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28. ECTRICHODIA DIMINUENS. 



Fcem. Nigra, glabra, nilens ; caput subfusiforme, pallide rufum, pro- 

 thoracis lobo antico multo longius ; rostrum basi pallide rufum ; 

 antenna: pilosce, basi pallide rufce ; prothorax Jlavus, nigro quadri- 

 maculatus ; segmentu ventralia flavo fasciata ; femora qualuor 

 anteriora subincrassata ; ala antico; atrce. 



Female. Black, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head pale red, sub- 

 fusiform, much longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular 

 part shorter than the post-ocular. Eyes slightly prominent. First joint 

 of the rostrum pale red towards the base, much longer than the second. 

 Antennae hairy, much longer than the head and the prothorax together ; 

 first joint nearly as long as the head, pale red towards the base; second 

 much longer than the first ; third shorter than the first ; fourth shorter than 

 the third. Prothorax yellow, with a large black spot on each of the four 

 compartments, and with a strongly-marked longitudinal furrow; fore lobe 

 much shorter than the hind lobe. Points of the scutellum rather far apart. 

 A yellow band on the fore border of each ventral segment, dilated in the 

 middle. Four anterior femora very slightly incrassated ; furrow of the four 

 anterior tibiae very short. Fore wings deep black. Length of the body 

 7 lines. 



a. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. D. F. Morgan. 



29. ECTRICHODIA PICTIPES. 



Mas. Viridis, nilens ; caput conicum, prothoracis lobo antico aqui- 

 longum; rostrum piceum, basi flavam ; prothorax rufus, nigro 

 bivittatus ; pedes rufi, coxis genubus tarsisque apice nigris, femoribus 

 quatuor anlerioribus incrassatis ; alee anticce atrcc. 



Male. Bright metallic-green, fusiform. Head conical, as long as 

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

 post-ocular. Ocelli red, not elevated. Eyes black, slightly prominent. 

 Rostrum piceous ; first joint yellow, piceous at the tip, a little longer than 

 the second. Antennae black, pilose, a little longer than the head and the 

 prothorax together; first joint longer than the ante-ocular head; second 

 longer than the first; third much shorter than the first; fourth much 

 shorter than the third. Prothorax bright red, with a longitudinal furrow, 

 which is abbreviated in the hind lobe and is black in the fore lobe; fore 

 lobe a little shorter than the hind lobe, with a black notched stripe on each 

 side; hind lobe black about the fore border, with two lanceolate black 

 stripes and with two exterior longitudinal furrows. Points of the scutellum 

 far apart. Le<;s bright red; coxae, trochanters, knees and tips of tarsi 

 black; four anterior femora incrassated, dentate beneath; furrows of the 

 four anterior tibiae very short. Fore wings deep black. Length of the 

 body — lines. 



a. Interior of South Africa. Presented by the Earl of Derby in 1843. 



