368 CATALOGUE OF 



utrinque allenuata nigris ; sculellum flavescens, apicem versus 

 nigrum ; pectus fiavescente bifascialum ; spina venlralis brevissima ; 

 pedes robusli,femoribus poslerioribus basi jlavescentibus ; membrana 

 nigricans, cinereo pallida marginala. 



Black, broad, oval, shining, very thinly punctured. Head obliquely 

 and finely striated on each side; sides hardly reflexedj lubes of equal 

 length ; disk beneath yellowish. Rostrum extending to the hind coxae. 

 Antennae slender, a little less than half the length of the body ; first joint 

 not extending to the front of the head ; second very much shorter than the 

 third; fourth longer than the third, shorter than the fifth. Thorax 

 yellowish, wiili a transverse black slreak on each side near the fore border 

 and with an irregular black band which is undulating in front, attenuated 

 on each side, and of which the middle part joins the hind border. Scutel- 

 lum yellowish for nearly half the length from the base, black from thence 

 to the tip, which is rather broad. Pectus yellowish about the coxae and 

 with two yellowish bands. Ventral spine obtuse, very short, not extending 

 to the hind coxte. Legs stout; posterior femora towards the base, coxae 

 and trochanters yellowish. Membrane of the fore wings blackish, with a 

 pale cinereous border. Length of the body 6 lines. 



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



Var. Niger; caput luteo bimaculaluni et hivillalum, subtus flavum ; 

 thorax luteus, strigis duabus anlicis transversis, macitiis duabus 

 lateralibus, plagis duabus posticis lateribusque nigris; scutelluin 

 tuletim, vitta poslica nigra latissima subf areata ; pectus Jlavum , strigis 

 sex transversis maculisque duabus nigris; venter luteus, lateribus 

 nigro maculatis ; pedes basijiavi; alee anticce luteo unigultatce. 



Var. Black beneath. Head with a luteous spot on each side; lateral 

 lobes luteous along the middle lobe; under side yellow. Thorax luteous ; 

 two patches on the hind border, a spot near each hind angle, two trans- 

 verse streaks in front and sides black. Scutellum luteous; apical part 

 black, forked iu front. Pectus yellow ; three transverse black streaks on 

 each side ; a black spot on each side between the second and third streaks. 

 Abdomen beneath with black lateral spots. Legs black ; femora towards 

 the base and coxae pale yellow. Fore wings with a luteous subcostal post- 

 medial dot. Length of the body 7 lines. 



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



76. Rhaphigaster continuus. 



Piceus, ovatus, dense punctatus, subtus testaceus ; caput parvum, antiee 

 testaceum, lateribus subrejlexis ; rostrum coxas intcrmedias attingens ; 

 antenna testaccce ; thorax liluris sex lateralibus fasciaqiie postica 

 Jiavis glabris ; scutellum ^rigis nonnidlis apiceque testaceis ; pectus 

 piceo biplagiatum ; venter vitta maculari nigra ; femora posteriora 

 fusco unimaculaia, membrana pallide cinereu. 



Piceous, oval, thickly and minutely punctured, testaceons beneath. 

 Head small, testaceous along the fore border; sides slightly reflexcd ; lobes 



