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CATALOGUE OF 



slight; transverse ridge near the hind border slight; hind angles forming 

 two broad, prominent, much rounded sboulders. Abdomen dilated, 

 extending on each side beyond the costa of the fore wings. Four anterior 

 femora with four small spines beneath. Hind femora of the male more 

 incrassated than those of the female, armed beneath with a stout spine in 

 the middle on each side, with a stout spine on the outer side beyond the 

 middle and with a stout spine on the inner side near the base; two minute 

 teeth on each side near the tips. Hind femora of the female and four 

 anterior femora of both sexes with a few small spines on each side beneath. 

 Hind tibia? slightly dilated in the male from the base to a little beyond the 

 middle beneath, armed in both sexes with a few minute spiues towards the 

 tips beneath. Four anterior tibiae of the female and tarsi tawny. Fore 

 wings with a black membrane. Length of the body 11 —Hi lines. 



The antennas are longer than those of P. spinipes, which it much 

 resembles. 



a, b. Old Calabar, 

 c — g. West Africa. 



From Mr. J. Gray's collection. 

 From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



4. PlEZOGASTER PALLENS. 



Physomerus pallens, C. H. 412. 

 a. ? 



5. PlEZOGASTER DILATICORNIS. 



Physomerus dilaticornis, Sgnt. A. S. E. F. 3me Ser. viii. 939— Phelaus 

 dilaticornis, Stal, Hem. Afr. ii. 50. 



Madagascar. 



Genus 12. PHYSOMERUS, C. H. 412. 



Group 2. C. H. 413. 



Body not red. 



Anterior legs black. - 



Anterior legs piceous. 



Anterior legs pale. 



Prothorax striped. 

 ** Prothorax not striped. 

 B. Body red. 



a. Antenna? black at the base. 



b. Antennae red at the base. 



A. 

 a. 



b. 

 c. 

 * 



calcar, grossipes, cedymerus. 

 delineatns. 



parvulus. 

 argeuteus. 



nigrorufus. 

 mictiformis. 



a. 

 b. 

 c. 

 d. 

 e. 



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1. Physomerus calcar, C. H. 413. 

 North Hindostan. From Capt. Boys' collection. 

 Corea. Presented by Capt. Sir E. Belcher. 

 Hong Kong. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 

 Java. From the collection of the East India Company. 

 Java. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 

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

 Celebes. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



h—j. Borneo. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



