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29. IsCIINODF.MUS MULTILINEA. 



Foem. Niger, convexus, fere cylindricus ; rostrum coxas intermedias 

 attingens ; anlennce picece, corporis dimidio aquilongcc ; prothorax 

 sulco poslico transverso alio bene delerminato, lalcribus subrotun- 

 datis ; propectus el melapectus albo marginata ; pedes breves, 

 femoribus anticis wide incrassatis, libiis tar sisque antic is ferrugineis ; 

 corium lineis quatuor basalibus slriga macula gultaque albis ; 

 membrana 7iigricans, albido strigata. gutta basali coslali alba. 



Female. Black, convex, shining, narrow, nearly cylindrical, very 

 finely punctured. Head transverse, triangular, a little narrower than the 

 fore border of the prothorax. Eyes slightly prominent. Rostrum extending 

 to the middle coxa?. Antennae piceous, slender, about half the length of 

 the body; fust joint rather stout; second nearly twice the length of the 

 first; third a little shorter than the second ; fourth as long as the second. 

 Prothorax rather narrower in front; sides slightly rounded ; a well-defined 

 transverse furrow near the hind border, accompanied by a white band. 

 Hind border of the propectus and that of the metapectus white. Fore 

 femora much incrassated ; fore tibia? and fore tarsi ferruginous. Wings 

 extending to ihe tip of the abdomen. Corium of the fore wings at the base 

 with four white Hues, with a lanceolate costal white streak, and with an 

 exterior white spot which is accompanied by a white dot; membrane 

 blackish, with whitish streaks and with a white costal dot at the base. 

 Length of the body 3 lines. 



o. Cape. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



South Asia. 



30. ISCHNODEMUS VAR1PENNIS. 



Mas. Niger, planus, glaber, longissitnus ; caput parvum, lobo medio 

 fulro ; rostrum fulvum, coxas anlicas attingens ; antenna brevissimcr, 

 articulis \o 2oque pallide Jlavis ; prothorax sulco transverso lato 

 stibtilissime punctato, lalcribus subrotimdalis ; pedes brevissimi, 

 femoribus quatuor posterioribus incrassatis, femoribus anticis valde 

 incrassatis sublus spinulosis; alie anlicce breves, basi fasciaque 

 arcuala albis. 



Male. Black, flat, smooth, shining, narrow, linear, very long. Head 

 small, transverse, as broad as the fore border of the prothorax; middle lobo 

 tawny. Eyes small, not prominent. Rostrum tawny, extending to the fore 

 coxa;. Antenna; slender, less than one-fourth of the length ot the body; 

 first and second joints pale yellow; second about twice the length of the 

 fust; third shorter than the second; fourth a little longer than the second. 

 Prothorax elongate, slightly rounded on each side, much narrower in front; 

 a broad transverse, very shallow, very finely punctured furrow, which is 

 somewhat behind the middle. Legs tawny, very short; femora incrassated, 

 the fore femora especially so and spinulose beneath. Wings much shorter 

 than the abdomen. Foic wings white towards the base, with an inward- 

 curved white band beyond the middle, and with white tips. Length of 

 the liody 4 lines. 



a. Cambodia. From M. Mouliot's collection. 



