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the base. Anleniine blaelc; joints wliitisli at llie base. Sfutum liardly 

 creniilalecl ; an incomplete stvii)e, a patch mi each side, a petiobitcd rintjlet 

 on each side in front and punelnies bhick ; sjiincs bbick, stout, furcate at 

 I be tips, the fore fork lonjj^er tlian ibe bind fork. Scntellnni with a lar<;e 

 black basal patch which emits a curved fork on each side, and with black 

 points, some of which are coiillucnt. Pectus and under side of abdomen 

 with some black patches and points. Femora i)lack above, lihiac black at 

 the base and at the lips; fore tibiae dilated, purplish idue, and with a 

 whitish ])atch on the upper side ; tarsi black ; posterior tarsi whitish 

 towards the base. Fore wings with mauy small black marks, and with 

 a Idack patch near the tip; membrane aineous. Length of the body 

 G lines. 



The markings of this species and the longer spines of the thorax 

 distinguish it from P. melannleucus. 



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



18. Platynopus tenkllus. 



Ochrdceus, nujro pvnctatits ; caput rngrinn, ochracco gtiadrilin/'atnm ; 

 roslrnm tesUu eum, upice picciim ; aniPirna; picece, gracilrH; thorax 

 lituiis initicis villi^qne duubus laleralibus non punctalis, xpiiiis niyris 

 pfrtinilis bene delenninatis ; scutellum macula basali miujna trigona 

 piceu ; vmtcr nigro uuimttntus ; jiedcs testacei ; alee anlicce meinbrana 

 fusca liyalino bimacitlala. 



Ochraceous, elliptical, shining, rather fl.it, largely bh^ck punctured. 

 Head black, with four interrupted ochraceous lines, full one-fourth of the 

 breadth of the thorax ; lobes of equal length. Rostrum testaceous, piceous 

 towards the lip. Antenna) piceous, slender, miiiulely puhe.-eenl; third 

 joint a little shorter than the others, excepting the fiisl. Thorax with some 

 small unspeekled maiks in front and with two unsjieckled lateral strijies; 

 sides smooth ; spines black, very prominent and acute. Scutellum with a 

 large triangular piceous spot on the fore border eniittin<,' a line towards the 

 tip, and with its border not punctured. Abdomen beneath witli a black 

 stripe, which does not extend to the tip; ventral spine hardly reaching the 

 liind coxa;. Legs testaceous, slender, setulose. Membrane of the fore 

 wings brown, with a pellucid spot on the costa and another on the hind 

 border. Length of the body 4^ lines. 



This species and the three following form a group, which is especially 

 distinguished by the acute spines of the thorax and by the slender fore 

 tibiiB. 



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



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



c. New Guinea. Presented by Sir John Liddell. 



19. Platynopus L.r/rus. 



Viridi>;, nilemi, longi-ovatux, snbtits pnllide Jiavus ; caput prodticfitm, villa 

 Vidde inli'rrnpla (jutiisque duabits paliide jlavis ; anlennce iiiyriT, 

 articulo \o patlide Jlavci apire nigra; thorax margine rillisque dnabiis 

 intrrruplis jiallide Jlavis ; scutellum rittis dunlius lanceolatis, viltula 

 poslica apiccque paliide Jlavis ; pectus liridi pla<jiatum ; venter viridi 

 macuUilum ; pedes graciles, paliide Jlavi,fen)oribus apice viridibus, 

 libii.i posterioribus upicc vigris, tibiis auticis piceis ; alec anlica 

 rufescenle-picew, lineis duabus punclis subcoslalibus fasciaque sub- 

 apieali paliide Jlavis, membrana fusca liitipido vnistrigata. 



