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second ; third shorter than the second. Fore lohe of the prothorax a little 

 more than twice as long as tbe hind lobe; furrows very slight. Scu- 

 tellum compressed and slightly elevated at the lip. Propectus with a stout 

 retracted spine. Conuexivum with dingy yellow spots. Legs piceous ; 

 fore femora black ; lour posteiior tibia; furrowed above towards their tips; 

 lore tibiae furrowed beneath along most of the lengtb. Fore wings piceous- 

 black, with a luteous spot in tbe disk near the base, and with a luteous 

 point near the tip of the costa. Length of the body 6£ lines. 



a. Java. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



b. Philippine Isles. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



93. Pirates concinnus. 



Mas. Niger; caput longi-conicum, prothoracis lobo anlico cequilongum ; 

 antennce capite et prothorace ad unum longiores ; prothorax antice 

 bititbercututus ; abdomen subtus apice rufescens, connexivo albo- 

 maculato ; femora qualuor posteriora albo unifasciala ; alee anticie 

 striya maculaque albis sub-basalibus. 



Male. Black, smooth, shining, elongate-subfusiform. Head elongate- 

 conical, as long as tbe fore lobe of the prothorax, tumid about tbe ocelli ; 

 ante-ocular part more than twice as long as tbe post-ocular. Antennae 

 longer than the head aud tbe prothorax together; first joint setose, a little 

 less than half as long as the second ; third a little shorter than the second; 

 fourth longer than tbe second. Fore lobe of the prothorax with a middle 

 furrow, which is widened hindward, less than twice as long as the hind 

 lobe; a tubercle on each side of the fore border. Abdomen reddish at the 

 tip beneath; conuexivum with white spots. Four hiud femora with a white 

 baud near the base. Fore tibia; clavate, their spongy furrow less than half 

 their lengtb. Fore wings with a white costal streak near the base, and with 

 a white spot by the interior border near the base. Length of the body 

 4 lines. 



There is a white costal spot beyond the middle in the left fore wing of 

 the species described. 



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



94. Pirates interruptcs. 



Mas et fcem. Piceus,fusiformis; caput contemn, prothoracis lobo antico 

 longius ; antenna gracillimee ; prothoracis lobus posticus trisulcatus; 

 tibiae tarsique fulva ; corium vittis dttabus pallide Jlavis furcatis 

 connexis. Var. (3. — Femora postica flava, basi apiceque picea ; tibia; 

 tarsique Jiava ; corii vittce Integra, disjuncta. 



Male and female. Piceous, fusiform. Head conical, rather longer 

 than tbe fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part much longer than the 

 post-ocular. Antenna; very slender, rather longer than the bead and the 

 prothorax together; first joint shorter thau the ante-ocular head; second 

 full four limes as long as the fii>t; third a little longer than the second; 

 fourth a little longer than the third. Fore lobe of tbe prothorax hardly 

 shorter than the hiud lobe; longitudinal furrows well defined. Hind lobe 

 with three straight parallel longitudinal furrows. Scutellum compressed at 



