104 CATALOGUIE OF 



3. EUCEROCORIS BRACONOIDES. 



Fcem. Niger, gracilis, glaber ; caput rufum, nigricante uniguttatum, 

 antice conicum ; rostrum coxas anlicas atlingens ; antennae hirsuUe, 

 corpore longiores ; prothoracis lobus anticus rufus, bicallosus ; lobi 

 postici lalera rufa ; scutellum rufo univiltatum ; abdomen album, 

 fasciis quatuor apiceque nigris ; pedes longi, hirsuti, femoribus supra 

 flavis ; alee nigricanles ; corii cosla rufo slrigata. 



Female. Black, slender, smooth, shining, nearly linear. Head and 

 fore lobe of the prothorax red. Head couical in front; a blackish dot 

 between the eyes. Eyes black, prominent. Rostrum extending to the fore 

 coxae. Antenuae black, slender, hirsute, longer than the body ; second joint 

 much longer than the first. A callus on each side behind the neck, which 

 is well defined and has a transverse furrow. Hind lobe of the prothorax 

 red on each side. Scutellum with a red stripe. Abdomen white, with a 

 black band near the base, with three black bands on the hinder half and 

 with a black tip. Legs long, slender, hirsute ; femora yellow above. 

 Wings blackish ; corium with a red costal streak near the base. Length of 

 the body 4 lines. 



a. W. Australia. From M. Da Boulay's collection. 



4. EUCEROCORIS BASIFER. 



Fcem. Niger, gracilis, setulosus, sublinearis ; caput sublus, prothorax, 

 scutellum, pectus, coxae et aloe anticae basi coccinea ; vertex rufo 

 bimaculatus ; oculi prominuli ; rostrum rufum, coxas anlicas 

 attingens ; antenna corpore longiores, basi rufa, articulo lo apicem 

 versus subincrassato ■ prothorax antice arctatus, sulco transverso bene 

 determinate ; corium basi albo unistrigalum ; membrana nigricans. 



Female. Black, slender, setulose, shining, nearly linear. Head 

 beneath, prothorax, scutellum, pectus, coxa? and fore wings at the base 

 bright red. Head transverse, with a red spot on the vertex. Eyes pro- 

 minent. Rostrum red, extending to the fore coxas. Antenuae and legs 

 setulose, slender. Antennae longer than the body ; first joiut longer than 

 the prothorax, red at the base, slightly incrassated towards the tip; second 

 much longer than the first. Prothorax straightened in front, with a 

 strongly-marked transverse furrow near the fore border. Corium with a 

 white streak near the base. Membrane and hind wings blackish. Lenglh 

 of the body 5 lines. 



a, b. Australia. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



Genus 17. PACHYPELTIS. 

 Pachypeltis, Sgnt. A. S. E. F. 3me Set: vi. 501. 



1. Pachypeltis Chinensis. 

 Chinensis, Sgnt. A. S. E. F. '3me Ser. vi. 601. 

 China. 



