390 CATALOGUE 01' 



37. CUSPICONA KUFOLINEA. 



Prasina, longi-ovata, rude punctata, stibtus pallide testaceo-viridis ; caput 

 transverse striatum ; rostrum coxas posticus paullo superans ; anteniKe 

 rufescentes, hasi testacea, corporis dimidio non longiores ; thorax 

 antics lituris duahus transversis glabris, spinis duabus acutis longis- 

 simis apice riijis ; pectoris carina rufo vittata, caput attingens ; 

 venter rufo vittatus, spinis duabus apicalibus rufis longis acutis ; 

 pedes testacei, graciles ; membrana limpida. 



Grass-green, elongale-oval, roughly punctured, pale testaceous-green 

 beneath. Head conical, transversely and finely striated ; lobes of equal 

 length. Kostrum extending a little beyond the hind coxae ; tip black. 

 AntennsB reddish, about half the length of the body; first joint pale tes- 

 taceous, not extending to the front of the head ; third much longer than 

 the second ; fourth a little longer than the third ; fifth a little longer than 

 the fourth. Thorax with a transverse smooth space on each side in front ; 

 hind angles forming two very long and acute directly diverging spines, 

 which are dark red towards the tips. Pectoral keel with a bright red edge, 

 deepening in front, extending to the base of the rostrum. Abdomen be- 

 neath hardly keeled, with a bright red stripe ; basal spine very short and 

 obtuse; two red long acute apical spines. Legs testaceous, slender. Hind 

 wings and membrane of the fore wings pellucid. Length of the body 

 6J lines. 



It has most affinity to C. auricornis ; the spines of the thorax are 

 much longer and more acute. 



Queensland. In the National Museum at Melbourne. 



Genus 48. MICRODEUTERUS, C. H. 299. 



1. MiCKODEUTERCS MEGACEPHALUS, C. //. 300. 



a. N. Hindostan. From Capt. Boys' collection. 



2. MiCRODEUTERUS ^QUALIS. 



Testaceus, longi-ellipticus, vage fusco punctatus ; caput transverse stria- 

 tum, lateribus anticis incurvis ; rostrum coxas posticus attingens ; 

 antenna nigra; basi fulvce, corporis dimidio non longiores; thoracis 

 anguli postice valde rotundati ; scutellum apicem versus atlenualum^ 

 disco fusco ; venter subcarinatus, spina coxas posticus attingente ; 

 alee anticce fusco biplagiata, membrana fusca cinereo varia. 



Testaceous, elongate-elliptical, thinly punctured ; punctures brown. 

 Head with slightly reflexed borders, finely and transversely striated on 

 each side ; sides excavated in Iront of the eyes ; lobes of equal length. 

 Rostrum extending to the hind coxte ; tip black. Antenna; tawny, about 

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

 head ; second less than half the length of the third : third, fourth and fifth 

 black ; fourth more than half the length of the third ; fifth shorter than the 

 fourth. Thorax with slightly reflexed borders ; hind angles much rounded, 

 not prominent. Scutellum attenuated towards the lip ; disk brown. Pec- 

 toral keel developed. Abdomen beneath with a slight keel ; spine extending 



