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CATALOGUE OF 



6. Phvsomerus sctbargenteus. 



Fcem. Piceus,fusiformis, subcinerascens, subtus subargenteus ; antenna 

 saturate rufa, corpore paullo breviores ; prothorax vix sulcatus, 

 angulis posticis rotundatis non promimdis ; pectus flavo univittatum ; 

 abdominis lalera flavo guttata ; pedes fulvi,femoribus posticis piceis 

 apice subtus late denlalis. 



Female. Piceous, fusiform, slightly cinereous; under side with a 

 silvery tinge. Eyes very prominent. Rostrum testaceous, extending 

 rather beyond the fore coxa?. Antennas dark red, a little shorter than the 

 body; joints from the first to the third successively decreasing iu length; 

 fourth a little longer than the first. Proihorax with an indistinct longi- 

 tudinal furrow; hind angles rounded, not prominent. Pectus with a pale 

 yellow stripe. Abdomen with yellow dots along each side. Legs tawny; 

 hind femora piceous, incrassated, much shorter thau the abdomen, broadly 

 dentate beneath at the tips. Hind tibia? a little shorter than the hind 

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

 10 lines. J 



a. Pulo Penang. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



7. Physomerus nigkorufus. 



Fcem. Jiu/us, subtus niger ; caput nigrum ; antenna nigra, corpore 



paullo breviores, arliculo 4o rufo ; prothorax subtilissime punctatus, 



linea vittisque duabus punctularibus nigris, lateribus posticis serratis 



angulis posticis obtusis vix promimdis ; pectus rufo quadriplagiatum ; 



abdomen rvfo-nignnn ; femora poslica incrassata, subtuberculata, 



spina subtus robusta apice lutea ; tibia postica subtus serrala basin 



versus subdilatata el obtuse angxdata ; tarsi rufi ; membrana nigra 



Female. Red, black beneath. Head black. Eyes livid, prominent. 



Rostrum mostly red, extending somewhat beyond the fore coxae; joints 



nearly equal in length. Antenna? black, slender, a little shorter than the 



body; joints from the first to the third successively decreasing in length; 



fourth red, black at the base, very little longer than the second. Prothorax 



very minutely puuetured, with a slender black stripe and with two very 



incomplete stiipes, which are indicated by black points; sides serrated* 



hind angles obtuse, very slightly prominent. Pectus with two large red' 



patches on each side. Abdomen reddish black. Legs black. Hind 



femora iucrassated, with a few minute tubercles, armed beneath a little 



before the middle with a stout spine, which is luteous towards the tip. 



Four anterior tibia? reddish black. Hind tibia? flattened, slightly dilated 



aud obtusely angular beneath at one-tbird of the length, serrated from 



thence to the tips. Tarsi red. Fore wings with a black membrane. 



Length of the body 12 lines. 



This species has much affinity to the genus Mictis. 

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



