140 CATALOGUE OF 



Ferruginous, elliptical, dull, rather flat, roughly punctured, mostly 

 black beneath. Head piceous, prominent, about one-fourth of the breadth 

 of the thorax ; lobes of equal length. Thorax in front piceous, and with 

 a transverse, slight, hardly undulating ridge, which emits a slight keel to 

 the fore border ; sides smooth ; spines piceous, acute, very prominent, 

 slightly inclined forward. Scutellum not attenuated, not extending beyond 

 the corium. Abdomen with no ventral spine. Legs tawny, stout ; femora 

 piceous, tawny towards the base; fore tibiae piceous, with no spine. Fore 

 wings with a brownish cinereous membrane. Length of the body 3^ lines. 



This species agrees with Hoploxi/s in the smooth sides of the thorax, 

 but in other characters it has most affinity to Arma. 



a. Natal. Prom M. Gueinzius' collection. 



Australasia. 

 39. Abma Schellenberoii, C. H. 98. 

 (Echalia Schellenbergii, Slal, Stetl. Ent. Zeit. xxiii. 93. 



a — c. Philippine Isles. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



d. Port Stephen. Presented by the late Earl of Derby. 



e. New Holland. Presented by the Entomological Club. 

 /. New Holland. Presented by Sir J, Richardson. 



g. New Holland. 



h. Swan River. 



». New South Wales. From Mr. Wood's collection. 



j. New Zealand. Presented by Captain J. C. Ross. 



k. New Zealand. Presented by Dr. Sinclair. 



Oceania. 



40. Akma grisea, C.H. 97. 

 (Echalia ? grisea, Stal, Stett. Ent. Zeit. xxiii. 93, 

 a—c. Sandwich Isles. Presented by Captain Beachey. 



41. Arma patruelis. 



patruelis, Stal, Eug. Resa, 220— CEchalia patruelis, Stal, Slelt. Ent. Zeit. 

 xxiii. 93. 



Sandwich Isles. Honolulu. 



42. Arma pacifica 



pacifica, Stal, Eug. Resa, 220 — (Echalia pacifica, Slal, Stett. Ent. Zeit. 

 xxiii. 93. 



Honolulu. 



Country unknown. 



43. Arma tuhbida. 



Piceus, sublus nigra ; antenna graciles ; thorax suhcarihatus, laterilus 

 crenulatis, spinis acutangulatis bene determinatis ; abdomen pur pu- 

 reum, apice cynneum ; pedes picei, robusti ; alee anticee membrana 

 cinerea fusco nebulosa. 



Piceous, ellipliciil, thickly and minutely punctured, black beneath. 

 Head less than one-fourth of the breadth of the thorax; lobes of equal 

 length. Anlennse slender. Thorax with a very slight longitudinal keel ; 



