336 CATALOGUE OF 



76. Straciiia semiviridis. 



Pallide lutea, longi-elliplica, aspere punctata; caput longiusculum ; 

 antenna picea, basi lutece, covjwris dimidlo non longiores ; thorax 

 transverse snbimpressus, callis duobus anteriorihus, spatio poslico 

 pallide viridi ; scutellum apice atlenuatum, lateribus nigra punctalis; 

 alee anlicce vitlis ditahus nigris ahbreviatis, \a subcostali iincam 

 longitudinalem pallide luteam includcnte. 



Paleluteous,eloiigate-ernptical,sliinino-, tliinly and roughly punctiiiecL 

 Head elonj^ate; sides slightly reflexed ; lobes of equal. length. Rostrum 

 extending to the liind cuxs ; tip black. Anteunaj piccous, about half the 

 length of the body; first, second and third joints luteous ; first extending 

 to the front of the head ; second shorter than the third ; third much shorter 

 than the fourth ; fifth a little shorter than the fourth. Thorax with a slight 

 transverse impression, in front of which there is a callus on each side; hind 

 part tinged with pule green ; hind angles much rounded. Scutellum with 

 black punctures on each side; these are most frequent towards the tip, 

 which is very narrow. Legs moderately long and slender; femora pale 

 green towards the base. Fore wings with two abbreviated black stripes ; 

 the first subcostal, subclavale, intersected by a lon<iitudinal pale luteous 

 line; the second widening to two-thirds of the length and then decreasing 

 in brea'ith to its tip ; membrane pale cinereous. Length of the body 

 4^ lines. 



Much like 8. velata in structure. It may be distinguished from the 

 other species of this group by its narrower body. 



o. New Guinea. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



77. Steachia polyspila. 



Pallide lutea, lata, scite punctata, subtus pallide Jlava ; caput margins 

 postico guttisque duabus nigris, lobo inedio lobos laterales perpaullo 

 superanle ; anlennce picecc, corporis dimidio non longiores, articulo 

 \o pallide jiavo ; thorax maculis octo nigricantibus exparte viridibus ; 

 scutellum viridi quadrimaculatum ; pectus et venter maculis fcrru- 

 gineis univitlata maculisque viridibus sexvittata ; alee anlicct viridi 

 trimaculatcE, membrana pellucida. 



Pale luteous, oval, broad, minutely punctured, pale yellow beneath. 

 Head irregularly black along the hind border; a black dot on each side 

 between the eyes; sides slightly reflexed; middle lobe extending very little 

 beyond the lateral lobes. Rostrum extending to the hind coxae; tip black. 

 Antennae piceous, slender, about half the length of the body; first joint 

 pale yellow, not extending to the front of the head ; second much shorter 

 than the third ; fourth much longer than the third, a little longer than the 

 fifth. Thorax with eight blackish partly green spots, four on the fore 

 border, the other four before the himl angles, which are rounded. Scutel- 

 lum with two transverse green spots at the base and with an elongated 

 green spot on each side of the disk. Pectus and under side of abdomen 

 with six stripes of irregular geeen spots and with an intermediate stripe of 

 ferruginous spots. Legs moderately long and slender; femora mostly pale 

 green. Fore wings with three green spots, one anlemedial and two 



