120 CATALOGUE OF 



77. Pirates diffinis. 



Foem. Niger, cinereo iomenlosus ; caput longi-conicum,prothoracis lobo 



antico brevius, collo bituberculafo ; antennm capile et prothorace 



ad unum paullo longiores ; connexivum fiavo macula turn ; femora 



quatuor posterior a basijlava; tibice fulvce ; alee anticce piceo-nigrcB, 



breviusculce, plaga longa discali maculam flavam transversam inclu- 



dente, liiura membranes lulea furcata. 



Female. Black, elongate-subfusiform, with cinereous tomentum. Head 



elongate-conical, shorter than the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular 



part nearly twice as long as the post-ocular; neck with a tubercle on 



each side. Antennae a little longer than the head and the prothorax 



together; first joint very much shorter than the second ; third rather shorter 



than the second. Fore lobe of the prothorax about twice as long as the 



hind lobe, with seven slight keels, depressed on each side of the middle 



keel hindward. Scutellum compressed and slightly elevated at the tip. 



Connexivum with yellow spots. Coxa? mostly yellow. Four posterior 



femora yellow towards the base. Tibia? tawny; fore tibia? clavate, the 



spongy furrow about half their length. Tarsi piceous. Fore wings piceous, 



black, not extending to the tip of the abdomen ; a deep black elongate 



patch in the disk, with a transverse yellow spot near its base ; a luteous 



forked mark in the disk of the membrane. Length of the body 1\ — 8|- 



lines. 



a. North China. From Mr. Fortune's collection. 



b, c. Sarawak. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 

 d. Borneo. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



78. Pirates turpis. 



Foem. Niger, longi~subfusiformis ; caput conicum, prolhoracis lobo 

 antico eequilongus ; antenna capite et prothorace ad unum aqui- 

 longce ; alee antica parvce,fulvo ad partem venosce. 



Female. Black, smooth, shining, elongate-subfusiform. Head conical, 

 as long as the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part twice as 

 long as the post-ocular. Antenna? as long as the head and the 

 prothorax together; first joint a little more than half as long as 

 the second ; third shorter than the second ; fourth shorter than the third. 

 Fore lobe of the prothorax with slight furrows, more than twice as long 

 as the hind lobe. Scutellum compressed and slightly elevated at the tip. 

 Fore tibia? clavate, with a spongy furrow towards the tips beneath. Fore 

 wings incompletely developed in the specimen described; veins in the disk 

 partly tawny. Hind wings pellucid. Length of the body 6^ lines. 



a. Hong Kong. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



79. Pirates mutilloides. 



Foem. Niger, fere linearis, cinereo lomentosus ; caput conicum, prothoracis 

 lobo antico paullo brevius ; prothorax, scutellum coriique dimidium 

 basale rufa ; connexivum albo maculatum ; femora basi alba ; mem- 

 brana basi maculaque subapicali albis. Var. (3. — Prothoracis lobus 

 anticus niger. 



