116 CATALOGUE OF 



Male. Black, smooth, shining, elongate-subfusiform. Head elongate- 

 conical, tawny in front, shorter than the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante- 

 ocular part more than twice as long as the post-ocular; Rostrum, 

 antenna?, hiud lobe of the prothorax, keel of the propectus, connexivum, 

 legs and coriura tawny, the latter sometimes luteous. Antennae setose, a 

 little longer than the head and the prothorax together; first joint not more 

 than half as long as the second; third shorter than the second; fourth 

 hardly half as long as the third. Fore lobe of the prothorax more than 

 twice as long as the hind lobe, the seven furrows very slight. Scutellum 

 piceous or ferruginous, with a forked keel. Abdomen tawny towards the 

 base. Spongy furrow of the fore tibia? about half as long as the latter. 

 Corium occasionally with a black spot on the inner side. Membrane 

 whitish at the tip, mostly occupied by a broad irregular black band. 

 Length of the body 7 — 8 lines. 



a, b. Hindostan. 



c. Hindostan. From Mr. Children's collection. 



d. North Hindostan. From Mr. Warwick's collection. 



e. Hindostan. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



/. — ? From the collection of the Zoological Society. 



70. Pirates sexmaculatus. 



Fcem. Niger, subtus piceus ; caput longi-conicum, prothoracis lobo 

 antico multo brevius, anlice fulvurn ; rostrum, antennce, prothoracis 

 lobus 'posticus, spina pectoralis pedesque fulva ; antennce capite et 

 prothorace ad unum longiores ; prothorax anlice bituberculatus ; 

 abdominis dorsum rufescens ; alee anticce fuscce, corii striga costali 

 fulva maculisque duabus albidis, membrance macula apicalis albida. 



Female. Black, elongate-subfusiform, piceous beneath. Head elon- 

 gate-conical, much shorter than the fore lobe of the prothorax, tawny in 

 front; ante-ocular part more than twice as long as the post-ocular. 

 Rostrum, antenna?, hind lobe of the prothorax, a long acute retracted spine 

 on the propectus, and legs tawny. Antenna? selulose, longer than the head 

 and the prothorax together; first joint of the antenna? about half as long 

 as the second ; third a little shorter than the second ; fourth hardly shorter 

 than the third. Fore lobe of the prothorax more than twice as long as 

 the hind lobe, the furrows very slight ; a tubercle on each side of the Tore 

 border. Mesopectus with a keel. Abdomen reddish above. Spongy 

 furrow of the fore tibia? a little more than half as long as the latter. 

 Fore wings brown ; corium with a tawny costal streak and with two large 

 whitish spots, one near the base, the other apical ; membrane with a 

 whitish apical spot. Hind wings pellucid. Length of the body 8 lines. 



a. Hindostan. 



71. Pieates strigifer. 



Fcem. Ferrugineus,fere linearis ; caput longi-conicum, prothoracis lobo 

 antico longius ; antennce capite et prothorace ad unum breviores, 

 articulo ]o lestaceo ; prothoracis lobus anticus teslaceus ; pectus uni- 

 spinosum ; abdominis dorsum luteum, apice ferrugineum; pedes 

 jlavescentes ; alee anlicce fuscce, corii basi maculaque Jlavtscentibus, 

 membrana cinerea. 



