5 16 CATALOGUE OF 



Luteous or reddish, elongate-elliptic;*], pilose, roughly punctured, pale 

 yellow beneath. Head with four black stripes ; the outer pair sometimes 

 interrupted in the middle, connected behind with the inner pair. Eyes, 

 rostrum and antenna? black. Rostrum pale yellow at the base, extending 

 a little beyond the hind coxa}. Second and third joints of the antenna? 

 about equal in length; fourth longer tban the third and than the fifth. 

 Thorax with four large quadrate black spots in the disk. Scutellum with 

 four black stripes; the inner pair lanceolate, connected near the tip with 

 the outer pair. Pectus and under side of abdomen with two rows of black 

 dots. Legs black, pilose; coxae and femora pale yellow, the latter with 

 two black spots near the lips. Fore wings black, with luteous speckles; 

 costa towards the base and exterior border luteous or reddish ; membrane 

 black, with a pellucid outer border. Length of the body 5 lines. 



The black membrane will distinguish it from A. nubila. The de- 

 scription is taken from the Hindustan specimens, that from Banda is a 

 distinct variety. 



a, b. North Hindostan. From Dr. Hooker's collection. 



c. Hindostan. Presented by J.C. Bowring, Esq. 



d. Banda. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



Agonoscelis? rufescens. 



llufescens, longi-elliptica, scite punctata, subttis teslacea ; caput longius- 

 culum, lobo medio lobo.s lalerales perpaullo super ante; thorax lutoo 

 pallida varius ; scutellum apicem versus allenuatum pallide luteum ; 

 pedes leslacci, longiusculi, sat graciles ; membrana pellucida. 



Dull reddish, elongate-elliptical, minutely punctured, testaceous be- 

 neath. Head elongate; middle lobe extending very little beyond the 

 lateral lobes. Host rum black towards the tip, extending a little beyond the 

 hind coxa?. Antenna; about half the length of the body; joints successively 

 increasing in length; first extending nearly to the front of the head ; third 

 black at the tip. Thorax here and there irregularly pale luteous; hind 

 angles obtuse, slightly prominent. Scutellum pale luteous and attenuated 

 towards the tip, extending to the flexure of the corium. Legs testaceous, 

 rather long and slender. Membrane of the fore wings pellucid; veins 

 colourless. Length of the body 7 lines. 



The antenna? are mutilated in the specimen described. 



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



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A<3MVS D1SCOLOK. 



Ilalys pulcher. Sign. A. S. E. F. 2me Ser. ix. 331, pi. 10, I. 3, 

 Guinea. 



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TlllKAC.'A 1LS( \. 



fuscu, llagl. Sun. lint. Ze.il. xxix. 151. 

 Brazil? 



