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second ; third shorter than the second. Fore lohe of the prothorax a little 

 more than twice as long as the hind lobe; furrows very slight. Scu- 

 tellum compressed and slightly elevated at the tip. Propeclus with a stout 

 retracted spine. Connexivum with dingy yellow spots. Legs piceous; 

 fore femora black ; four posterior tibiae furrowed above towards their tips ; 

 fore tibiae furrowed beneath along most of the length. Fore wings piceous- 

 black, with a luteous spot in the disk near the base, and with a luteous 

 point near the tip of the costa. Length of the body 6^ lines. 



a. Java. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



b. Philippine Isles. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



93. Pirates concinnus. 



Mas. Niger; caput longi-conicum, prolhoracis lobo antico aquilongum ; 

 antennce capite et prothorace ad unum longiores ; prothorax antice 

 bituberculatus ; abdomen subtus apice rufescens, connexivo albo- 

 maculato ; femora qualuor posteriora albo unifasciata ; ala anticce 

 striga maculaque albis sub-basalibus. 



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

 conical, as long as the fore lobe of the prothorax, tumid about the ocelli ; 

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

 longer than the head and the prothorax together; first joint setose, a little 

 less than half as long as the second; third a little shorter than the second; 

 fourth longer than the second. Fore lobe of the prothorax with a middle 

 furrow, which is widened hindward, less than twice as long as the hind 

 lobe ; a tubercle on each side of the fore border. Abdomen reddish at the 

 tip beneath; connexivum with white spots. Four hind femora with a white 

 baud near the base. Fore tibia; clavate, their spongy furrow less than half 

 their length. Fore wings with a white costal streak near the base, and with 

 a white spot by the interior border near the base. Length of the body 

 4 lines. 



There is a white costal spot beyond the middle in the left fore wing of 

 the species described. 



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



94. Pirates interruptus. 



Mas et fcem. Piceus,fusiformis ; caput conicum, prolhoracis lobo antico 

 longius ; antennce gracillimm ; prolhoracis lobus posticus trisulcatus; 

 tibia larsique fulva ; corium viltis duabus pallide Jlavis furcatis 

 connexis. Var. (3. — Femora postica flava, basi apiceque picea ; tibiae 

 tarsiqueflava ; corii vittce integral, disjunctce. 



Male and female. Piceous, fusiform. Head conical, rather longer 

 than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part much longer than the 

 post-ocular. Antennae very slender, rather longer than the head and the 

 prothorax together ; first joint shorter than the ante-ocular head; second 

 full four times as long as the first; third a little longer than the second; 

 fourth a little longer than the third. Fore lobe of the prothorax hardly 

 shorter than the hind lobe; longitudinal furrows well defined. Hind lobe 

 with three straight parallel longitudinal furrows. Scutellura compressed at 



