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Macrorhaphis infdscata. 



Lulescens, subfusiformis, nigro aspere punctata; caput nigro-viridi 

 quadrivitlatum ; antenna fulv a, articulo \o nigro ; thorax nigricante 

 nebulosus, callis nonnullis anlicis spatioque postico pallide luteis ; 

 scutellum nigricante biplagiatum ; pectus et venter nigricante varia ; 

 venter macula subapicali nigra, spina basali coxas anlicas fere 

 altingente ; pedes nigricante cingulati; alec anticce nigricante 

 biplagialce, membrana diaphana fusco univiltata. 



Dull luteous, nearly fusiform, roughly punctured. Head with four 

 blackish green stripes, the middle pair much abbreviated hindward. 

 Antennae tawny ; first joint black ; second more than twice the length of 

 the first; third rather longer than the seeond, very little longer than the 

 fourth ; fifth somewhat shorter than the fourth. Thorax clouded with 

 blackish, except along the hind border and several pale luteous calli in 

 front; spines prominent, stout, acute. Scutellum with two large blackish 

 patches, one at the base, the other beyond the middle forming a band. 

 Pectus blackish, with some pale luteous calli on each side. Abdomen 

 beneath with blackish blotches on each side, these marks including irregular 

 pale luteous spots; a black nearly round apical spot; spine extending 

 almost to the fore coxae; hind angles of the apical segment elongated, 

 acute. Femora towards the tips, tibi&e towards the base and towards the 

 tips and tarsi blackish. Fore wings mostly occupied by two large black 

 patches; membrane pellucid, with a broad brown stripe. Length of the 

 body 6 lines. 



This may be a variety of M. acuta, from which it is distinguished by 

 the longer veutral spine. 



a. Whydah. From Mr. Fraser's collection. 



Macrorhaphis spurcata. 



Lulescens, nigro aspere punctata ; caput nigro quadrivitlatum ; antenna: 

 nigra;, basi ferruginea ; thorax muculis quat.uor anticis spinisque 

 nigris, scutellum subcarinatum, callis duobus parvis alris, plagis 

 duabus nigris, ]a magna 2a vix conspicua ; abdomen macula ventrali 

 subapicali nigra, spina ventrali coxas anlicas altingente; femora 

 nigro conspersu ; alee anticce nigro biplagialtc, membrana cinerea fusco 

 univiltata. 



Dull luteous, elongate-oval, roughly punctured, paler beneath ; 

 punctures black. Head with four indeterminate black stripes. Antenna: 

 black, ferruginous towards the base. Thorax in front with four intermediate 

 black spots; spines stout, acute, mostly black above. Scutellum slightly 

 keeled, with a small deep black callus on each side of the lore border, and 

 with two black patches; first patch large, extending to the fore border; 

 second hardly apparent. Abdomen with the usual two apical spines; a 

 subapical black ventral spot ; ventral spine extending to the fore coxa?. 

 Femora speckled with black ; lore tibia slightly dilated. Fore wings with 



