28 CATALOGUE OF 



Male. Pale luteous. Rostrum shorter than in other species, its 

 apical part in a groove; second joint longer than the third; tip black. 

 Antennae as long as the body; joints from the first to the third successively 

 decreasing in length ; fourth much longer than the first. Prothorax 

 minutely and transversely striated, smooth between the fore border, and a 

 transverse furrow at one-third of the length; an impression in the middle 

 of the smooth part and a longitudinal piceous furrow in the striated part; 

 hind angles forming black acute prominent spines. Pectus with an 

 irregular black stripe on each side adjoining the spine; two interior piceous 

 stiipes and two intermediate slightly gilded tomentose stripes. Abdomen 

 dilated towards the base and extending beyond the fore wings on each 

 side ; two black dorsal bands ; under side with two stripes of slightly gilded 

 tomentose spots. Femora beneath with two subapical spines. Hind 

 femora incrassated, serrated on both sides beneath. Hind tibiae seriated 

 beneath, slightly dilated beneath near the base. Fore wings with two 

 brown patches in the disk; membrane cupreous. Length of the body 

 9? lines. 



a, b. Dorei, New Guinea. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



66. Mictis Amboinensis. 



Mas. Obscure cinerea, tomentosa ; prothorax scaber, lateribus serratis, 

 angulis posticis rectangulatis ; venter basi trituberculatus ; femora 

 poslica incrassata, scabra, subtus obtuse serrala ; libice poslica apices 

 versus dilatula spina obliqua armata. 



Male. Dark cinereous, tomentose. Second joint of the rostrum longer 

 than the third. Prothorax scabrous; hind part slightly dilated on each 

 side, where it forms a sharply defined right angle; transverse ridge near 

 the hind border very slight; sides serrated. Abdomen with three large 

 tubercles at the base beneath ; middle tubercle transverse, much larger 

 than the others. Four anterior femora with the two usual subapical spines 

 beneath. Hind femora incrassated, scabrous, obtusely serrated beneath. 

 Hind tibiae dilated beneath beyond the middle into a broad oblique spine. 

 Length of the body 12 lines. 



a. Amboina. Presented by W. \V. Saunders, Esq. 



67. Mictis grossipes. 



Lygaeus grossipes, Fabr. Sysl. Rhrjn. 205 — Lygaeus tumidipes, Fabr. Rhyn. 

 Index, 15— Cerbus tumidipes, H.-Sch. Wanz. Ins. vi. 54, f. 614. 



Sumatra. 



Var. ? Mas. Nigra, tomentosa; antenna? corpore multo breviores, 

 articulo Ao ferrugineo ; prothorax scaber, angulis posticis valde 

 rotundatis ; abdominis dorsum rufum, nigro marginatum ; segmentum 

 venlrale 3 ion transverse gihboso carinatum ; femora poslica valde 

 incrassata, basi valde arcuata, subtus apice dilatata el unidentata ; 

 tibia poslica subdilatatce ; tarsi picei ; aloe poslica lurida. 



