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Female. Testaceous, pale yellow beneath. Eyes slightly prominent. 

 Rostrum extending to the hind coxae. Antennae shorter than the body ; 

 second joint rather longer than the first; third a little longer than the first; 

 fourth piceous, fusiform, shorter than the third. Hind angles of the pro- 

 thorax acute, slightly prominent. Pectus and under side of the abdomen 

 with a few black points. Abdomen occasionally with two broad black 

 dorsal stripes. Legs moderately long and slender. Fore wings with a 

 whitish point near the exterior border of the corium ; membrane and hind 

 wings pellucid. Length of the body 5 lines. 



a, b. North Hindostan. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



40. Cletos pallescens. 



Fcem. Testaceus ; oadi subprominuli ; prothoracis anguli postici acuti, 

 prominuli, antrorsum subjlexi, apice nigri ; abdominis dorsum rufum, 

 connexivo pallide testaceo ; membrana cinerea. 



Female. Testaceous. Eyes slightly prominent. Second joint of the 

 antennae a little longer than the first; third shorter than the first. Hind 

 angles of the prothorax acute, prominent, with black tips, slightly inclined 

 forward and slightly ascending. Abdomen above red; connexivum pale 

 testaceous. Legs slender, moderately long. Fore wings with a cinereous 

 membrane. Hind wings pellucid. Length of the body 5 lines. 



It much resembles C. signalus,'from which it may be distinguished by 

 the longer and more acute hind angles of the prothorax. 



a. Hindostan. Presented by C. Brettingham, Esq. 



41. Cl.ETTJS APICIFER. 



Fcem. Fulvus, sublus nigro biscriatim punctatus ; oeuli prominuli; 

 rostrum coxas intermedias atlingens ; antenna rufee, corpore breviores, 

 articulo Ao nigro fusiformi ; prothoracis anguli postici prominuli, 

 valde acuti, apice nigri ; alee anticae costa punctnque pallide testaceis, 

 membrana cinerea. 



Female. Tawny. Eyes prominent. Rostrum extending to the 

 middle coxae. Antennae red, shorter than the body; second joint longer 

 than the first; third a little shorter than the first; fourth black, fusiform, 

 shorter than the third. Hind angles of the prothorax prominent, very 

 acute, with black tips, directly diverging, not ascending. Pectus and 

 under side of the abdomen with two rows of black points. Legs slender, 

 moderately long. Fore wings with the costa and a point near the exterior 

 border of the corium pale testaceous; membrane cinereous. Length of 

 the body 5 lines. 

 a. Isle Formosa. Presented by Dr. Collingwood. 



42. Cletus inconspicuus. 

 Foem. Fulvus ; oculi subprominuli ; rostrum coxas intermedias paullo 

 superans ; antenna rufescentes ; prothorax postice rufus, angulis 



