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Abdomen red beneath except towards the tip, the black part occupying 

 more space on each side than in the middle. Corium of the fore wings 

 red ; membrane black, with a transverse white spot near the base. Length 

 of the body 4 lines. 



Allied to L. innotatus. 



a. New South Wales. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



139. LyGjEus ruficeps. 



Mas et fcem. Rufus, roslro antennis prolhorace peclore abdominis apice 

 pedibusque nigris ; protkorax pastice rnfo bimaculatus ; corium 

 fascia media nigra apud costam extus dilatala ; membrana nigra, 

 macutis tribus viargineque tenui alisque posticis a/bis. 



Male and female. Bright red. Rostrum, antennae, prothorax, pectus, 

 tip of the abdomen and legs black. Rostrum extending to the hind coxae. 

 Antenna; about half the length of the body ; first joint sometimes red, about 

 half the length of the head ; third and fourth about equal in length, each 

 much shorter than the second. Prothorax with a large red spot on each 

 side of the hind border. Corium of the fore wings with a black middle 

 band, which is dilated on the outer side along the costa ; membrane black, 

 narrowly bordered with white, with a white spot in the disk and with two 

 white spots adjoining the corium. Hind wings white. Length of the 

 body 4 lines. 



The entirely red head of this species and the red spot on each side of 

 the prothorax distinguish it from L. mactans. 



a. Australia. From Mr. Darnel's collection. 

 b-f. ? 



140. Ltg^us singularis. 



Mas. Rufus, capite supra roslro antennis prolhorace sculello abdominis 



apice pedibusque nigris ; rostrum segmenlum \um ventrale atli)igens ; 



prothorax antice rufus; venter gullis qualiwr subapicalibus nigris; 



corium villa costali abbreviatu nigra; membrana nigricans; ul<e 



pnslicte fusca. 

 Male. Blight red. Head above, rostrum, antennae, prothorax except 

 the fore part, scutellum, lip of the abdomen and legs black. Rostrum 

 extending to the first ventral segment. Antenna: more than half the 

 longlh of the body; first joint half the length of the head; third and 

 fourth about equal in length, each much .shorter than the second. Abdo- 

 men beneath with two black dots beneath on each side near the tip. 

 Corium of the fore wings with a black abbreviated costal stripe; membrane 

 blackish. Hind wings browtl. Length of the body 1 lines. 



It may be a remarkable variety of L. ruficeps. 

 a. Australia. From Mr. Daniel's collection. 



