410 CATALOGUE OF 



Genus 81. BALSA, 



Corpus fiisifurme, dense puiictatiim. Caput lanceolalum ; lobi laterales 

 lobuin metlium longe superautes, apice di^juncli. Rostrum coxas pusticas 

 attingeiis. Antennae graciles. Tlioiax ]aleril)us anticis crenalis, angulis 

 poslicis subobtusis., Scutelluin attenuatuin. Pectus vix carinatum. Pedes 

 gracillimi, longiusculi ; tibiaj sulcatJE ; tarsi Iriurliculati. 



Body fusiform, tbickly and minutely punctured. Head lanceolate; 

 lateral lol)es extending very mucb beyond tbe middle lobe, separate at tbe 

 tips. Rostrum extending to the hind coxae. Antennae slender; first joint 

 much shorter ihan tbe anterior part of the head. Thorax with tlie sides 

 crenated in front; hind angles siiglitly obtuse and prominent. Sculelluni 

 attenuated towards the tip. Pectoral keel extremely slight. Legs very 

 slender, rather long; tibite furrowed ; tarsi threc-joiuted. 



It has most affinity to Arvtliiis, from which it is sufficiently dis- 

 tinguished by the want of a ventral spine. 



1. Balsa extenuata. 



Testacea ; caput lituri.i duabiis posticis glabris ; ihurax lalcribuss anticis 

 jiiffris, lituris duabus posticis glabris arcuatis ; scutellum basi nigra 

 bipunctalum ; venter vilta maculari nigra; femora nigra subcon- 

 spersa; membrana limpida. 



Testaceous, paler beneatli. Head with a smooth space on each side 

 of the hind border. Rostrum with a black tip. Thorax with a curved 

 smooth mark on each side of the hind border; sides black in front. Scu- 

 tellum with a black point on each side at the base. Abdomen beneath 

 with a stripe of black spots. Femora slightly speckled with black. Mem- 

 brane of the fore wiugs pellucid. Length of the body 6^ lines. 



a. North China. From Mr. Fortune's collection. 



Fam. 13. UROSTYLID^, C. H. 313. 

 Genus 1. UROCHELA, C. H. 313. 



1. Urociiela biivtaculata, C. 11.313. 

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



2. Urochela obscura, C. II. 314. 



a, b. Hindostan. From Mr. Children's collection. 



c — e. ? Presented by Gen. Hardwicke. 



f-i- ? 



3. Urochela quadripunctata. 

 quadripunctata, Dallw!, Trans. Ent. Soc. Netv Ser. i. 3, pi. 2, f. 1. 

 Hindostan. 



