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Var. y. — The purple spots of the thorax connected and forming a large 

 patch. 



e. Batcbian. Presented by W. VV. Saunders, Esq. 



81. Strachia eeythromela. 



Ochraceo-rufa, subelliptica, aspere punctata, sultus pallide lulea ; caput 

 pallide luteum, postice ci/ancum ; antennce niyrce, corporis dimidio 

 breviores, basi pallide hitece ; thorax anlice pallide luteus ; scutellum 

 purpurea bimacidatum, fascia angulari lilurisque duabus pallide 

 luteis ; pectus ochraceo transverse strigatum ; segmenta ventralia pur- 

 purea interrupta faseiata ; pedes purpurei, basi pallide lulei ; mem- 

 brana nigra. 



Orange-red, sbinin?, nearly elliptical, somewhat roughly punctured, 

 pale luteous beneath. Head pale lufeous, irregularly blue alon^ the hind 

 bonier; sides not reflexed ; lobes of equal length, llostruin pale luteous, 

 extending to the bind co.\ce. Antennse black, slender, a little less than 

 half the length of the body ; first juint pale luteous, not extendini? to the 

 front of the bead ; second luteous beneath, very much longer than the 

 third; fourth much longer than the third, a little longer than the fifth. 

 Thorax pale luteous in front, where there is a large callus on each side; 

 sides reflexed. Scutelhim with a purple spot on each angle at the base, 

 contiguous to a pale luteous angular band, beyond which there is a pale 

 luteous mark on each side. Pectus with three tninsverse ochraceous 

 streaks on each side. Abdomen beneath with six broad purple bands; four 

 interrupted, the fifth entire, the sixth apical. Legs purple; femora pale 

 luteous towards the base ; tibite furrowed ; tarsi black, lawny beneath. 

 Membrane of the fore wings black. Length of the body 7 lines. 



a. Kaisaa. Presented by VV. W. Saunders, Esq. 



82. Strachia pr^cipua. 



La;te rufa, lata, ovata, scile punctata, subtus pallide testacea ; caput trans, 

 verse striatum; antenna: nicjrcB, gracillinuc, corporis dimidio paullo 

 longiores, articulo \o rufo; thorax callis duobus anticis viagnis 

 pallide testaceis, angidis poslicis acutis ; scutellum maculis duabus 

 anticis nigricantibus, guttis duabus exteriori.bus nigris, striga post' 

 media nigricante, apica testacea ; abdomen dorso, fasciis tribus ven- 

 tralibus late interruptis, maculis tribus subapicalibus unaque apicali 

 nigris ; femora nigricante unigtittata ; alee anticce macula postmedia 

 nigra. 



Bright red, broad, oval, thickly and minutely punctured, pale testa- 

 ceous beneath. Head transversely striated; sides hardly reflexed ; lateral 

 lobes hardly extending beyond the middle lobe, llostrum testaceous, red 

 towards the base, extending to the bind coxce. Antennae black, very 

 slender, a little more than half the length of the body ; first joint red, not 

 extending to tlie front of the head; second much longer than the third; 

 fourth much lonjjer than the third and than the fifth. Thorax with a larg-e 

 pale testaceous callus on each side in front; sides reflexed in front; bind 

 angles acute. Scutellum with two largo blackish spots and with two 

 exterior black dots on ihe fore border, and with a blackibh streak beyond 



