10 CATALOGUE OF 



Antennae shorter than the body; first joint much longer than the head ; 

 second much longer than the first; third shorter than the first. Fore lobe 

 of the prothorax scabrous, with two erect tawny spines, much shorter than 

 the hind lobe, which has a diverging moderately long spine on each side. 

 Scutellum with three erect spines. Connexivum with testaceous spots. 

 Four posterior femora with a spine beneath near the tip ; fore tibiae with a 

 testaceous band, slightly dilated before the middle and at the tips ; four 

 posterior tibiae with two testaceous bands. Fore wings with a yellow streak 

 extending from the base of the costa and joining in the disk a deep black 

 spot. Length of the body 6J lines. 



a, b. Sarawak. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



12. Petalochirus singulars. 



Foem. Ferrugineus ; caput nigrum, prothoracis lobo antico multo longius, 

 antice bispinosum ; antenna nigra, articulo \o ferrugineo ; prothorax 

 guailrispinosus ; scutellum unispinosum ; connexivum spinosum, luteo 

 plagialum ; venter fulvus, nigro trivitlalus ; pedes teslacei, piceo 

 fascia ti, tibiis anlicis dilatatis ; ula antica picea, testaceo con- 

 spersa. 



Female. Ferruginous, fusiform. Head black, subelliptical, much 

 longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part with an erect 

 spine on each side, much shorter than the post-ocular. Antennas black, 

 shorter than the body; first joint ferruginous, much longer than the head ; 

 second much longer than the first. Prothorax with a longitudinal furrow. 

 Fore lobe much shorter than the hind lobe, with oblique furrows on each 

 side of the disk, and with a short spine on each side of the fore border. 

 Hind lobe with a nearly erect spine on each side. Scutellum with an erect 

 spine in the disk. Abdomen with luteous patches and with black spines 

 along each side; under side tawny, with three black stripes. Legs 

 testaceous, with piceous bands; fore tibia? dilated and rounded above along 

 most of the length. Fore wings piceous, mottled with dull testaceous. 

 Length of the body 8 lines. 



a. Cambodia. From M. Mouhot's collection. 



b. Cambodia. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



c. Siam. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



d. Burmah. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



Country unknown. 

 13. Petalochirus Gazella. 

 Gazella, Costa, Ann. Mus. Zool. Nap. ii. 141. 



Genus 13. SPHJERIDOPS. 



Fam. Spbffiridopidffi, Scrv. Hist. Hem. 381 — Genus Sphxridops, Scrv. 

 J lut. I Jem. 381. 



I. Sl'IlJCRIDOrS AM02NC8. 



Pvcduvius amoenus, Si. Farg. el Serv. Enc. Milk. x. 275 — Sphamdops 

 amoBnui, Serv. Hist. Hem. IS*:*, pi. 8, f. 1. 



Brazil, 



