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antenniferous tubercle. Antennae about one-third of the length of the 

 body ; first joint thick ; second almost as long as the first; third as long as 

 the first and second together; fourth clavate, as long as the second. Pro- 

 thorax with rounded sides, divided into two lobes by a strongly-marked 

 transverse furrow; a spine on each side of the fore lobe. Scutellum with 

 a keel. Abdomen with testaceous patches along each side. Legs rather 

 short; femora thickened, each with a spine beneaih. Fore wings extending 

 to three-fourths of the length of the abdomen, which has a wide surface oil 

 each side of them. Membrane pellucid. Length of the body 3£ lines. 



a. Gilolo. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



15. Crimia parallela. 



Nigra, angusta, linearis; caput cornu frontali porrecto antice inciso, 

 spinis quatuor lateralibus ; anlennce brevissimce, articulis \o 3o 

 4oque fere aqualibus, 2o breviore ; prollwrax subquadratus, ragu- 

 losus ; pedes breves, femoribus crassis; alee anticce abdominis apicem 

 non altingentes, membrana nigricanle basi alba. 



Black, linear, flat, narrow, finely punctured. Head in front with a 

 horn, which is slightly notched in the fore border and is longer than the 

 first joint of the antennae; a spine on the outer side of each antenniferous 

 tubercle and a smaller spine behind each eye. Antenna? stout, about one- 

 sixth of the length of the body ; second joint shorter than the others, which 

 are nearly equal in length. Prothorax transverse, subquadrate, rugulose. 

 Legs sbort; femora thickened. Fore wings extending to three-fourtbs of 

 the length of the abdomen ; membrane blackish, white at the base. Length 

 of the body 3 lines. 



a—f. Sarawak. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



16. Crimia parviceps. 



Picea, fere fusiformis ; caput parvum, non produclum, spinis duabus 

 lateralibus ; antennce robuslce, breves articulis 2o Aoque aqualibus hoc 

 clavato, \o 3oque longioribus ; prothorax sulco transverso bene deter- 

 minato, loborum laleribus fere rectangulatis ; abdominis niargo den- 

 talus ; pedes graciles ; alee antica abdominis apicem fere attingentes, 

 corii slriga lata leslacea, membrana diaphana. 



Piceous, minutely punctured, rather flat, nearly fusiform. Head 

 small, not extending in front of the base of the antenna?; a spine on the 

 outer side of each antenniferous tubercle. Antennae stout, less than one- 

 third of the length of the body; second joint much shorter than the first 

 and than the third ; fourth clavate, as long as the second. Prothorax with 

 a well-defined transverse furrow, and with two distinct lobes; sides of the 

 lobes nearly rectangular. Abdomen dentate along each side and at the tip. 

 Legs slender. Fore wings extending nearly to the tip of the abdomen ; 

 corium with a broad testaceous streak along the outer border; membrane 

 pellucid. Length of the body 2 lines. 



a. New Guinea. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



