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8. AGRjECIA. VITTIFRONS. 



Fcem. Fulva ; caput scabrum, longiusculum, inter antennas spina arma- 

 tum, antice obliquum et nigro bivittalum ; palporum articulus bus 40 

 duplo longior ; antenna picete, basi fulvae ; prothorax longiusculus, 

 transverse bisulcatus, margine postico vix produclo ; oviductus piceus, 

 arcuatus, abdomini cequilongus ; pedes robusti, femoribus biseriatim 

 spinosis, tibiis quatuor anterioribus biseriatim quinquespinosis, tibiis 

 posticis quadriseriatim novem-spinosis ; alee anticce coriaca, nigro 

 sparse punctatce ; aloe posticce obscure cinerea, paullo breviores. 



Female. Tawny, stout. Head and prothorax scabrous. Head rather 

 long, with a short porrect spine between the antennas; fore part flat, 

 abruptly retracted, with two short black stripes which extend to the 

 mandibles ; front more roughly scabrous than the upper surface. Palpi 

 testaceous ; fifth joint of the maxillary very slightly clavate, twice the 

 length of the fourth. Antennae piceous, tawny at the base, about twice the 

 length of the body. Prothorax slightly elongate, a little narrower in front, 

 with two curved transverse furrows; sides nearly straight; hind border 

 hardly elongated. Oviduct piceous, broad, curved, much compressed, as 

 long as the abdomen. Legs stout, moderately long; femora with six or 

 fewer spines on each side ; four anterior tibiae with five spines on each side ; 

 hind tibiae with nine spines in each of the four rows; spines minute, with 

 black tips; tarsi broad; fourth joint slender. Fore wings coriaceous, a 

 little longer than the hind wings; transverse sectors irregular; a few black 

 points in the disk. Hind wings dark cinereous; veins brown. Length of 

 the body 15 lines; of the wings 34 lines. 



The darker hind wings distinguish it from A.facialis. 

 a. Philippine Isles. From Mr. Cunning's collection. 



9. AGE^ICIA SPARSA. 



Mas. Fulva, convexa, longiuscula, scabra ; caput spina brevi oblique 



ascendente armatum, fronte obscuriore, facie nigra, labro luteo ; 



abdomen testaceum ; alee anticce nigro guttatce ; alcB posticts sordide 

 cinereee. 



Male. Tawny, nearly cylindrical. Head and prothorax scabrous. 

 Head as broad as the prothorax, with an obliquely ascending spine between 

 the antennae; fore part retracted ; front dark tawny ; face black; labrum 

 luteous. Eyes testaceous, very prominent. Antennas piceous, tawny at 

 the base. Prothorax elongate, with two transverse curved furrows. Abdo- 

 men testaceous. Fore wings a little longer than the hind wings, with 

 several black dots of various size. Hind wings dingy cinereous; veins 

 testaceous. Length of the body 20 lines; of the wings 36 lines. 



The number of spines on the legs of the specimen described cannot be 

 ascertained. It has most affinity to A. vittifrons, from which it differs in 

 the arrangement of the marks on the fore wings. 



Sarawak. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



