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11. Crimia polyacantha. 



Mas. Picea, bicarinatus,fere linearis, poslice sublalescens ; caput cornu 

 frontali lanceolata porrecto antice furcato, lateribus bituberculatis et 

 bispinosis ; antenna corporis dimidio wquilonga, articulo 3o rufes- 

 cenle sal longo, 4o clavato basi rufescenle ; prothorax dilatatus, lobi 

 antici lateribus quadrispinosis ; scutellum marginatum, unicarinalum ; 

 abdomen plagis lateralibus ventrisque disco basi testaceis, lateribus 

 spinosis ; alee antic a. abdominis apicem non attingentes, corii striga 

 albida, membrana cinerea albido venosa. 



Male. Piceous, flat, nearly linear, slightly widening liindward. Head 

 forming in front a forked lanceolate horn, which is as long as the first joint 

 of the antenna? ; a spine on the outer side of each antenniferous 

 tubercle, about one-fourth of the length of the first joint of the 

 antennae; a tubercle on each side behind the eye; two ridges which 

 continue on the prothorax, where they diverge from the fore border to the 

 hind border. Rostrum reddish, shorter than the head. Antennas almost 

 half the length of the body ; first and second joints with short hairs; first 

 somewhat longer than the second ; third reddish, much longer than the 

 first; fourth clavate, reddish at the base, shorter than the second. Lobes 

 of the prothorax dilated on each side; dilatation of the fore lobe with two 

 stout spines, which incline obliquely forward ; that of the hiud lobe 

 rounded. Scutellum elongated-triangular, with a keel and an elevated 

 border. Abdomen with dingy testaceous patches on each side above and 

 beneath, where the disk is also dingy testaceous towards the base ; five 

 spines on each side; apical part on each side with two broad teeth, of 

 which the hind one is longer than the fore one ; a stout spine on each side 

 at the tip, which is truncated. Legs with short hairs. Wings not 

 extending to the tip of the abdomen ; corium with a whitish apical streak ; 

 membrane cinereous, with whitish veins. Length of the body b\ lines. 



a. New Guinea. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



12. Cbimia Doreica. 



Mas et foem. Picea, poslice sublatescens ; caput cornu frontali porrecto 

 lanceolalo furcato, lateribus bispinosis; antenna? breves, arliculis 2o 

 4oque subecqualibus hoc clavato, \.o 3oque longioribus ; prothorax 

 lateribus dilatatis, antice quadrituberculatus collo bispinoso ; scutellum 

 marginatum, carina antice furcata ; pectus testaceo unistrigatum ; 

 abdomen apice truncatum et quadrispinosum, lateribus ex parte 

 ventrisque disco testaceis; alee antic a? abdominis apicem fere attin- 

 gentes, membrana cinerea. 



Male and female. Piceous, flat, slightly widening hindward. Head 

 forming in front a forked lanceolate horn, which is as long as the first joint 

 of the antennae; each antenniferous tubercle with a broad acute spine, 

 which extends obliquely forward and is a little shorter than the first joint 

 of the antenna?. Rostrum tawny. Antennae about one-fourth of the length 

 of the body ; first joint stouter than the others, much longer than the 

 second, nearly as long as the third ; fourth clavate, nearly as long as the 

 second. Prothorax with four tubercles in front and with a little spine on 

 each side of the neck; fore lobe and hind lobe widened on each side; 



