96 CATALOGUE OF 



59. COPTOSOMA H^ffiMORRHOA. 



Nigra ; anlenneB fulvce ; thorax fascia antica rufa inlerrupla ulrinqne 

 dilatata; scutellum fascia antica fusiformi ahbreviata maculisque 

 duabus magnis riifls ; venter yullis lateralilus riifs. 



Black, thinly and very minutely punclurefl, not longer than broad. 

 Head with a transverse furrow between the eyes, which are red, not more 

 than one-third of the breadth of the thorax. Antennae and legs tawny. 

 Thorax dilated and rounded on each side of the fore border where there is 

 a red band which is interrupted in the middle and dilated on each side. 

 Scutellum with a fusiform abbreviated red hand on the fore border and a 

 large red spot on each side near the fore border. Abdomen beneath with 

 red dots along each side. Membrane of the fore wings blackish cinereous, 

 with a blackish costal stripe. Length of the body 2 lines. 



a. Flores. Presented by VV. W. Saunders, Esq. 



60. CoPTOSOMA. CONSOBRINA. 



Testacea ; caput vitta antica picea furcata, plagis duahus posticis nigris ; 

 thorax nigra conspersus, spatio antico lineaque longitudinali non 

 conspersis illo lineas Ires piceas transvcrsas undulatas includenle ; 

 scutellum nitjro conspersum, antice pallide testaceum et nigra bipla- 

 gialum ; pectus et venter nigra, hie teslaceo marginatum. Var. /3.— 

 Scutellum piceo conspersum, vittis duabus e punctis nigris. 



Testaceou';, minutely punctured, a little longer than broad. Head 

 about one-third of the breadth of the thorax, with a short piceous forked 

 Stripe in front and with a black patch on each side of the hind border. 

 Thorax minutely black-speckled, except a longitudinal line and the fore 

 part, in which there are three piceous undulating transverse lines. Scutel- 

 lum minutely black-speckled, pale testaceous, and with two black patches 

 between the transverse suture and the fore border. Pectus black. Abdomen 

 beneath with a black disk. Wings cinereous. Fore wings with a black 

 costal stripe and a testaceous corium. Var. /3. — Scutellum with piceous 

 speckles, excepting two stripes of black speckles. Length of the body 

 2 lines. 



Closely allied to C. proxima, but differing in the markings at the base 

 of the scutellum. 



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



b. Lombek, From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



61. CoPTOSOMA BLANDULA. 

 Nigra; caput vittis duabus lateralibus lunatis flavis ; antenna lutece ; 

 thorax fasciis duabus anticis late interruptis vittis duabus lateralibus 

 maculisque quatuor posticis flavis ; scutellum slrigis dunbus anticis 

 transversis lateribus apiceque flavis ; venter vittis duabus maculisque 

 lateralibus flavis ; pedes Jiavi. 

 Black, extremely finely punctured, a little broader than long. Head 

 hardly one-third of the breadth of the thorax, with a lunate yellow stripe on 

 each side. Eyes bright red. Antennae luteous. Thorax with two widely 

 interrupted yellow bands in frobt, with a yellow stripe on each side, and 

 with two yellow spots near each hind angle. Scutellum bordered wiili 

 yellow, except in front, where there is a yellow transverse streak on each 

 side. Abdomen with a yellow stripe and a row of yellow spots on each 

 side. Legs yellow. Length of the body I5 line. 



