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94. Strachfa lepida. 



Late purpurea, fusiformis, glabra, cyaneo varia ; antennce nigrce, basi 

 cyanece, corporis dimidio longiores ; thorax antice coccineus, lineis 

 duabus lateralibus flavo-albis ; scutellum basi coccineum convex um ; 

 pectus cyaneum ; venter rufus, disco jiavo-albo, maculis laleralibus 

 cyaneis ; pedes cyanei, basi Jlavo-albi ; alee anticce macula magua 

 coccinea, membrana viridi-cyanea cinereo marginata. 



Bright purple, fusiform, shining, here and there blue. Head, thorax 

 and basal part of the scutellum smooth. Head reflesed on eaoh side in 

 front; middle lobe extending a little beyond the lateral lobes. Kostrum 

 black, extending to the hind coxfe. Anteuuce black, more than half the 

 length of the body, in structure like those of S. gemmea ; first joint blue. 

 Thorax alike in structure to that of S. gemmea and with a similar patch iu 

 front; a yellowish white line along each liind angle and along the adjoining 

 part of the side and of the hind border. Scutellum like that of S. gemmea, 

 except that the crimson patch emits no streak. Pectus wholly blue. 

 Abdomen beneath red; disk yellowish white with blue spots along each 

 side. Legs blue; femora at the base and coxoe yellowish white; tarsi 

 black. Fore wings like those of S. gemmea. Length of the body 

 3^ lines. 



This species is a little narrower than S. gemmea, to which it is very 

 closely allied. 



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



b. Kuisaa. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



Australia. 



95. Strachia elegans, C. H. 263. 



Arocera elegans, Stal, Slett. Ent. Zeit. xxii. 139. 



a. Australia. Presented by Lord Mountnorris. 

 h. Australia. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



c. d. Australia. From Mr. Children's collection. 

 e. Australia. 



/. Moreton Bay. From Major Parry's collection. 



g. Australia. From Mr. Vigors' collection. 



h. New South Wales. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



i. Port Philip. Presented by W . W. Saunders, Esq. 



9Q. Strachia peksignata. 



Viridis, aspere punctata, subtus albida ; caput maculis tribus slrigisquc 

 duabus anlcriorihus albidis, subtus viridi quadrimaculalum ; thorax 

 margine antico lateribusque Inteis, margine poslico villa giUlisque 

 duabus albidis ; scutellum callis duobus anticis luleis, vitia abbreviala 

 apiceque alb is ; pectus viridi bivitlalum ; venter pallide testaccus, 

 maculis latcralibus viridibus ; femora albida, apices versus viridia ; 

 tibiic albo vittala ; ata; anlica: inlta coslali strigam subcostalem 

 emittenle fasciaque subapicali lutcis, linca poslica albida. 



