3S2 CATALOGUE OF 



39. SfRACHIA GRAVIS. 



Saturate viriflin, dense punctata, subtus testacea; caput tongiuscitlum, 

 antice pallidum, lobo medio apicem versus nigra; rostrum nigrum; 

 antennae nigrce, setulosce ; thorax vitta antice attenuata laleribusque 

 luteis ; scutellum villa poslice attenuata lineis duabus lateralibus 

 apicequc testaceis ; pectus et venter vittis duabus pallide viridibus ; 

 pedes nigri, lungiusculi,femoribus basi pallide viridibus ; alee anticce 

 costce dimidio basali luteo. 



Deep green, elliptical, thickly and minutely punctured, testaceous 

 benealb. Head elongate ; pale green, except tlie bind part; lobes of equal 

 length; middle lobe black towards the tip. Rostrum black, extending 

 to the hind border of the first abdominal segment. Antennre black, 

 minutely setulose, more than half the length of the body ; joints succes- 

 sively increasing in length ; first not extending to the front of the head. 

 Thorax with aluteous stripe, which is attenuated in front, and wilhluleous 

 sides; hind angles much rounded, hardly prominent. Scutellum testaceous 

 and much attenuated towards the tip, extending to the angle of the corium ; 

 a slender testaceous line on each side, and a testaceous stripe which is 

 attenuated hindward. Pectus and under side of the abdomen with an irre- 

 gular pale green stripe on each side. Legs black, rather long ; coxae 

 testaceous; femora pale green towards the base. Fore wings with thecosta 

 of the corium hiteous for half the length from the base; membrane cine- 

 reous. Length of the body 6 lines. 



a. Para. From Mr. Hewitson's collection. 



40. Strachia olivacea. 



Olivaceo-viridis, nitens, scite punctata, subtus pallide testacea ; caput 



transverse striatum ; antenna: nigra, corporis dimidio longiores, 



arliculo lo pallide testaceo ; thorax pallide testuceus, lateribus rujis, 



'plagis duabus posticis magnis olivaceis ; scutellum vitta pallide testacea 



poslice dilatata ; alee anticce casta pallide testacea. 



Olive-green, shining, nearly elliptical, thinly and minutely punctured, 

 pale testaceous beneath. Head slightly and transversely striated ; lobes of 

 equal length. Rostrum pale testaceous, extending to the hind coxa? ; tip 

 black. Antenna? black, slender, a little more than half the length of the 

 body; first joint pale testaceous, not extending to the front of the head ; 

 second much shorter than the third ; third livid at the base, shorter than 

 the fourth ; fifth as long as the fourth. Thorax pale testaceous, red 

 along each side, with two large olive-green patches on the hind border; 

 fore angles slightly acute; hind angles rounded. Scutellum with a pale 

 testaceous stripe which is diluted near the tip, the latter is sometimes red- 

 dish. Abdoinen above black. Legs pale testaceous. Fore wings with a 

 pale testaceous costal stripe; membrane pellucid. Length of the body 

 6 lines. 



Most allied to S. acroleuca in structure. 



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



b. Sautarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



