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stout; femora with a blackish band. Corium with three pale testaceous 

 spots; first basal, costal; second transverse, in the disk; third apical. 

 Membrane pale testaceous at ihe tip. Length of the body 3£ lines. 



The wholly black prothcrax of this species and the wholly red pro- 

 thorax of P. longiceps distinguish them from P. perpulchra. 



a. Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



25. Prostemma longiceps. 



Mas. Rufa, longi-suhfusiformis ; caput subfusiforme, antice supra 

 nigrum, prothoracis lobo antico paullo longius ; antenna, scute Hum, 

 pectoris venlrisque discus, tibice tarsique nigra; abdominis dorsum 

 fulvum, fascia basali nigra abbreviata ; ala antica nigricantes, vitta 

 costali nigra abbreviata. 



Male. Red, shining, narrow, elongate-subfusiform. Head subfusiform, 

 black above except the hind part, a little longer than the fore lobe of the 

 prothorax ; ante-ocular part shorter than the post-ocular. Antennae black ; 

 first joint shorter than the ante-ocular head ; second full thrice as long as 

 the first. Fore lobe of the prothorax a little longer than the hind lobe. 

 Scutellum black, triangular. Disk of the pectus black. Abdomen above 

 tawny, with an abbreviated black band at the base ; disk of the under side 

 black. Tibia? and tarsi black. Wings blackish ; fore wings with an abbre- 

 viated black costal stripe. Length of the body 5 lines. 



a. Natal. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Soutn Asia. 

 26. Prostemma carduelis. 

 carduelis, Dohrn, Stelt. Ent. Zeit. xix. 229, pi. 1, f. 8. 

 Ceylon. 



Var.P Female. Black, smooth, shining, hairy, elongate-subfusiform. 

 Head elongate-conical, a little shorter than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; 

 ante-ocular part twice as long as the post-ocular. Antennae rather 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 twice as long as the hind lobe. 

 Hind lobe, scutellum, mesopectus and metapectus red. Fore femora yellow 

 at the tips. Mesofemora and metafemora yellow, with a broad black band. 

 Fore wings red toward the base, with three white spots; first spot before 

 the middle; second beyond the middle; third apical. Length of ihe body 

 3 lines. 



a, b. Hindostan. From Mr. Wooley's collection. 



27. Prostemma placens. 



Fcem. Nigra, pilosa ; caput longi-conicvm, prothoracis lobo anlico 

 pautlo brevius ; antenna pilosa, capite et prothorace ad umnn paullo 

 longiores ; prothoracis lobus posticus luleus ; femora apice femoraque 

 quatuor posteriora basi lute a ; tibia antica tarsique fulva; ala 

 antica albido trimaculata. 



