Ji04 CATAI.CXiUK OF 



fourth much shorter tliau the third; fifth nither shorter than the fourth. 

 Thorax with five iiiconiplete and irregular green stripes, with a sliL'ht 

 transverse iin}>ression near the fore border; punctures irreojiilar; hind 

 angles acute, not prominent. Scuieilum very narrow towards llie tip, ex- 

 teudins a little beyond the hind anjrle of llie coriuni, with four green dots 

 at the base, near which there is a foiked green ni:irk on ench side. Pectus 

 with two longitudinal )>reen streaks on each side. Abdomen with green 

 spots along each side; uiuler side with a slight furrow extending from tiie 

 base to the hind border of the fourth segment; spiracles green. l^fg^ 

 rather long and slender; tibiie furrowed, with two piceous hands, one near 

 the base, the other near the ti|); unttrior tarsi brown towards the tips. 

 Fore wings with the punetnies clusttreil liere and theie and forming hioivn 

 patches ; membrane cinereous, with some brown dots and with brown veins. 

 Length of the iiody 9 Hues. 



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



8. SPUnJEUS CONVERGKNS. 



T'estacPitx, subfuxiformis, dense ptiiictalus,viridi cnuspersux ; caput thorace 

 niulto brevius, vitlis diiahus viridibiis indelermhtatis, lobo medio lubos 

 laterales paiillo sitperante ; rostrum apice nigricans, coxas posticas 

 vix s'jperans ; antenna nif/ra, gracitlimit, cnrpore mulio breviores, 

 articulis basi fulvis ; thorax viridi maryinatux, vittis duabu.i nigri- 

 cantihus poslice dilatatis, ungnlis poslivis rectis ; scnteUum niyri- 

 cante bivitlutiim, apice f/lubrum ; pectus viridi binotatutn ; abdomen 

 piceutn, liluris lalendibiis vittaqne abbreviuta luleis ; venter gvttis 

 lateralibns maciilaqve transversa subapicali fuscis ; pedes longiusculi, 

 sat graciles, nigra conspersi ; ala anliccc fuscce, lestaceo varice, mem- 

 bran a cinerea. 



Testaceous, nearly fusiform, thickly and rather coarsely punctured ; 

 punctures green ; under side smooth, except a few punctures on each side. 

 Head much shorter than the thorax, with two very irregular green stripes; 

 middle lobe extending a little beyond the lateral lobes. Eyes very promi- 

 nent. Rostrum blackish at the tip, hardly extending beyond the hind coxae. 

 Antennae black, very slender, much shorter than tlie body ; joints, except 

 the filih, tawny at the base; first joint extending a little beyond the head ; 

 second and third of equal length; fourth very much longer than the third; 

 fifth as long as the fourih. Thorax green along the fore binder and on 

 each side, with two blackish stripes, which are very much dilated near the 

 hind border; hind angles rectHUirular, slightly prominent. ScnteUum 

 narrow and smooth at the tip, v\hich extends a little beyond the hind angle 

 of the corium, with two blackish snipes, which are iitleuuated and con- 

 nected hindward. Pectus with an irregular green nuirk near the fore border 

 on each side. Abdomen piceou=, with luieous marks on each side and with 

 a luteoMS siripe which does not extend lo the tip; under side with brown 

 (bus along each side and with a brown transverse subapical spot. Legs 

 bliick-sjiec kled, rather lonu: and slender. Fore wings minutely punctured, 

 mostly blown, iiere ami there smooth and testaceous; membrane cine- 

 reous, with brown veins. Hind wings green. Length of the body 

 7^ lines. 



The head is shorter and broader than that of 5'. lignarius. 



a. Aru. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



b. New Guinea. Presented by W. \V. Saunders, Esq. 



