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65. Strachia hetebospila. 



Ochraceajata, crassa, nitens, asprre pimclala, subtus paUide flava ; caput 

 nigra qnadrimaculatum , lobo medio lobos laterales paullo siiprranle ; 

 anteinicB nii/rce, articulo 3o basi \oet2o othraceis ; thorax mactdis 

 duabus anticis angustis et qiialuor postieis maynis nigris ; sculellum 

 maculis duabus busalibus strigisque duabus lalissimis postieis nigris ; 

 pectus et venter nigra macula ta ; aire aniiccc slriga lata apice arcuata 

 maculaque magna costaii nigris, membrana nigra cinereo marginala. 



Ochraceous, ova], broad, thick, shining, coarsely and thinly punctured, 

 pale yellow beneaih. Flead with three black spots on the hind border, and 

 with a black dot in front on the middle lobe; sides slightly rcflexed ; middle 

 lobe extending a little beyond the lateral lobes. Rostrnm black, ochraceous 

 at the base, extending a little beyond the hind coxa. Antennie black, 

 slender; hrst and second joints ochraceous; first not extending to the 

 front of the head; third ochraceous at the base, very much longer than 

 the second. Thorax with four large black spots on the hind border; 

 space iu front on each side smooth, pale yellow, including a narrow 

 transverse black spot ; angles much rounded. Scutellum with the inter- 

 mediate black spots of the thorax continued on each side of the base, 

 and with two very broad black streaks which converge hiudward; lip 

 broad, rounded. Pectus with two rows of black spots on each side. 

 Abdomen beneath with two submarginal rows of black spots. Fore wings 

 with a broad black streak extending along the hind border, and curved 

 inward at the tip, and with a huge black costal spot; membrane black, 

 bordered with pale cinereous. Length of the body 4 lines. 



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



66. Strachia inoenata. 



Nigra, nitens, vage el aspere punctata, subtus testacea ; caput poslice tes- 

 taceo unimaculatum ; thorax transverse sulcatus, maculis duabus 

 lateralibus vittaque antice et puslice dilatata testaceis ; sculellum 

 testacea bimaculatum et univittatum ; pectus et venter nigro bivillata ; 

 pedes nigri,femoribus basi testaceis ; alee antica gutla coslali macu- 

 lisque duabus discaiibus testaceis. 



Black, elliptical, smooth, shining, here and there coarsely punctured, 

 testaceous beneath. Head with a large testaceous spot on the hind border; 

 sides reflexed ; lobes of equal length. Rostrum black, extending to the 

 hind coxse, testaceous at the base. Thorax with a well-defined transverse 

 furrow, with a testaceous spot on the fore part of each side, and with a 

 testaceous stripe which is dilated on the fore border and more so on the 

 hind border; angles much rounded. Scutellum with a testaceous spot on 

 each side, and with a testaceous stripe. Pectus and abdomen beneath 

 with a broad black stripe on each side. Legs black, stout ; femora towards 

 the base and coxae testaceous. Fore wings with a testaceous costal dot 

 near the base, and with two testaceous spots in the disk; first spot anleme- 

 medial ; second postmedial, larger than the first ; mcmbraue cinereous. 

 Length of the body 3^ lines. 



Like 5*. alienata iu structure. 



a, Hiudoslun. Presented by J. C. Bowling, Esq. 



