128 CATALOGUE OF 



107. Pirates sobrius. 



Fcem. Niger, subtiliter scaber, cinereo lomenlosus ; caput conicum; 

 antenna capite et prothorace ad unum longiores ; connexivum lestaceo 

 maculatum; pedes picei, tibiis fulvis apice piceis ; alee anticce aires, 

 brevissimce, margine inleriore testaceo. 



Female, Black, elongate-subfusiform, finely scabrous, with cinereous 

 tomentum. Head conical; ante-ocular part more than twice as long as 

 the post-ocular. Antenna? rather longer than the head and the prothorax 

 together; first joint a little more than half as long as the second; third 

 yellow, black towards the base, much shorter than the second; fourth a 

 little shorter than the second. Fore lobe of the prothorax more than twice 

 as long as the hind lobe ; furrows slight. Abdomen ferruginous about the 

 hind borders of the two last segments; connexivum with testaceous spots. 

 Legs piceous, stout; tibia tawny, piceous at the tips; fore tibiae with a 

 short spongy furrow. Fore wings deep black, rudimentary ; inner border 

 testaceous. Length of the body 7 lines. 



The incomplete wings of the specimen described indicate that it is not 

 fully developed. 



a. Moreton Bay. Fron Mr. Stevens' collection. 



108. Pirates fulvipennts. 



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

 aquilongum : anlennee capite et prothorace ad unum paullo longiores ; 

 prothorax anlice biluberculatus ; libice apices versus aureo pubes- 

 centes; aim antica? fulva, apices versus picea?. 



Male. Black, shining, elongate-subfusiform, slightly tomentose. 

 Head elongate-conical, as long as the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante- 

 ocular part twice as long as the post-ocular. Antennae setulose, a little 

 longer than the head and the proihorax together; first joint about half as 

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

 shorter than the third. Fore lobe of the prothorax nearly twice as long 

 as the hind lobe ; furrows slight, excepting the hind part of the middle one ; 

 a tubercle on each side of the fore border. Tibiae towards the tips with 

 gilded pubescence. Four anterior tibiae clavate, the spongy furrow not 

 more than one-third of their length. Fore wings tawny, piceous towards 

 their tips, the tawny part extending most along the costa. Hind wings 

 pellucid, piceous towards their tips. Length of the body 5j lines. 



a. Melbourne. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



b, c. Australia. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



109. Pirates erythromelas. 



Mas. Rufus; caput nigrum, conicum, prothoracis lobo antico brevius; 

 antenna capite et prothorace ad unum mullo longiores ; abdomen 

 apice. subtus nigrum ; pedes nigri, robusti ; membrana nigricans. 



