Q4 CATALOGUE OF 



55. MlCTIS ALBOVITTATA. 



albovittata, Stal, A. S. E. F. Ame Ser. v. 172. 

 Malacca. 



56. Miens MACRA. 

 macra, Stal, A. S. E. F. 4me Ser. v. 173. 

 Malacca. 



Var.f Female. Cinereous, tomentose, ferruginous beneath. Third 

 and fourth joints of the rostrum about equal in length. Antenna? much 

 shorter than the body; joints from the first to the third successively 

 decreasing in length; fourth luteous, as long as the third. Prothorax 

 finely scabrous, with a slight transverse furrow uear the fore border, with a 

 very slight longitudinal furrow and with a slight transverse ridge near the 

 hind border; sides straight, serrated; hind angles elongated, acute. 

 Odoriferous apertures luteous. Abdomen extending on each side a little 

 beyond the fore wings; a testaceous dot on the hind angle of each segment; 

 second ventral segment with a small tubercle on each side. Femora 

 beneath with two minute spines near the tips. Hind femora slightly 

 incrassated. Fore wings with a blackish membrane. Length of the body 

 9\ — 12 lines. 



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



b. Ke. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



c. Ternate. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



57. MlCTIS FEKRIFERA. 



Mas. Ferruginea, tomentosa ; antenna; nigra ; prothoracis anguli postici 

 valde rolundati ; scutelhnn apice albidum ; abdominis dorsum rufum, 

 nigro marginatum; ventris discus subtumidus; femora postica 

 incrassata, basi valde arcuata, subtus apices versus dilatata rect- 

 angulata et ser rata ; tibia; postica subdilalatce ; ala; anlica; membrana 

 fusca. 



Male. Ferruginous, tomentose. Rostrum black at the tip; second 

 joint shorter than the third. Antennas black; joints from the first to the 

 third successively decreasing in length. Prothorax widening on each side 

 from the fore border to the hind angles, which are much rounded and not 

 prominent; a slight transverse ridge near the hind border. Tip of the 

 scutellum whitish. Abdomen above red, black-bordered; under side 

 slightly tumid in the disk near the base, where the hind border of the first 

 segment is rounded. Hind femora incrassated, much curved near the base, 

 dilated beneath beyond the middle and forming a right angle, which is 

 serrated along the outer side. Hiud tibiae slightly dilated beneath; the 

 dilatation broadest towards the base, where it is rounded. Fore wings 

 extending to the tip of the abdomen ; membrane brown. Length of the 

 body 12 lines. 



a. Hindostan. From the Entomological Society's collection. 



