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4. Mattiphus .eruginosus. 

 aeruginosus, Stal, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 3rd Ser. i. 600. 

 a. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 



5. Mattiphus nigridorsis. 

 nigridorsis, Stal, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 3rd Ser. i. 600. 



a. Punjaub. From Mr. Fortune's collection. 



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



Genus 15. SALICA. 



Corpus longi-ovatum. Rostrum coxas anticas patillo superans. 

 Antennae 5-articulatae ; articulus 2us 3o longior; 4us 2o duplo longior; 5ns 

 4o paullo brevior. Thorax coruubus duobus lateralibus rectis acutis 

 latitudine basali paullo brevioribus, margine postico recto sculellum paullo 

 superante. Scutellum attenuatum, carinatum, peracutum. Sternum 

 pectorale latum, apicem versus compressum, coxas anticas attingens. 

 Abdominis seginenla subspinosa ; sexualia segmentum apicale superanlia. 

 Pedes graciles, inermes. 



Body elongate-oval. Head small. Eyes prominent. Rostrum 

 extending a little beyond the fore coxce. Antennae five-jointed ; second 

 joint a little longer than the first, longer than the third; fourth twice longer 

 than the second; fifth a little shorter than the fourth. Thorax forming on 

 eacli side an acute horizontal directly diverging horn, which is a little 

 shorter than its breadth at the base; hind border straight, extending a little 

 over the scutellum. Scutellum attenuated, very acute, with a distinct 

 keel. Sternal keel broad, compressed towards the tip, extending to the 

 fore coxae. Hind angles of the abdominal segments forming short spines, 

 those of the apical segment not extending so far as the anal appendage. 

 Legs slender, unarmed; tarsi three-jointed. 



1. Salica. excellens. 



Sordide teslacea; caput villa subtiliter punctata; antenna nigra, basi 

 teslacea ; thorax vix carinatus, confertissime et snbtilissime punctatus, 

 disco viridescente, cornubus nigricante marginatis ; abdomen pur- 

 pureum, connexivo nigro luleo-maculalo ; aloe anticce membrana 

 smaragdina. 



Dingy testaceous, under side and legs paler. Head with a minutely 

 punctured stripe. Rostrum piceous. Antennae black; first, second and 

 third joints testaceous, the latter sometimes piceous. Thorax aud 

 scutellum very thickly and minutely punctured. Thorax with a very 

 indisiioct keel, its disk more or less tinged with grass-green; horns blackish- 

 bordered. Abdomen purple above; counexivum black, with dingy luteous 

 spots. Fore wings extremely minutely punctured; membrane emerald- 

 green. Hind wings blackish. Length of the body 10 — 12 lines. 



a — c. Archidona. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 

 d. Santarern. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



