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band of five large transverse spots, of which the first, second and fifth are 

 very incomplete, and the second and third contain black points. Femora 

 and middle tibia" striped with pale yellow ; hind liliia? with a pale yellow 

 band near the base ; tarsi luteous, with piceous lips. Fore win^s with 

 whitish yellow speckles and with five vvbitisb yellow lines, of which one is 

 costal, two subcostal, and two near the hind border. Length of the body 

 11 lines. 



It much resembles P.auslralasia, from which it may be distinguished 

 by the more prominent thoracic spines and by the marginal spots of the 

 abdomen. 



a. Morelon Bay. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



14. PcECILOMETIS COGNATUS. 



Piceus, longi-ellipticus ; caput luteo quinque-linealnm, lolo medio lobos 

 lateralcs vix superans ; rostrum Jlavescens, apice nigricans, coxas 

 posticus vix superans; anlennce nigrce, luteo Irifasciatce ; thorax 

 luteo conspersus, angulis posticis acutis ; scutellum gvttis tribus 

 hasalihus atomisgiie nonnuUis luleis ; pectus pallide luteum, macula 

 rhomboidali atomisque nigris ; venter luteus, viltis duabus dentatis 

 striga subapicali atomisque nigris; pedes longiusculi, nigra viltati, 

 femoribus basi luleis nigro conspersis, tarsis luteis apice piceis ; alee 

 aniica luteo conspersce et sublinealce, membrana nigricante. 



Piceous, dull, elongate-elliptical, thickly punctured. Head much 

 shorter than the thorax, with five luteous Hues ; middle line slightly abbre- 

 viated in front ; inner pair dislocated in the middle ; outer pair marginal ; 

 under side with six \ellow stripes ; middle lobe hardly extending beyond 

 the lateral lobes. Rostrum yellowish, extending rather beyond the hind 

 coxae ; tip blackish. Antennae black ; first joint partly red ; second and 

 third with luteous tips ; second more than half the length of the third ; 

 fourth and fifth luteous at the base; fourth as long as the third; fifth 

 much shorter. Thorax transversely luteous-speckled ; each hind angle 

 forming an acute and very short spine. Scutellum more thinly speckled 

 with luteous, not extending beyond the angle of the corium ; three luteous dots 

 at the base. Pectus pale luteous, with a black rhomboidal spot in the disk 

 and with black speckles. Abdomen beneath luteous, with two broad dentate 

 stripes, with a short subapical black streak and with some black speckles. 

 Legs rather long, striped with luteous ; femora towards the base luteous, 

 with black speckles; tarsi luteous, piceous towards the tips. Fore wings 

 with luteous speckles which form lines near the costa and near the hind 

 border ; membrane blackish. Length of the body 10 lines. 



Narrower than P. conspersus; head less elongated; spines of the 

 thorax much shorter. 



The spines of the thorax are much less acute than those of P 

 apicalis. 



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



15. PCECILOMETIS ALIENUS. 



Plavits, siibclliptieus, dense punctalus,ferrugi>ieo conspersus ; caput fer- 

 ruginco sexvittatum, lobo medio lobos lateralcs vix superante ; rostrum 

 a) ice piceum, coxas posticus perpaullo superans ; anlenn(e ferruginets ; 

 thorax linea lalcribus gutlisqne duabus Jlavis; scutellum yutlis dua- 



