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CATALOGUE OF 



by a luteous line. Antennae and legs luteous.. Tborax with a luteous 

 transverse undulating line near the fore border, diverging on e;ich side to 

 the hind angle, where it is near the hind end of a luteous marginal line ; a 

 transverse luteous spot on each side in the disk. Scutellum luteons-bor- 

 dered, except on the fore border, where there is a long lanceolate transverse 

 luteous streak on each side; tip hardly excavated. Wings cinereous. 

 Fore wings with a luteous corium and a blackish costa. Var (3. — Aniennap, 

 legs, and markings of the body yellow. Var. y. — Head with the hind 

 luteous spot and the connecting line obsolete. Length of the body 

 2|— 3 lines. 



The luteous maikings at the base of the scutellum distinguish it from 

 B. picturifrons. 



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

 b—e. New Guinea. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



31. Beachypt.atys intereupta. 

 JEneo-nigra ; caput Uvea travsverna plagisque tribus anterioribus eon- 

 nexis ; antennce lutetx, apice jiiceee ; thorax linea transversa undnlata 

 lineisque duabus marffi no libit s luteis ; sculelli latera lutea ; ventris 

 latera luteo guttata ; pedes lutei. 



iEneous-black. Head full half tbe breadth of the thorax, with a 

 transverse luteous line between the eyes, and with three anterior luteous 

 patches, of which the two lateral patches are connected in front of the 

 middle one. AntenucP luteous, piceous towards the tips. Thorax with a 

 luteous transverse undulating line near the fore border, diverging on each 

 side to the hind angle, where it joins the hind end of a luteous marginal 

 line. Scutellum luteous-bordered, except along the fore border. Abdomen 

 beneath with luteous dots along each side. Legs luteous. Wings blackish 

 cinereous. Fore wings with a luteous corium and a black costa. Length 

 of the body 2^ lines. 



The markings of the head sufficiently distinguish it from B. subcenea. 



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



32. Brachvplatys intacta. 



JEnea ; antennce, abdominis dorsum, tibice tarsique rnfescentia. 



jEneous-black, minutely punctured. Head about two-thirds of the 

 breadth of the thorax. Kostrnm, antennfe, abdomen above and legs 

 reddi-sh. Coxae and femora aeneous-black. Wings cinereous. Fore wings 

 with an aeneous-black corium and a black costa. Length of the body 

 21 lines. 



The luteous border of the scutelluin distinguishes it from B. anea and 

 from B, cupreata. 



a, b. Gilolo. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



33. Brachvplatys frontalis. 



^nea ; caput margins aniico fasciaque rvfescentibus ; antenna paliide 

 rufcB ; thorax linea transversa undulala lineisque duabus marginalibus 

 rufesccntibus ; scutelli latera rufescentia ; ventris latera strigis Irans- 

 versis paliide rvfis nigro nniguttatis ; pedes paliide rvji. 



