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lobes. Rostrum green, extending to the second ventral segment ; tip 

 black. Autenna3 black, slender, green towards the base, rather more than 

 half the length of the body ; first joint extending nearly to the front of the 

 Lead; third much longer than the second, much shorier than the fourth ; 

 fifth a little shorter than the fourth. Thorax mostly smooth in front ; 

 hind angles forming two long acute spines, which are slightly ascending 

 and inclined forward ; a luteous dot on the hinder base of each spine. 

 Pectoral keel shallow. Legs pale green. Membrane of the fore wings 

 cinereous. Length of the body 7 lines. 



It agrees with C. siiprema in structure. The spines of the thorax are 

 slightly longer and more inclined forward. 



a. Binnah. From Mrs. Waring's collection. 



8. CUSPICONA METAPH^A. 



Pallide testaceo-viridis, loiKji-cUiplica, vage punctata ; caput lonc/iuscu- 

 lum, lateribus oblique strialis ; rostrum nigrum, segmenttim ventrale 

 2um atlingens ; antenna, nigrce, graciles, corporis dimidio longiores, 

 arlirulo 2o fuivo, 3o basi albido ; thorax fascia postica brevi lata 

 cyaneo-nigra, angulis posticis rolundatis ; scutellum cyaneo-nigrum, 

 cupreo nitens ; abdomen dorso nigra, lateribus dentatis, maculis ven- 

 tralibus lateralibus 7iigris, spina coxas posticus attingente ; pedes 

 nigra suhconspersi ; alee anticce cyaneo-nigrce, apud costam cuprece, 

 membrana fusca. 



Pale green, slightly tinged with testaceous, elongate-elliptical, shining, 

 very thinly punctured. Head elongate, obliquely and finely striated on 

 each side ; lobes of equal length, with black sutures. Rostrum black, pale 

 green at the base, extending to the middle of the second ventral segment. 

 Antennae black, slender, a little more than half the length of the body ; 

 first joint not extending to the front of the head ; second tawny, very much 

 shorter than tlie third ; third tawny towards the base, which is whitish ; 

 fourth a little louf^er than the third, as long as the fifth. Thorax with a 

 short broad bluish black band along the hind border ; hind angles rounded, 

 hardly prominent. Scutellum bluish black, cupreous towards the base in 

 some aspects. Pectoral keel much developed. Abdomen black above; 

 under side with black spots along each side, which is dentate; spine ex- 

 tending to the hind coxae. Legs slightly speckled witli black ; tarsi tawny. 

 Fore wings bluish black, with cupreous reflections along the costa ; mem- 

 brane brown. Length of the body 6 lines. 



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



9. CuSPICONA AMPLA. 



Teslacea, ovata, vage punctata ; caput longiusculum ; rostrum segmenttim 

 ventrale 'ium attingens ; antenna; riifescentes, graciles, corporis di- 

 midio longiores ; thorax transverse vix carinatus, spinis lateralibus 

 rufescentibus validis acutis ; spina ventralis coxas posticus vix atlin- 

 gens ; membrana pellucida. 



Testaceous, oval, minutely and thinly punctured. Head elongate; 

 lobes of equal length. Rostrum extending to the hind border of the third 



