HKMll'TERA HKTEKOPTERA. 141 



sides crenulated ; spines prominent, acutely angular. Scutellum with 'a 

 slight longitudinal keel towards the tip. Abdomen purple, blue at the 

 tip; ventral spiue not extending beyond the hind coxie. Legs piieous, 

 stout, setulose. Membrane of the fore wings cinereous, partly clouded with 

 brown. Length of the body 5.Vlines. 



a. ? Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq: 



Genus 19. AUDINETIA. 



Audinetia, Ellenrieder Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Ncderlandsch Indie, 

 xxiv. 136. 



1. Audinetia acdleata. 



aculeata, Ellenrieder NaLuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandscli Indie, 

 xxiv. 137, f. 1. 



Sumatra. 



Genus 20. HOPLOXYS, C. H. 102. 



1. HOPLOXVS C.^RULEUS, C. H. 103. 



a. Congo. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



2. HoPLOXYS MEGASPILUS. 



Testaceus ; caput vitlula poslica lanceolala albida ; anlennes exlrorsum 

 crassiores ; thorax lateribus villaque cnurctala ulbidis, xpinis niijris 

 aculissiviis ; scutellum guttis duahus basalibus vittisque duabus 

 interrttptis albidi^, plaga subapicali nigra ; pectus venterque villis 

 quatuor macular ib us itnaque Integra albidis; pedes breves, robusti ; alcB 

 anticcB membrana pallide cinerea. 



Testaceous, oval, shining, finely punctured. Head about one-third of 

 the breadth of the thorax ; hind part with a lanceolate whitish stripe ; 

 lobes of equal length ; under side whitish. Antennae slightly thicker to- 

 wards the tips, not more than half the length of the body ; second joint 

 longer than the three following. Thorax wiih a whitish line along each 

 side in front and with a short whitish stripe on the fore part ; this stripe is 

 slightly contracted in the middle and dilated near the fore border ; spines 

 black, very prominent and acute. Scutellum with a whitish dot at the 

 base and with a whitish stripe along each side; these stripes are interrupted 

 by a black patch which occupies the whole breadth and are united ai the 

 tip. Pectus and under side of abdomen with five whitish stripes, of which 

 four are macular ; ventral spine haidly extending beyond the hind coxic. 

 Legs short, stout. P'ore wings a little paler than tlie body ; membrane 

 hyaline, pale cinereous. Length of the body 3^ lines. 



This species will form a distinct section in the genus. 



a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Genus 21. GILVA. 



Corpus ellipticum, convexum, nitens, sparse punctatum. Antenna? 

 graciies, siihpuhescentes, corporis dimidio mulio Inniriores. I'lunax trans- 

 verse unisulcatns ; laiera glalira ; spina? brcvissima;, obtnsissiniae. Abdo- 

 men spina ventrali nulla. Pedes inermes, selosi, sat robusti. 



Body elliptical, convex, shining, thinly punctured. Head more than 

 one-fourth of the breadth of the thorax; lobes of equal length. Antennie 



