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little more than half its length, the edge piceous, exteriorly 

 minutely multiindentate, thereby giving it a submoniliform ap- 

 pearance ; the two inner nerves with a row of punctures ex- 

 teriorly, and between them another row placed at wide inter- 

 vals, and terminating before i-eaching the base ; on the inner- 

 most nerve are two yellow streaks — one near the apex, the 

 other about in a line with the middle of the scutellum ; between 

 the two inner nerves are two yellow spots — one at the apex, 

 the other midway between the sti-eaks above mentioned ; inner 

 edge of the anterior margin with a row of black punctures, 

 between this and the nerve more or less clear yellowish or 

 brownish yellow, as far as about the middle of the claval 

 suture; next the apex a large irregular yellow patch, in which 

 are a few black punctures ; posterior margin black, the colour- 

 ing widest and irregular interiorly next the anterior margin ; 

 apex of the latter very narrowly yellow. Membrmie abbre- 

 viated, pitchy brown, with a small yellow spot at the apex of 

 the anterior margin of the corium, and another on each of the 

 three adjoining nerves ; next the apex a somewhat semicircular 

 yellow streak. Sternum black, thickly punctured. Legs black : 

 coxce^ outer edge in front with two teeth, the anterior one 

 largest : fulcra yellow, apex narrowly piceous : thighs black ; 

 first pair narrowly yellow at the base, and with two rows of 

 teeth (seven to eight in each row) on the underside ; second 

 and third pairs broadly yellow at the base ; before the apex of 

 the latter, on the underside, are two long black spinose hairs : 

 tihire, first and third pairs brown or pitchy brown, second 

 yellowish ; apex of all the pairs piceous : tarsi piceous ; base 

 of the first joint narrowly and second entirely yellow. 



Abdomeyi black. Connexivum black ; fourth and fifth seg- 

 ments with a yellow spot, that on the former segment largest. 



Length A\ lines. 



There are three specimens in the collection. 



Genus Peosomceus*. 



Elongate, narrow. 



Head long, somewhat pointed in front. Face : central lobe 

 produced beyond the side lobes. Antennce : first joint stout, 

 reaching for half of its length beyond the end of the face ; 

 second twice and a half as long as the first, more slender, 

 apex somewhat clavate ; third clavate, about two thirds the 

 length of the second ; fourth spindle-shaped, as long as the 

 third. Eyes small. Bostrum scarcely reaching to the second 

 pair of coxfe ; first joint not so long as the head. 



* npoa-o^oios, vesombliiig. 



