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35. CusnCONA XANTHOCnLOUA. 



Pallide prasina, oval.a, dense punctata ; caput supra ritfescens, postice 

 nigricans; rostrum fulvum, coxas posticas paullo supcrans ; antennie 

 rufescentes, corporis dimidio non loncjlores ; thorax fascia postica 

 ferruyinea, fascia posteriore lateribusque futeis, spinis lateralibus 

 lungis acutis ; scutellum ochraceo vnivitlatum ; spina, ventralis coxas 

 paullo superans; membrana pellucida. 



Pale grass-green, oval, thickly punctured. Head above reddish ; hind 

 part blackish; lobes of equal lei)^tli. llcsirum tawny, extending a litile 

 beyond the hind coxee ; apical joint black. Anlennte reddish, about half 

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

 head; third a little longer than the second and than the fourth; fourth 

 and fifth minutely selulose, of equal lenglh. Thorax with a ferruginous- 

 brown band between the hind angles, which form two long acute directly 

 diverging spines; a posterior band and the sides luteous. Scutellum with 

 an ochraceous smooth stripe, which commences at a little before the middle 

 and occupies the whole of the tip; punctures black towards the tip. 

 Pectoral keel much developed. Ventral spine extending a lillle beyond 

 the hind coxeb. Legs rather slender. Hind wings and membrane of the 

 fore wings pellucid. Length of the body 3 lines. 



a, 6. Australia. From Mr. Darnel's collection. 



36. CUSPICOXA FLORENS. 



Testacea, longi-ovata, rude punctata ; caput glabrum, transverse striatum, 

 rufo bivittatum ; antennce corporis dimidio breviores ; thorax rufo 

 unifasciatus, spinis duabus crassis obtusis subrecurvis obscure riijis ; 

 scutellum prasinum, basi rufescens, apice luteum ; pectus rufum, 

 fiavo macidatum, carina caput attingente ; venter rufus, fiavo mar- 

 ginalus et fasciatus, spina basali coxas posticas attingente, spinis 

 duabus apicalibus crassis ; alec antica prasina. 



Testaceous, elongate-oval, roughly punctured. Head smooth, elon- 

 gate, transversely striated, with two short red stripes on the hind part ; 

 middle lobe extending very little beyond the lateral lobes. Rostrum ex- 

 tending to the hind coxae ; tip black. Antennae rather less than half the 

 length of the body; first joint not extending to the front of the head; 

 second much longer than the third ; fourth as long as the third. Thorax 

 with a red band; an anterior transverse smooth space on each side; hind 

 angles forming two dark red thick obtuse slightly recurved spines. Scutel- 

 lum grass-green, reddish at the base, luteous at the tip. Pectus red, with 

 some pale yellow spots on each side ; keel deep in front, extending to the 

 head. Abdomen beneath red, pale yellow along each side and with short 

 pale yellow bands ; two thick apical spines ; basal spine extending to the 

 hind coxiB. Legs stout. Fore wings grass-green ; membrane pellucid. 

 Length of the body 5 lines. 



It has most afTuiity to C. Icucospila, from which it differs much in 

 markings, and the spines of the thorax are thicker. 



n. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Uiggles' collection. 



