514 CATALOGUE OF 



Mack spots-, of which the hindmost pair are nearly connected. Abdomen 

 beneath ochraceous, with large mostly connected bright purple and green 

 spots on each side; a large apical patch of the same hue and a large black 

 patch at the base. Legs ochraceous; femora at the tips and tibiae bluish 

 purple; tarsi black. Length of the body 6 lines. 



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



Callidea distinguenda. 



Rufescens, clliplica, sat aspere punctata ; caput aureo-viridi bivitlatum ; 

 antenna; picece, basi fulvce ; thorax pallide ochraceus, aureo-viridi 

 quadriviltatus, antice rufescens ; scutellum antice pallide ockraceum, 

 ruga basaii transversa viridi purpureoque varia ; pectus aureo-viridi 

 plagiatum, purpureo bilineatum ,• venter aureo-viridis, segmentis pur- 

 purea fascialis , lateribus ochraceo maculatis; pedes obscure rufescentes, 

 femoribus tibiisque viridi et purpureo variis, tarsis piceis. 



Reddish, elliptical, rather roughly punctured. Head with two bright 

 golden green stripes. Eyes piceous. Rostrum testaceous, black towards 

 the tip. Antenna) piceous, tawny towards the base; second joint much 

 shorter than the third ; fourth much longer than the third, much shorter 

 than the fifth. Thorax pale ochraceous, with four irregular golden green 

 stiipes which are most apparent in front of the transverse suture, where 

 it is reddish and nearly smooth. Scutellum pale ochraceous towards the 

 base, where there is a long transverse ridged calius partly green partly 

 purple. Pectus with a purple line along eacli side in front and with several 

 golden green patches. Abdomen beneath golden green, with a purple 

 band along the fore border of each segment and with ochraceous spots 

 along each side. Legs dark reddish; femora and tibia) partly green and 

 purple; tarsi piceous. Length of the body 4^ lines. 



a. Sumatra. Presented by W. W. Sauuders, Esq. 



Callidea quadiufera. 



Lulea, longi-ovata, dense punctata; caput viride ; antenna nigra, basi 

 virides ; thorax margine tenuissimo fasciaque postica lata aureo- 

 viridibus aut purpureo-cyaneis ; scutellum macula discoidali cyaneo- 

 viridi, fascia postnicdia purpureo-cyanea aureo-viridi marginala, 

 spaiio apicali nigricanle ; tibue cyaneo-virides ; tarsi nigri. 



Luteous, elongate-oval, thickly punctured. Head bright green, luteous 

 along the hind border beneath. Eyes black. Rostrum black towards the 

 tip. Antenna) black; first joint green; second about one-eighth of the 

 length of the third ; fourth very lillle shorter than the third, rather shorter 

 than the fifth. Thorax very narrowly golden green and purplish blue 

 along the fore border and along each side, and with a broad band of the 

 same hue along the hind border. Scutellum with a rounded abbreviated 

 transverse ridge at the base, partly including a large bluish green spot; 

 a postmedial purplish blue band, bordered with golden green ; apical space 

 blackish, this hue sometimes extending to the band; sides very narrowly 

 golden green; tibiae bluish green; tarsi black. Fore wings with a bluish 

 green costa. Length of the body 4£ lines. 



a, b. ? Presented by Sir John Liddell. 



