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yEneous, minutely punctured. Head about three-fourths of the breadth 

 of the thorax, reddish in front, and with a reddish band between the eyes. 

 Rostrum, antennae and legs pale red. Thorax with a transverse undu- 

 lating reddish line, which extends along the fore border and diverges to 

 the hind angle on each side, where there is a reddish marf^inal line. Scu- 

 telluin reddish-bordered. Abdomen beneath with transverse lanceolate 

 pale red streaks on each side, some of the streaks with a black point on 

 each at the base. Length of the body 21 lines. 



It much resembles B. subcenea, but may be distinguished by the 

 speckled luteous border of the scutellum. 



a. Banda. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



34. Bbachyplatvs histeroides. 

 jEneo-niger, eltipticiis, subconvexus, punclalus, nitens ; caput el thorax 

 submaryinala ; anlennce fulice, apice versus picece ; abdomen sculelU 

 latera vix superans ; pedes fulvi, 



iEneous-black, shining, elliptical, slightly convex, thickly punctured. 

 Head and thorax with a slight rim along each side. Head rounded in 

 front, twice broader than long, much narrower than the thorax. Koslrum 

 tawny, extending to the hind coxa;. Antenna; tawny, four-jointed, much 

 longer than the breadth of the head ; third and fourth joints mostly piceous ; 

 fourth much longer than the third. Abdomen hardly extending beyond 

 the sides of the scutellum. Legs tawny, short, stout. Length of the body 

 2^ lines. 



The narrow body distinguishes it from the other species of Brachyplalys. 

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



Australia. 



35. Beacuvplatys flavipes, C. H. 69. 

 a, b. Port Essington. From Mr. Gould's collection. 



c. Australia. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Oceania. 



36. Brachyplatvs pacifica, C. II. 70. 

 a—c. Oceania. Presented by the Entomological Club. 



d. Vavao. Presented by M. Guerin-Meneville. 



37. Bkachyplatys cupreata. 

 Cuprea, subtus anea ; antennce, libue tarsique rufescenlia. 



Cupreous, thinly and minutely punctured, aneous beneath. Head 

 about two-thirds of the breadth o( the thorax, ilostrum, antennae and legs 

 reddish. Coxae and femora a;neous. Wings cinereous. Fure wings with 

 an ffineous-black corium and a black co^ta. Length of the body 2— 2 J 

 lines. 



The smaller size and the more cupreous colour distinguish it from 

 B. cenea. It may be a variety of B. inlacla. 

 a—d. Ovalau, Fiji Islands. From V'oyage of H.M.S. " Herald." 

 e /j. ? Presented by Sir J. Liddcll. 



