130 CATALOGUE OF 



tawny; fore femora incrassated ; furrow beneath the fore tibiae less thau 

 half as long as the latter. Fore wings piceous ; membrane brownish 

 cinereous. Hind wings pale cinereous. Length of the body 9 lines. 



a. Australia. From Mr. Darnel's collection. 



Country unknown. 



112. Pirates contiguus. 



Mas. Niyer ; caput longi-conicum,prothoracis lobo antico aquilongum; 

 antenna capite el protkorace ad unum longiores, arliculo lo subtus 

 ad partem Jlavescente ; scutellum spina apicali anna turn ; connexi- 

 vum pallide Jtavum ; venter maculis qualunr flavescentibus trian- 

 gular i bus ; femora basi alba; aim antica disco alro, linea apud 

 clavum alba, macula discali lutea magna. 



Male. Black, elongate-subfusiform. Head elongate-conical, as long 

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

 post-ocular. Antennae longer than the head and the prothorax together; 

 hist joint as long as the ante-ocular head, pale yellowish beneath except at 

 the base and at the tip ; second a little more than twice as long as the first ; 

 third a little shorter than the second. Fore lobe of the prothorax twice as 

 long as the hind lobe ; furrows well defined. Scutellum elongated into an 

 acute spiue. Connexivum pale yellow ; each costal segment from the first 

 to the fourth with a triangular pale yellowish spot. Femora towards the 

 base and coxae while; spongy furrow of the fore tibiae three-fourths of the 

 length of the latter. Fore wings deep black except along the costa and 

 towards the tips ; a white line along the clavus and a large luteous spot in 

 the disk beyond the middle. Length of the body 7 lines. 



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



113. Pirates trinotatus. 



Mas. Piceus, longi-subfusiformis ; caput conicum, prolhoracis lobo 

 antico aquilongum; pedes longiusculi ; aim antica picea, striga 

 basali obliqua macula transversa maculaque trianguluri subapicali 

 pallide flavis. 



Male. Piceous, shining, elongate-subfusiform, Head conical, as long 

 as the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part longer than the post- 

 ocular. Fore lobe of the prothorax nearly twice as long as the hind lobe ; 

 hind part of the middle longitudinal furrow distinct and wide : the other 

 furrows not apparent. Scutellum compressed towards the tip ; disk concave. 

 Legs rather long. Fore wings piceous ; an oblique pale yellow streak 

 extending from the base of the costa along the clavus; a transverse pale 

 yellow spot at the tip of the corium and a triangular pale yellow spot iu the 

 membrane. Length of the body i) lines. 



Closely allied to P. rufus. The prothorax is a little broader; the two 

 teeth on its fore border are more prominent; the basal streak of the fore 

 wing is narrower at the base, and the two hinder patches are differently 

 shaped. 



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