l^g CATALOGUE OF 



107. Pirates sobrius. 



Fcem. Niger, subliliter scaber, cinereo tomenlosus ; caput conicum; 

 antenna: capite el prothorace ad union longiores ; connexivum testaceo 

 macuhlum; pedes picei, tibiis fulvis apice piceis ; ala anlica atra, 

 brevissinue, margine inleriore testaceo. 



Female. Black, elongate-subfusiform, finely scabious, wilh cinereous 

 tomenturn. Head conical; ante-ocular part more than twice as long as 

 the post-ocular. Antennae rather longer than the head and the prothorax 

 together; first joint a little more than half as long as the second; third 

 yellow, black towards the base, much shorter than the second ; fourth a 

 little shorter than the second. Fore lobe of the prothorax more than twice 

 as long as the hind lobe ; furrows slight. Abdomen ferruginous about the 

 hind borders of the two last segments; connexivum with testaceous spots. 

 Legs piceous, stout; tibiae tawny, piceous at the tips; fore tibiae with a 

 short spongy furrow. Fore wings deep black, rudimentary ; inner border 

 testaceous. Length of the body 7 lines. 



The incomplete wings of the specimen described indicate that it is not 

 fully developed. 



a. Moreton Bay. Fron Mr. Stevens' collection. 



108. Pi KATES FULVIPENNTS. 



Mas. Niger, sublomentosus ; caput longi-conicum,prolhoracis lobo antico 

 aquilongum : antenna capite el prothorace ad unum paullo longiores ; 

 prothorax antice bilubercutatus ; tibia apices versus aureo pubes- 

 cenles; ala anlica fulva, apices versus picea. 



Male. Black, shining, elongate-subfusiform, slightly tomeutose. 

 Head elongate-conical, as long as the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante- 

 ocular part twice as long as tbe post-ocular. Antennae selulose, a little 

 longer than the head and the prothorax together; first joint about half as 

 long as the second; third a little shorter than the second; fourth a little 

 shorter than the third. Fore lobe of the prothorax nearly twice as long 

 as the hind lobe ; furrows slight, excepting the hind part of the middle one ; 

 a tubercle on each side of the fore border. Tibiae towards the tips wilh 

 gilded pubescence. Four anterior tibiae clavate, the spongy furrow not 

 more than one-third of their length. Fore wings tawny, piceous towards 

 their tips, the tawny part extending most along the costa. Hind wings 

 pellucid, piceous towards their tips. Length of the body 5j lines. 



a. Melbourne. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



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



109. PlBATES ERYTHEOMELAS. 



Mas. Rufus; caput nigrum, conicum, prothoracis lubo antico brevius; 

 antenna capite et prothorace ad unum multo longiores; abdomen 

 apice subtus nigrum ; pedes nigri, robusti ; membrana nigricans. 



