabus transversis 

 apud marginem anticum lateribus apiceque Jlavis, margine postico 

 subexcavalo ; pedes Jlavi. 



Black, thickly and minutely punctured, not longer than broad. Head 

 one-third of the breadth of ihe thorax, with a yellow streak along each side 

 in front. Eyes bright red. AntennEe and legs yellow. Thorax with a 

 yellow line along each side. Scutellum yellow-bordered, except on the 

 lore border, where there are two transverse yellow streaks, hind border 

 slightly excavated in the middle. Wings pellucid. Fore wings with a 

 yellow coriura and a black custa. Length of the body 1 line. 



Nearly allied to C. sphwrula and to C. orhicula, but there are no 

 markings on the thorax except the lateral lines. 



a. New Guinea. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



b, c. Ternate. Presented by VV. \Y. Saunders, Esq. 



55. CoPTOSOMA PROXIMA. 



Nigra; caput maculis duabus anticis quadratis flavis ; antennce picece, 

 basi Jill vescentes ; thorax lineis duabus marginalibus, Jasciis duabus 

 internijilis plagisque duabus posticis Jlavis, Jascia la undulata, 2a 

 abbreviaia ; scutellum punctis strigulisque undulatis Jluvis, spatio 

 antico noii consperso, strigis duabus apud marginem anticum trans- 

 versis latis lanceolatis Jlavis; venter strigis laleralibus transversis 

 Jlavis. 



Black, thinly and minutely punctured, hardly longer than broad. 

 Head a little more than one-third of the breadth of the thorax, with a 

 quadrate yellow spot on each side in front. Eyes pale reddish. Antennae 

 piceous, yellowish towards the base. Tliorax with a yellow patch on each 

 side at the iiase of the lore wing and with two yellow interrupted bands; 

 second band abbreviated ; first undulating, connected on each side with a 

 yellow m.ir^jiiial line. Scutellum speckled with yellow points and with 

 little undulating yellow streaks ; fore part unspeckled ; two broad trans- 

 verse lanceiihite yellow streaks on the fore border. Abdomen yellow; under 

 side black, with yellow transverse streaks along each side. Legs yellow. 

 Wings cinereous. Fore wings with a yellow curium and a black costa. 

 Length of the body 2 lines. 



Comes between C. aiomaria and C. picta, but is quite distinct from 

 both of ihein. 



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



b. Celebes. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



56. CoPTOSOMA EKLLULA. 



Nigro-mnea ; caput strigis duabus anticis punctisquc posticis Jlavis lalera- 

 libus; antenna luteoe ; thorax vittis duabus nigro strigatis strigulis- 

 que duabus Jlavis laleralibus; scutellum strigis duabus transversis 

 anticis, lateribus apiceque Jlavis ; pedes Jlavi. 



