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18. Atelocera tibialis. 



JTulva, liila, nvata, aspere punctata, nigro aiit ferruf/iiico conspersa ; caput 

 latum, lobix lalcralibus snbrelusix lobmn medium nnn svperantihus ; 

 rostrum nigrum, basi fuhnnn, abdominis segmentum 2um ultingens ; 

 antenncE nigrce, basi fulvce, arliculo 'So basi tesla.ccn ; thorax nigra 

 qiiadrivitlatus, lateribus valde serratis, avgidis posticis aculis bene de- 

 terminatis ; sculelluni nigra quadrivittatum : jicdts longixiscuii, sat 

 validi, femoribus vix spinosis, tibiis piceis flavo late fasciatis ; alee 

 anticce nigra pl.ngiatce, apices versus rufescentes, mcmbrana cinerca. 



Tawny, broad, oval, roug;hly puiictuied ; puuctures black or ferruginous, 

 irregular; under side more finely punctured. Head broad, rather sliorler 

 than the thorax; lobes of equal length; lateral lobes slightly retuse on 

 each side, oblique in front. Eyes prominent. Rostrum black except 

 towards the base, extending to the fore part of the second abdominal scir- 

 nient. Antennae black ; first joint tawny, just extendinir to the front of the 

 head ; second as long as the third, which is testaceous at the base. Thorax 

 with four very irregular black stripes; sides strongly serrated; hind angles 

 acute, prominent. Scutellum attenuated, with two irregular black stripes, 

 extending a little beyond the angle of the corium. Legs rather long and 

 stout; tibiae piceous, with a broad yellow band. Fore wings with some 

 black patches, partly reddish beyond the middle ; membrane cinereous. 

 Length of the body 7^ lines. 



The spines on the femora of this species are rudimentary and hardly 

 distinguishable. 



a. Old Calabar, From Mr. John Gray's collection. 



19. Atelocera viridiscens. 



Saturate cyaneo-viridis, lata, elliptica, subtiliter punctata, testaceo parcis- 

 sime conspersa, disco sublus pallide testaceo ; caput latiusculum, 

 lineola postica testaceo, lobis lateralibus lobum medium vix super- 

 antibus; rostrum nigrum, basi pallide Jlavum, coxas posticus paullo 

 superans ; an tennce nigra, graciles ; thorax testaceo biguttalus,angulis 

 posticis oblusis ; scutellum strigis duabus apicalibus testaceis ; pedes 

 Ion giusculi, femoribus pallide testaceis apice cyaneo-viridibus, tibiis 

 posterioribus testaceo fasciatis, tarsis posticis fulvis ; alee anticce mem- 

 brana cinerea venis nigricantibusfusco marginatis. Var. /3. — Testaceo 

 dense conspersa. 



Dark bluish green, broad, elliptical, minutely punctured; underside 

 almost smooth, with a pale testaceous disk. Head rather broad, much 

 shorter than the thorax; hind part with an indistinct testaceous longi- 

 tudinal line; lateral lobes hardly extending beyond the middle lobe. Eyes 

 prominent. Rostrum black, pale yellow towards the base, extending a little 

 beyond the hind coxa?. Antenute black, slender; first joint not extending 

 to the front of the head ; second longer than the third. Thorax testaceous 

 along each side in front, with a testaceous dot on each side in the disk 

 before the middle, and with some testaceous speckles ; transverse impression 

 hardly apparent; hind angles obtuse, not prominent. Scutellum not ex- 

 tending beyond the angle of the corium, with some testaceous speckles and 

 with two testaceous apical streaks. Abdomen bluish above, with pale tes- 

 taceous marginal spots, which are also on the under side. Legs rather 

 long; coxae and femora pale testaceous, the latter bluish green towards the 

 tips; tibiaj furrowed; posterior libiie with a testaceous band; hind tarsi 



