68 CATALOGUE OF 



72. ECTRICHODIA VENUSTA. 



Foem. Rufa aut lutea ; caput conicum, prothoracis lobo aniico longius ; 

 prothoracis lobus posticus nigro unimaculatus ; abdominis dorsum 

 nigrum ; connexivum luteo anguste marginatum ; venter nigro 

 fascialus ; pedes sat validi ; alee anticcB nigra, rufo univitlatte. 



Female. Red or luteous, smooth, sinning, fusiform. Head conical, 

 longer than the fore lobe of the prolhorax ; ante-ocular part more than 

 twice as long as the post-ocular. Eyes slightly prominent. Rostrum very 

 stout; second joint a little longer than the first. Antennae black, longer 

 than the head and the prothorax together ; first joint as long as the head ; 

 second longer than the first; third and following shorter. Prolhorax with 

 a slight and very short longitudinal furrow ; fore lobe shorter than the hind 

 lobe, which has a very large black spot contiguous to its fore border. 

 Scutellum with a longitudinal furrow, which is black towards the base ; 

 the two apical points moderately far apart. Abdomen black above; con- 

 nexivum narrowly luteous-bordered; under side with black bands, which 

 are dilated on each side. Legs rather stout; furrow of the four anterior 

 tibiae elliptical. Wings black; corium with a red stripe, which extends 

 from the base of the costa to the middle of the exterior border. Length of 

 the body 8 lines. 



o. Pernambuco. Presented by — Spooner, Esq. 



b. Brazil? From the Zoological Society's collection. 



73. ECTBICHODIA GltANCLATA. 



Fceui. Nigra ; caput luteo univittatum, prothoracis lobo antico multo 

 longius; antennae apices versus albidce ; prothorax scaber, luteo 

 sexmaculatus ; venter iuteus, nigro latissime marginatus ; connexivum 

 luteo anguste marginatum ; corium slriga basali lutea. 



Female. Black, very elongate-oval, smooth and shining beneath. 

 Head fusiform, with a luteous stripe above, much longer than the fore lobe 

 of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part a little longer than the post-ocular. 

 Eyes slightly prominent. First and second joints of the rostrum about 

 equal in length. Antennae much longer than the head and the prothorax 

 together, inserted at half the length of the ante-ocular part; first joint 

 nearly as long as the head ; second longer than the first ; third and 

 following joints whitish, shorter than the first; third black towards the 

 base. Prolhorax scabrous; fore lobe much shorter than the hind lobe, 

 with a strongly-marked longitudinal furrow, and with two luteous spots on 

 each side; hind lobe with a luteous spot on each side. Scutellum will) a 

 longitudinal furrow, the two apical points rather wide apart. Abdomen 

 beneath luteous, very broadly bordered with black. Connexivum with a 

 narrow luteous border. Legs slender; furrow of the fore tibia: elliptical. 

 Corium with a luteous costal basal streak. Length of the body 8 lines. 



a. Cuenqa. From Mr. Eraser's collection. 



