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yEneous-black, elliptical, convex, shining, broader than /E. crqualis. 

 Sides of the head and of the thorax thickly setose. Head larjjely punc- 

 tured tovvarils the border, about one-lhird of the breadlh of the thorax. 

 Eyes red. Rostrum piceous. Antenna; piceous, one-third of the leii^tli 

 of the body ; joints successively increasing in lenjith. Thorax thickly 

 punctured behind two slight transverse furrows, of which one is near the 

 foi-e border and the other in the middle. Scutellum rather thickly punc- 

 tured. Legs rather long and slender; femora slightly setose ; tibia; with 

 rather slender spines. Fore wings minutely punctured, with two stria; near 

 the costa and with three near the hind border; membrane cinereous. Length 

 of the body 4^ lines. 



a. Ceylon. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



72. ^THUS ^QUALIS. 



Niger, ellipticus, niiens ; capitis thoracisque latera suhselosa ; eapnt obli- 

 que slriatum ; thoracis sulci duo transversi punctis marginati ; scu- 

 tellum sparse punctatum ; pedes longiusculi ; alee unticcc sublilitcr 

 punctata;, membrana cinerea. 



Black, elliptical, shining, slightly convex. Sides of the head and of the 

 thorax with a few slender bristles. Head with oblique striae on each side, 

 about one-lhird of the breadth of the thorax. Rostrum reddish piceous. 

 Antennae pubescent, about one-lhird of the length of the body ; joints suc- 

 cessively increasing in length. Thorax with two slit: lit transverse furrows ; 

 first near the fore border, accompanied by punctures ; the other in the 

 middle; some punctures on each side and behind the second furrow. 

 Scutellum thinly jiunctured. Legs rather long; tibice with stout spines. 

 Fore wings minutely punctured, with three stri® near the costa and three 

 near the hind border; membrane cinereous. Length of the body 4 J lines. 



a. Hong Kong. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 

 6, Japan. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



73. .Ethus badics. 

 Fulvus, ellipticus, nitens ; capitis thoracisque latera setosa ; caput oblique 

 slriatum; thorax subtililer sparseque punctatus, sulco transversa sub- 

 obsoleto ; scutellum sparse punctatum ; pedes crassi ; alee antica 

 subtiiiter punctatie, membro.ua pallide cinerea. 



Tawny, ellii)tical, shining, slightly convex. Sides of the head and of 

 the thorax with stout bristles. Head with oblique stria> on each side, a 

 little less than half the bicadth of the thorax. Antenute about one-third of 

 the breadth of the head ; joints successively increasing in length. Thorax 

 thinly and minutely punctured ; a transverse middle furrow hardly indi- 

 cated. Scutellum thinly punctured. Legs thick ; tibis with stout spines. 

 Fore wings minutely punctured, with three striae near the costa and with 

 three near the hind border ; membrane pale cinereous. Length of the 

 body 3—3^ lines. 



a, b. Hindostan. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 

 c,d. Hindostan. From iMr. Stevens' collection. 

 e. Ceylon. Presented by (r. Thwaiies, Esq. 

 /. North China. From Mr. Fortune's collection. 



