208 CATALOGUE OF 



3. Macropathus altus. 



Fcem. Testaceus ; palpi pxllidissime fiavi ; antenna fulva; pro- 

 thorax nigrieante bifascialus ; abdominis segmenta niyricante uni- 

 fasciata ; oviduclus fulvus, apice piceus ; femora fusciis duabus 

 fuscis fasciaque apicali nigrieante ; tibia anticce nigrieante bifas- 

 ciata ; tibice intermedia fasciis duabus nigricantibus fasciaque 

 subapicali pieea ; tibiae postica picea, apice sublus leslacece. 



Female. Testaceous. Eyes piceous. Palpi very pale yellow. An- 

 tenna? tawny. Prothoiax with a blackish band on the fore border and 

 another on the bind border. Mesothorax, metathorax and dorsal segments 

 of tbe abdomen with a blackish band on each hind border. Oviduct 

 tawny, piceous towards the tip. Femora with two brown irregular bands 

 and with a more determinate blackish apical band ; fore tibia? with two 

 blackish bands, pale yellow towards the lips ; middle tibia? with two 

 blackish bands and with an indeterminate piceous hand nearer the tip ; 

 hind tibia? piceous, testaceous beneath towards the tips; fore tarsi pale 

 yellow. Length of the body 12 lines. 



a. New Zealand. Presented by H. Drew, Esq. "These insects were 

 found in caves, half a mile within." 



Genus 21. LIBANASA. 



Fcem. Corpus glabrum, nitens, subcompressum. Caput breve. 

 Palpi maxillares labialibus triplo longiores; articuli 3us et 4us suba?- 

 quales ; Sus paullo longior. Antenna? longa?. Prothoiax longiusculus; 

 latera valde rotundata. Oviductus arcuatus, abdomini a?quilongus. Pedes 

 robusti, longiusculi ; femora inermia ; tibia? quatuor anteriores biseriatim 

 quadrispinosa?, supra bispinosa?; tibia? poslica? extus undecimspinosa?, 

 intus noveraspinosa?. 



Female. Body convex, smooth, shining, slightly compressed. Head 

 short, as broad as the prothoiax. Eyes oval, not prominent. Maxillary 

 palpi about thrice tbe length of the labial ; third and fourth joints about 

 equal in length ; fifth a little longer. Third joint of the lubial palpi sub- 

 clavate. Antenna? not less than twice the length of the body. Prothoiax 

 elongate; sides much rounded. Ceici slender, about one-fourth of the 

 length of the oviduct. Oviduct curved upward, as long as the abdomen. 

 Legs stout, rather long; femora unarmed; hind femora with oblique 

 ridges along the outer side ; four anterior tibia? with four spines along each 

 side and wiih two spines above; hind tibia with eleven spines along the 

 outer side and with nine along the inner side; the four long spines and 

 two apical short spines as usual. 



1. LlBANAKA INC1SA. 



Fcem. Nigra, subtus testacea ; caput testaceum, nigro binotatum ; 

 antenna fulva, basi testacea ; prothorax vitlis duabus latis testaceis 

 nigro u nimacidalis et uniquttatis ; oviduclus fulvus ; pedes teslaeei, 

 femoribus quatuor anlcrioribus nigro gultatis, femoribus posticis 

 nigro bifasciatis et oblique slrigatis. 



