126 catalogue of 



13. Platynopus optabilis. 



Niger, sublus purpurea viridi ci/anenque varia ; aiput subtux basi flavn- 

 aibum ; thorax flavo-albo dnndecim m'lCHlalun ; scutellum fiavo-albo 

 trimaculalum ; pectoris ventrisque lalcraflavo-albo nolata, ftvjiifi discus 

 Jlavo-albo bifasciatus et bimaciUalm ; femora posleriora flavo-albo 

 slrigata; alee anticce apice flavo-alb(B. 

 Black. Under side purple, here and there green or hlne. Head 

 beneath yellowish while towards the hind holder, and with a small yel- 

 lowish while mark on each side in front. Rostrum whitish towards the 

 base, tawny towards the tip. Antennae slender, minutely pnbescenl; third 

 joint as long as the second ; fourth lon<xer than the third ;n)d than the 

 lifth. Thorax with twelve yellowish white spots ; three on each side in 

 front, four forming a middle band, and one on each side behind the spine, 

 Scutellum with an elongated yellowish white spot on eacli side, and with a 

 yellowish white tip. Pectus with some transverse yellowish white marks 

 on each side. Alsdomen beneath with transverse yellowish white marks 

 along each side ; two short broad bands and a hinder spot on each side of 

 ihe same hue. Legs purplish blue ; posterior femora streaked with yel- 

 lowish while. Fore wings with a yellowish white apical spot. Length of 

 the body 7 lines. 



The markings above and the metallic hue beneath distinguish it 

 from P. bijunctus. 



a. West Africa. From M. du Chailln's collection. 



14. Platynoi'us? leprosus. 



Asopus leprosus, Germ. Silb. Rev. Ent. v. 186, 133. H.-Sch. Wanz. Ins. 

 vii. 113, 116, PI. 224, f. 708. 



Cape. 



Australasia. 

 15. Platynopus melanoleucus, C. H. 87. 

 a, b. Philippine Isles. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



16. Platynopus minob. 



minor, Ellenrieder, Natuurkundig, Tijdschrift voor Nedcrlandsch. Indie, 

 xxiv. 135 — varius, Am. et Serv. var.? 



Sumatra. 



17. Platynopus polygraphus. 



Testaceus, ellipticus, crassus, asprre nigra punctatus ; caput nigrum, 

 albido subvittatum, subius albido biplagiatum ; rostrum nigrum, basi 

 albidum ; antennce nigra, articulis basi albidis ; scutum vilta inde- 

 terminata plugis duabus annulisque duobus petiolatisnigris, lateribus 

 vix crenulatis, spinis nigris rnbustis apice intpqualiter furcatis ; scu- 

 tellum plaga basali strigas duas emittente liturisque nigris ; femora 

 supra nigra; tibice basi apiceque nigra; tibice anticce dilatata, 

 supra purpureo-cganece, albido uninotatce ; alee anticce lituris parvis 

 plagaque nigris. 



Testaceous, elliptical, thick, largely punctured. Head black, with a 

 whitish stripe, which is much abbreviated in front, and is indicated on the 

 fore border by a whitish point; a whitish point on each side between the 

 eyes; a whitish patch on each side beneath. Rostrum black, whitish at 



