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in front, the inner pair are curved and the outer lanceolate. Hind lobe 

 with some black spots, of which four are larger than the others, and the 

 outer pair of these are half divided by a curved luteous line ; an obliquely 

 ascending spine on each hind angle. Scutellum black, with a long nearly 

 erect black spine. Pectus and connexivum with black spots. Femora 

 black, with a luteous band near the tip. Four anterior tibiae with a piceous 

 band; furrow beneath short. Fore wings with numerous luteous veins. 

 Length of the body 8^ lines. 



a. Sarawak. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



61. Spiniger limbifer. 



Mas. Niger, longi-subfusiformis; caput antice leslaceum, profhoracis 

 lobo antico requilongum ; antenna corpme breviores, articulo lo basi 

 luleo ; profhoracis lobus anticus lobo poslico paullo brevior ; lobus 

 posticus luleo marginatus ; scutellum piceum, spina lutea erecta apice 

 nigra armatum ; pectus luleo maculatum ; venter luleus ; pedes lutei, 

 femoribus apice piceis, tibiis piceis pilosis; corium striga obliqua 

 lutea; viembrana fuscescente-cinerea, nigra venosa. 



Male. Black, elongale-subfusiform. Head luteous in front, as long 

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

 ocular. Rostrum luteous, black on each side towards the base and towards 

 the tip. Antenna? rather shorter than the body; first joint luteous towards 

 the base, rather more than half as long as the second ; third very much 

 longer than the second. Fore lobe of the prothorax a little shorter than the 

 hind lobe, which is luleous-bordered and has a minute black tooth on each 

 hind angle. Scutellum piceous, with a long luteous erect spine, which has 

 a black tip. Pectus with some luteous spots. Abdomen luteous beneath. 

 Legs luteous; femora piceous at the tips; tibiae hairy, mostly piceous; 

 femora beneath the fore tibia; very short. Fore wings with an oblique 

 luteous streak near the tip of the corium ; membrane brownish cinereous, 

 with black veins. Length of the body 5£ lines. 



a, Sarawak. Presented by VV. W. Saunders, Esq. 



b. • ? From the collection of the Zoological Society. 



62. Spiniger conficitus. 



Mas. Niger, gracilis, fere linearis, subtus flavus; caput antice jlavo 

 univittatum , profhoracis lobo antico aquilongum ; antenna gracil- 

 litna, corpori cequilonga, articulo \o basi jlavo ; prothorax jlavo 

 marginatus ; lobus unticus lobo poslico paullo brevior ; sculelli spina 

 longa, erecta, fiava, apice nigricans ; pectus jlavo maculatum ; venter 

 aryenleo-jlavus, aeneo uniplagiatus et transverse slrigatus ; pedes picei t 

 femoribus quatuor anterioribus jlavis basi apiceque piceis, femoribus 

 posticis basi jlavis, tibiis quatuor anterioribus apice jlavis ; tibiis 

 posticis jlavo unifasciatis ; corium jlavo bistrigatum ; membrana 

 cinerea nigra venosa. 



Male. Black, slender, nearly linear, yellow beneath. Head sub- 

 elliptical, as long as the fore lobe of the prothorax, with a broad yellow 

 stripe in front of the eyes; ante- ocular part shorter than the post-ocular. 



