S26 CATALOGUE OF 



ahdominis ftpgmcntmn ^um atlingens ; anlennce picece, gracilcs, 

 articulis 2o '3o(]ue fulvis; thorax nigra quinque rillalus, villis 

 qualuor inlerruplis, angulis posticis glohosis nitenlihus ; sculeUum 

 nraculis duahus basalibus glubris, vittis duabus undnlalis strigaque 

 intermedia furcata nigris ; pectus ct venter vittis duabus nigris in- 

 determinatis ; pedes longinsculi, sat validi, femoribus nigra con- 

 spersis, tibiis basi apiceque nigris ; alee anlicce slrigis duabus obliquis 

 plagaque nigris, membrana cinerea fusca strigata. 



Testaceous, elon^'ate-elliptical, roughly punctured, not shining^ ; punc- 

 tures black ; under side shining, nearly smooth. Head a little shorter than 

 the thorax, with three black stripes, of which the middle one is abbreviated 

 and the other two are irregular; middle lobe extending rather beyond the 

 lateral lobes. Eyes very prominent. Hostrum bla.ck towards the tip, 

 extending almost to the hind border of the third abdominal segment. 

 Antennae piceous, slender, more than half the length of the body; first 

 joint not extending to the front of the head; second and third tawny; 

 second as long as the third ; fourth a little longer than the third and than 

 the fifth. Thorax transversely impressed in front, with five black stripes ; 

 of these the middle one is narrower than the others, which are irregular and 

 interrupted ; hind angles forming two round shining prominent knobs. 

 Scutellum with a smooth spot on each side at the base, and with two short 

 undulating black stripes, between which there is a forked black mark ; apical 

 third part less thickly punctured. Pectus and under side of the abdomen 

 with two irregular marginal black stripes, which are partly composed of 

 speckles. Legs rather long and stout ; femora black-speckled, except at 

 the base; tibiae black towards the base and towards the tips ; tarsi with 

 black tips. Fore wings with a black patch near the base and with two 

 oblique irregular black streaks in the disk ; membrane cinereous, with brown 

 streaks. Length of the body 8 lines. 



It has most affinity to D. clavata, from which it may be distinguished 

 by its larger size and by the markings of the body above and beneath. 



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



21. Dalpada brevis. 



Testacea, clliptica, aspere punctata, nigra conspersa, subtus lutca ; caput 

 nigra variutn, subtus viridi biviltatum, lobis cequalibus ; rostrum 

 apice nigrum, coxas posticus non superans ; antenncB picece, 

 graciles, articulis 4o boque testaceo cinclis ; thorax punctis quatuor 

 testaceis transverse dispositis, spatio anteriore glabra, vittis sex nigris 

 indeterminatis, angulis posticis valde rotundatis ; scutellum nigra 

 natatum; venter macula nigra subapicali ; pedes lutei, longiusculi, 

 femoribus apice nigra conspersis, tibiis tarsisque apice nigris; al<e 

 anticcB nigra plagiatce, membrana cinerea fusca plagiata. 



Testaceous, elliptical, slightly shining, thickly and minutely punctured ; 

 punctures black ; under side luteous, with a green stripe on each side of 

 the head and of the pectus, where it contains some luteous spots. 

 Head rather shorter than the thorax and more than one-third of its 

 breadth, irregularly varied with black; lobes of equal length. Eyes 

 prominent. Rostrum slender, black towards the tip, not extending beyond 

 the hind coxae. Antenna piceous, slender, more than half the length 

 of the body; first joint not extending to the front of the head; second 

 nnich shorter than the third; fourth longer than the third, pale tes- 

 taceous at the tip and with a pale testaceous band near the base ; 



