48 CATALOGUE OP 



39. ECTRICHODTA INSIGNIS. 



Foem. Rufa ; caput subellipticum, prothoracis lobo antico multo longius ; 

 rostrum, antenna, pedes el alee anticie nigra ; oculi vatde prominuli ; 

 prothorax trisulcalus ; venter niyro biserialim maculalus ; corium 

 vitta costali rufa. 



Female. Red, fusiform, smooth, shining. Eyes, rostrum, antennae, 

 legs and fore wings black. Head subollipticul, much longer than the fore 

 lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part rather longer than tbe post-ocularj; 

 ocelliferous part very convex. Eyes very prominent. First joint of the 

 rostrum much shorter than the second. First joint of the antennae much 

 longer than the ante-ocular head; second a little longer than the first. 

 Prothorax with three strongly-marked longitudinal furrows; fore lobe 

 much shorter than the hind lobe. Apical points of the scutellum very 

 wide apart. Abdomen beneath with a row of large black spots on each 

 side. Legs rather slender; furrow of the four anterior tibiae elliptical. 

 Corium with a red costal stripe. Length of the body 8£ lines. 



a. Hiudostau. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



Div. 3. 



Sphinctomerus, Mayr, Verh. Zool. Bot. Ver. Wien. xv. 440. 



40. ECTHICHODIA PULCHRA. 



Sphinctomerus pulcher, Mayr, Verh. Zool. Bot. Ver. Wien. xv. 441. 

 Java. 



Div. 4. 

 Vilius, Stal, A. S. E. F. ime Sir. iii. 45. 



41. ECTRICHODIA MELANOPTERA. 



Vilius melanopterus, Stal, A. S. E. F. Ame Sir. iii. 45. 

 a. Silhct. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



42. ECTRICHODIA MACROPS. 



Mas. Rufa ; caput subellipticum, prothoracis lobo antico multo longius ; 

 oculi valde prominuli ; prothorax bisulcatus ; pedes graciles,femori- 

 btis a pice tibiisque basi nigris; alee anlicce nigrce, coria cosUc rufa. 



Male. Red, smooth, shining, elongate-fusiform. Head subelliptical, 

 much longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax, rectangular on each side 

 above; ante-ocular part much longer than the post-ocular; scat of the 

 ocelli elevated. Eyes black, extremely prominent. First joint of the 

 rostrum shorter than the second. Prothorax with three longitudinal 

 furrows, which are much more strongly marked in the hind lobe than in 

 the fore lobe; fore lobe much shorter than the hind lobe. Scutellum short, 

 excavated at the base ; the two apical points short, very wide apart. Legs 

 slender ; femora at the tips and tibia; at the base black ; tips of the four 

 anterior tibia; dilated, their furrows very short. Fore wings black ; cosla 

 of the corium red. Length of the body 10 lines. 



Very nearly allied to E. niclanoptcra, but probably distinct. 



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



