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lobes. Rostrum green, extending to the second ventral segment ; tip 

 black. Antennae black, slender, precii towards the base, rather more than 

 half the length of the body ; fust joint extending nearly to the front of the 

 head ; third much longer than the second, much shorier than the fourth ; 

 fifth a little shorter than the fourth. Thorax mostly smooth in front; 

 hind angles forming two long acute spines, wliich are slightly ascending 

 and inclined forward; a luteous dot on the hinder base of each spine. 

 Pectoral keel shallow. Legs pale green. Membrane of the fore wings 

 cinereous. Length of the body 7 lines. 



It agrees with C. suprema in structure. The spines of the thorax are 

 Blightly longer and more inclined forward. 



a. Birmah. From Mrs. Waring's collection. 



(fi-^alo^ 



CCSPICONA METAPH.Ei. 



Pallide testacco-viridis, loncji-elliplica, vage pztnciala ; caput longiuscu- 

 lum, lulcribus oblique slrialis ; rostrum nigrum, segmentum vculrale 

 2um altingens ; antenna nigra;, graciles, corporis dimidio longiores, 

 arliculo 2o fuivo, 'So basi albido ; thorax fascia postica brevi lata 

 cyaneo-nigra, anguiis posticis rotundalis ; seuteltum cyaneo-nigrum, 

 cuprco nitens ; abdomen dorso nigra, lateribus dentatis, maculis vcn- 

 irulibus laterulibus nigris, spina coxas posticus attingenle ; pedes 

 nigra subconspersi ; atce anticce cyaneo-nigra, apud coslatn cuprece, 

 membrana fusca. 



Pale green, slightly tinged with testaceous, elongate-elliptical, shining, 

 very thinly punctured. Head elongate, obliquely and finely striated on 

 each side ; lobes of equal length, with black sutures. Rostrum black, pale 

 preen at the base, extending to the middle of the second ventral segment. 

 Antenna; black, slender, a little more than half the length of the body ; 

 first joint not extending to the front of the head ; second lawny, very much 

 shorter than the third; third tawny towards the base, which is whitish; 

 fourth a little lonjjer than the third, as long as the fifth. Thorax with a 

 short broad bluish black band along the hind border; hind angles rounded, 

 hardly prominent. Scutellimi bluish black, cupreous towards the base in 

 some aspects. Pectoral keel much developed. Abdomen black above ; 

 under side with black spots along each side, which is dentate; spine ex- 

 lending to the liind coxae. Legs slightly speckled with black; tarsi tawny. 

 Fore wings bluish black, with cupreous reflections along the costa ; mem- 

 brane brown. Length of the body 6 lines. 



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



9. CUSPICONA AMPLA. 



Testacea, ovata, vage punctata ; caput longiusculum ; rostrum segmentum 

 ventrale dum altingens i antenna rufesccntes, graciles, corporis di- 

 midio longiores ; thorax transverse vix carinaius, spinis lateralibus 

 rufcscentibus validis acutis ; spina venlraiis coxas posticus vix atlin- 

 gens ; ntembrana pcllucida. 



Testaceous, oval, minutely and thinly punctured. Head elongate; 

 lobes of equal length. Rostrum extending to the hind border of the third 



