120 CATALOGUE OF 



77. Pirates diffinis. 



Foem. Niger, cinereo lomentosus ; caput longi-conicum, prothoracis lobo 

 antico brevius, collo bituberculalo ; antenna capile el prolhorace 

 ad unum paullo longiores ; eonnexivum fiavo maculatum; femora, 

 qualuor posteriora bad flava ; libice fulva ; aloe anlicee pxceo-nigra, 

 breviuscula, plaga longa discali maculam flavam transversam inclu- 

 denle, lilura membranes In tea f urea la. 



Female. Black, elongate-subfusiform, with cinereous tomentum. Head 

 elongate-conical, shorter than the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular 

 part nearly twice as long as the post-ocular; neck with a tubercle on 

 each side. Antennae a little longer than the head and the prothorax 

 together; first joint very much shorter than the second ; third rather shorter 

 than the second. Fore lobe of the prothorax about twice as long as the 

 hind lobe, with seven slight keels, depressed on each side of the middle 

 keel hindward. Sctitellum compressed and slightly elevated at the tip. 

 Connexivum with yellow spots. Coxa? mostly yellow. Four posterior 

 femora yellow towards the base. Tibia? tawny; fore tibia? clavate, the 

 spongy furrow about half their length. Tarsi piceous. Fore wiugs piceous, 

 black, not extending to the lip of the abdomen; a deep black elongate 

 patch in the disk, with a transverse yellow spot near its base ; a luteous 

 forked mark in the disk of the membrane. Length of the body l\ — 8} 

 lines. 



a. North China. From Mr. Fortune's collection. 



b, c. Sarawak. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 

 d. Borneo. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



78. Pirates turpis. 



Fcem. Niger, longi-subfusiformis ; caput conicum, prothoracis lobo 

 antico ceguilongus ; antenna capile el prolhorace ad unum eequi- 

 longa ; alee anliccs parva,fulvo ad partem venosce. 



Female. Black, smooth, shining, elongate-subfusiform. Head conical, 

 as long as the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part twice as 

 long as the post-ocular. Antenna? as long as the head and the 

 prothorax together; first joint a little more than half as long as 

 the second ; third shorter than the second ; fourth shorter than the third. 

 Fore lobe of the prothorax with slight furrows, more than twice as long 

 as the hind lobe. Scuiellum compressed and slightly elevated at the tip. 

 Fore tibia? clavate, with a spongy furrow towards the tips beneath. Fore 

 wings incompletely developed in the specimen described ; veins in the disk 

 partly tawny. Hind wings pellucid. Length of the body 6£ lines. 



o. Hong Kong. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



79. Pirates mdtilloides. 



Fcem. Niger, fere linearis, cinereo lomentosus ; caput conicum, prothoracis 

 lobo antico paullo brevius ; prothorax, scuiellum coriique dimidium 

 basale rufa ; connexivum albo maculatum; femora basi alba; viem- 

 brana basi maculaque subapicali albis. Var. /3. — Prothoracis lobus 

 amicus niger. 



