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94. Strachia lepida. 



Late purpurea, fnsiforfnis, glabra, cyaneo varia ; antennce nigra, basi 

 cyanece, corporis dimidio longiores ; thorax anlice coccineus, lineis 

 duabus lateralibus Jlavo-albis ; sculellum basi coccineum convexum ; 

 pectus cyaneum ; venter rufus, disco Jlavo-albo, maculis lateralibus 

 cyaneis ; pedes cyanei, basi fiavo-albi ; alee anticce macula magna 

 coccinea,membrana viridi-cyanea cinereo marginata. 



Blight purple, fusiform, shiuing, here and there blue. Head, thorax 

 and basal part of the sculellum smoolh. Head reflexed on each side in 

 front; middle lobe extending a little beyond the lateral lobes. Kostrum 

 black, extending to the hind coxae. Antennas black, more than half the 

 length of the body, in structure like those of .S. gemmea ; first joint blue. 

 Thorax alike in structure to that of .S'. gemmea and with a similar patch in 

 front; a yellowish white line along each hind angle and along the adjoining 

 part of the side and of the hind border. Scutellum like that of 5. gemmea, 

 except that the crimson patch emits no streak. Pectus wholly blue. 

 Abdomen beneath red ; disk yellowish white with blue spots along each 

 side. Legs blue; femora at the base and coxge yellowish white; tarsi 

 black. Fore wings like those of S. gemmea. Length of the body 

 3J lines. 



This species is a little narrower than S. gemmea, to which it is very 

 closely allied. 



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



b. Kaisaa. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



Australia. 



Qb. Straciiia elegans, C. II. 263. 

 Arocera elegans, Sial, Steit. Ent. Zeit. xxii. 139. 



a. Australia. Presented by Lord Mountnorris. 



b. Australia. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



c. d. Australia. From Mr. Children's collection. 

 e. Australia. 



/. JNIoreton Bay. From Major Parry's collection. 



g. Australia. From Mr. Vigors' collection. 



h. New South Wales. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



i. Port Philip. Presented by W. VV". Saunders, Esq. 



QQ. Strachia peesignata. 



Viridii, aspere punctata, subtus albida. ; caput maculis tribiis slrigisque 

 duabus anterioribus albidis, subtus viridi quadrimaculalum ; thorax 

 ynargine antico lateribusque luteis, margine postico villa guttisque 

 duabus albidis ; sculellum callis duobus anticis luteis, villa abbreviala 

 apiceque albis ; pectus viridi bivittalum ; venter patlide testaccus, 

 maculis lateralibus viridibus ; femora albida, apices versus viridia ; 

 tibiic alba viltala ; alw anliccc villa coslati strigam subcostalem 

 emillente fasciaquc subapicali luteis, tinea poslica albida. 



