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ated longitudinally, very concave along the hind border, pitchy 

 about the fore border, with a very slight middle ridge ; its length 

 full half its breadth ; face finely punctured : chest finely striated 

 transversely ; shield very convex on the fore border, along each side 

 of which there is a slight furrow ; scutcheon with a pitchy spot on 

 each side at the base, and with a pitchy band towards the tip : ab- 

 domen lengthened and attenuated towards the tip : legs testaceous ; 

 wings narrow: fore-wings pale ferruginous : hind-wings colourless. 

 Length of the body 6| lines ; of the wings 9^ lines. 



a. New South Wales. From Mr. Pamplin's collection. 



^ (yp 38. Ledra l^vis. 



Ferruginea, punctata ^depressa, suhfusiformis ; al(s anticcB testacece, 

 punctata ; al(B posticcB suhlimpidcB. 



Ferruginous, flat, almost spindle-shaped : head rather long- 

 conical, almost as broad as the chest, thickly and minutely punc- 

 tured, not arched, very slightly concave along the hind border, with 

 a very indistinct middle ridge ; its length less than its breadth ; fore 

 border dark ferruginous ; a very slight middle ridge on the under- 

 side: chest more thinly and roughly punctured than the head; 

 scutcheon with a slight arched transverse suture : abdomen a little 

 narrower than the chest: fore-wings testaceous, thickly and mi- 

 nutely punctured from the base to the tips : hind-wings almost 

 colourless. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 10| lines. 

 a. Philippine Islands. From Mr. Wood's collection. 



Q 39. Ledra culobata. 



Testacea, suhfusiformis; abdomen nigro septemvittatum ; pedes 

 nigro maculati ; alee posticce limpida. 



Testaceous, almost spindle-shaped : head conical, as broad as 

 the chest, shagreened, very slightly arched, very slightly concave 

 along the hind border, with a very indistinct middle ridge, on each 

 side of which there is a very slight furrow ; its length a little less 

 than its breadth ; sides slightly angular; fore part of the underside 

 with slight diverging ridges, which are at right angles to the slight 

 oblique ridges on each side of the face ; a pitchy spot in front'' of 

 each eye : eyelets near the hind border : chest very slightly convex, 

 hardly striated transversely, indistinctly impressed on each side ; 



