26 CATALOGUE OF 



15. ECTATOPS AMABILIS. 



Mas. Niger, fere linearis; capitis lobus intermedins luteus; rostrum 

 coxas posticas attingens, articulo Ao luteo ; antenna basi lulea, cor- 

 pore multo breviores ; prothorax postice ochraceus, laleribus albis ; 

 segmenta pecloralia albo marginata ; abdominis dorsum ochraceum ; 

 venter flavo trifascialus ; pedes lutei ; corium ochraceum, lineis 

 duabus albis nigro marginatis ; membrana nigra, basi apicem alba. 



Male. Black, smooth, shining, nearly linear. Head triangular ; 

 middle lobe luteous. Eyes livid, large, prominent. Rostrum extending to 

 the hind coxae; fourth "joint luteous. Antennae much shorter than the 

 body ; first joint luteous towards the base, very much longer than the head ; 

 second very much shorter than the first; third very much shorter than the 

 second. Prothorax with a well-defined transverse middle furrow, ochra- 

 ceous and very fiuely punctured between the furrow and the hind border; 

 sides white. Pectoral segments bordered with white. Abdomen ochraceous 

 above; under side with three broad yellow bands. Legs luteous; fore 

 femora hardly incrassated. Corium ochraceous, with a while black- 

 bordered line along the costa, and another along the flexure; membrane 

 black, white at the base and at the tip. Length of the body 5 lines. 



c. Aru. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



16. ECTATOPS SUBJECTUS. 



Mas. Niger, fusiformis, subtus cinereo tomentosus ; rostrum rufum, 

 coxas posticas attingens; antenna corpore multo breviores, articulis 

 2o et 3o basi 4oque dimidio basali albidis ; prothorax postice ochra- 

 ceus, nigro punctalus ; abdominis dorsum, pedes et corium lulea. 

 Male. Black, fusiform, punctured, with cinereous tomentum beneath. 

 Head triangular. Eyes lurid, very prominent. Rostrum red, extending 

 to the hind coxae. Antennae much shorter than the body ; first joint as 

 long as the head; second and third whitish at the base ; second very much 

 shorter than the first ; third shorter than the second ; fourth whitish for 

 nearly half the length from the base, as long as the second. Prothorax 

 with a well-defined transverse middle furrow ; hind part ochraceous, black- 

 punctured. Dorsum, connexivum and tip of the abdomen, legs and corium 

 luteous. Length of the body 5 lines. 

 a. Celebes. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



17. ECTATOPS VENUSTUS. 



Mas. Niger, fusiformis; rostrum segmenti li ventralis marginem posli- 

 cum attingens; antenna corpore breviores, articuli 4t dimidium 

 basale album; prothorax antice albo postice luteo marginatus ; venter 

 luteo marginatus et late vittatus ; pedes femoribus anticis sub- 

 incrassalis, femoribus tarsisque quatuor posterioribus basi albis ; 

 corium costa fasciaque subapicali albis. Var. /?. — Prothoracis 

 margo anticus albus ; antennarum articulus 4us omnino niger ; 

 venlris vitta indeterminata. 



