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12. CUSPICONA LATERALIS. 



Rufescente-teslacea, longi-ovata, rude punctata ; caput lomjiusctdum, 

 transverse striatum ; rostrum coxas posticas superans ; thorax anlice 

 ex parte glaber, spi7iis lateralibus lonyis robustis aculis apice yiiffris ; 

 abdomen apice bispinosum, ventre subcarinato, spina coxas posticus 

 attingente ; membrana fusca. 



Reddish testaceous, elongate-oval, rougbly punctured. Head elongate, 

 transversely striated ; lobes of equal length. Rostrum extending soinewh:it 

 beyond the hind coxoe ; lip black. Thorax with some smooth spaces along 

 the fore border; hind angles forming two long stout acute directly 

 diverging spines, which are black towards the tips. Pectoral keel very 

 deep. Abdomen beneath slightly keeled; two short stout apical spines; 

 ventral spine extending to the hind coxee. Legs moderately stout. Mem- 

 brane of the fore wings brown. Length of the body 5j lines. 



The antennas of the specimen described are mutilated. 



a. Java. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



13. CUSPICONA PROPINQUA. 



Prasina, ovata, dense punctata, luleo varia, subius lutea ; caput vix pro- 

 ductum; rostrum segmentum ventrale 'dum attingens ; antenna: lutccc, 

 gracillimcB, corporis dimidio paullo longiores ; thoracis spina: longai, 

 acutce ; spina ventralis coxas posticas attingens; pedes graciles ; 

 membrana limpida. 



Grass-green, oval, thickly and somewhat roughly punctured, luteous 

 beneath. Head hardly elongated ; lobes of equal length. Rostrum ex- 

 tending to the hind border of the second ventral seijmeut; tip black. 

 Antennae luteous, very slender, a little more than half the length of the 

 body; joints successively increasing in length; first not extending to the 

 front of the head. Thorax tinged with luteous ; hind angles forming two 

 long acute directly diverging spines. Scutellum tinged with luteous 

 towards the tip. Pectoral keel deep. Ventral spine extending to the hind 

 coxEB. Legs luteous, slender. Fore wings partly luteous; membrane pel- 

 lucid. Length of the body 4^ lines. 



The longer spines of the thorax distinguish this species from C.leuco- 

 spila. 



a. Tondano. Preseuled by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



14. CUSPICONA HAMATA. 



Paliide testacea, longi-ovata, vage punctata ; caput transverse striatum 

 lobo medio lobos laterales perpaullo superante ; rostrum segmentum 

 ventrale Sum attingens; antenna rvfescentes, corporis di)iiidio noii 

 longiores; thorax transverse subimpressus, spitiis duabus nigris 

 robustis recurvis apice rotundatis ; pectoris carina caput attingens ; 

 abdomen spinis quatuor apicalibus rujis crassis apice nigris ; pedes 

 validi, nigro conspersi ; ala antica: fusco punctata ct nebulosa:, striga 

 subcoslali glabra paliide testacca, membrana cinerea. 



