380 CATALOGUE OF 



the lateral lobes. Rostrum extending to the bind border of the first 

 ventral segment; tip black. Antennas slender, less than half the length of 

 the body ; first joint not extending to the front of the head ; second little 

 more than half the length of the third. Thorax slightly rugulose in front; 

 hind angles forming two long acute diverging spines, which are black 

 towards their tips and slightly recurved backwards. Pectoral keel extending 

 to the front of the head. Abdomen armed at the tip with two long black 

 slightly diverging spines, which are testaceous at the base ; ventral spine 

 extending to the hind coxae. Legs slender. Membrane of the fore wings 

 pellucid. Length of the body 6^ lines. 



The recurved spines of the thorax and the longer apical spines of the 

 abdomen distinguish this species from C. riijilinea, 



a. New Hebrides ? Presented by Sir John Liddell. 



6. CUSPICONA SUFEEMA. 



Smaragdino-viridis, Inngi-ovata, dense punctata, subtus testacea ; rostrum 

 coxas posticus lunge superans ; antenna nigree, graciles, basi testacea, 

 corporis dimidio longiores ; thorax testaceo lute fascia tus, spinis late- 

 ralibus longis acvtis ; pectoris carina bene delerminala ; venter vittis 

 quatuor pal/idis indeterminalis, spina coxas posticas allingenle ; alw 

 anticce ferrugineo-fuscce, apud costam smaragdince, gulta subcostali 

 pallideflava. 



Emerald-green, elongate-oval, thickly and minutely punctured, tes- 

 taceous beneath. Head elongate; middle lobe hardly passing the lateral 

 lobes. Rostrum testaceous, extending nearly to the bind border of the 

 second abdominal segment ; tip black. Antenn® black, slender, more 

 than half the length of the body ; first joint testaceous, not extending to 

 the front of the head ; second much shorter than the third ; fourth much 

 longer than the third ; fifth nearly as long as the fourth. Fore part of the 

 thorax, excepting the fore border, testaceous and wiih very few punctures ; 

 hind angles forming iwo long acute directly diverging spines. Pectus 

 with a distinct keel. Abdomen beneath with four undulating incomplete 

 paler stripes ; spiracles brown ; ventral spine extending to the hind coxae. 

 Legs testaceous, rather slender. Fore wings ferruginous-brown, emerald- 

 green along the costa ; a pale yellovv subcostal dot beyond the middle ; 

 membrane cinereous, brown towards the base. Length of the body 7 lines. 



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



b. Sarawak. From Mr. Wallace's collecliou. 



7. CUSPICONA SMARAGDINA. 



Saturate viridis, longi-ovata, subtus lulea viridi pallida marginata ; caput 

 strigis duabus lutcis rufo inter linea lis ; rostrum segrnentum ventrale 

 2mn attingens ; antenncB nigra, basi virides, corporis dimidio lon- 

 giores ; thorax spinis duabus longis subascendentibus, guttis duabus 

 posticis luleis ; pedes pallide virides ; membrana cinerea. 



Deep green, elongate-oval, roughly punctured, luteous and bordered 

 with pale green beneath. Head on each side with a luteous streak, which 

 includes a red streak ; middle lobe hardly extending beyond the lateral 



