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duabus batalibus tinea apiceque testaceis ; pedes longi, femorihut 

 Jlavis rufo conspersis et viltalis, libiis posticis basi taraisque luteis ; 

 al<e anliccB atomis, lincis quatuor slrijaque furcala Jlavis, memhrana. 

 nigricante cinereo strigala. 



Dark reddish, elongate-elliptical, thickly punctured. Head elongate- 

 conical, somewhat shorter than the thorax, with five longitudinal testaceous 

 lines, of which the middle one is much abbreviated in front and the inner 

 pair are interrupted ; middle lobe very little longer than the lateral lobes; 

 under side yellow, with six red stripes. Rostrum pale testaceous, black at the 

 tip, extending much beyond the hind coxaj. Antennae piceous, rather shorter 

 than the body. Thorax with five longitudinal testaceous lines, of which four 

 are abbreviated hindward and irregular; sides testaceous, black-bordered, 

 as is also ihe middle line. Scutellum piceous, extending to the hind angle 

 of the corium, with a testaceous line which is abbreviated near the testa- 

 ceous tip ; an elongated testaceous spot on each side at the base. Pectus 

 and under side of the abdomen yellow, the former with red speckles, the 

 latter with three diffuse red stripes. Legs long ; femora yellow, speckled 

 and partly striped with red ; tibiae furrowed ; hind tibiae luteous towards 

 the base; tarsi luteous. Fore wings with yellow speckles and with four 

 yellow stripes ; first stripe costal ; second subcostal, partly bordered with 

 black on its hind side; third and fourth near the hind border; third 

 emitting an oblique streak which joins the yellow outer border and has a, 

 short recurrent fork ; membrane blackish, with cinereous streaks. Length 

 of the body 8 lines. 

 a. North Australia. Presented by J. R. Elsey, Esq. 



13. PCECILOMETIS CONSl'ERSUS. 



Niger, elliplicus ; caput albido-flavo quinque-lincalum et bistrigaltim; 

 lobo medio lobos laterales paullo svperanle ; rostrum albido-Jiavnm, 

 apice nigrum, coxas posticus sat superans ; antenna luieo unifasciatte ; 

 thorax atomis variis lineisque duabus marginalibus albido-Jlavis, 

 angulis posticis acutis ; scutellum maculis Iribus basalibus, strigis 

 duabus lateralibus apice atomisque albido-Jlavis ; pectus Jlavum, ma~ 

 culis duabus quadratis atomisque nigris ; venter ptagis dorsalibus 

 maculisque marginalibus luteis ; femora flavo vittata ; tibia: posticce 

 Jlavo unifasciatce ; tarsi lulei, apice picei ; alcB anticce lineis quinque 

 atomisque albido-Jlavis. 



Black, elliptical, dull. Head rather shorter than the thorax, with five 

 whitish yellow stripes ; middle stripe abbreviated in front ; inner pair dis- 

 located in the middle; outer pair marginal ; a little whitish yellow streak 

 near the hind border on each side of the middle stripe ; middle lobe ex- 

 tending a little beyond the lateral lobes; under side with entire stripes. 

 Rostrum whitish yellow, black towards the tip, extending rather beyond 

 the hind coxa;. Second joint of the antenna; about half the length of the 

 second, with a whitish point at the base, and with a luteous tip; second 

 luteous at the base. Thorax with various whitish yellow speckles and with 

 a whitish yellow marginal line on each side between ibe fore angle and the 

 hind angle, which is acute and prominent. Scutellum extending a little 

 beyond the hind angle of the corium, with whitish yellow marks ; these 

 consist of three basal spots, two lateral streaks, an apical spui, and some 

 speckles, which mostly form two incomplete stripes. Pectus mostly pale 

 yellow, with black speckles, and with two quadrate approximate Mack 

 spots. Abdomen beneath with luteous marginal spots and with a luteous 



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