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tudinal furrows ; front and face longer than broad, with very 

 prominent borders ; front extending obliquely beyond the vertex ; 

 face retracted. Eyes prominent, rather small. Thorax pubes- 

 cent, twice as broad as long, rounded on each side, with a 

 transverse suture near the fore border, and with a large shallow 

 impression on each side in front. Scutellum small. Legs short, 

 stout, pubescent ; tibiae without spines. Wings broad, rounded 

 at the tips. Pore wings coriaceous ; costa much rounded at 

 the base. Hind wings hyaline, with few veins. 



327. Triecphora antica. Mas. Lutea, abdomine rufo basi pallide 

 hitco, tibiis anticis supra nigris, alls anticis nigris basi hiteis, alls 

 posticis fuscescenti-cinereis. 



Male. Luteous. Abdomen red, pale luteous towards the base. Fore 

 tibia3 black above ; ungues black. Fore wings black, luteous at the 

 base. Hind wings brownish cinereous ; veins black. Length of the 

 body 2 lines, of the wings 7 lines. 



Hah. Mysol. 



328. Triecphora rufa. Mas. Fulva, thorace non carinato, pectore 

 abdomine pedibusque pallide luteis, abdomine dorso piceo fascia ven- 

 trali lata rufescente, alis anticis basi fulvis fascia subapicali guttulari 

 margineque postico nigris, alis posticis cinereis. 



Male. Tawny. Keel of the thorax obsolete. Pectus, abdomen and 

 legs pale luteous. Abdomen piceous above ; underside with a broad 

 reddish band. Fore wings bright red, tawny at the base ; a subapical 

 band of six black dots ; hind border black. Ilind wings cinereous ; 

 veins brown, pale at the base. Length of the body 3 lines, of the 

 wings 8 lines. 



Hab. New Guinea. 



Genus Atjfidus, Stal. 



Mas. Curjpus robustum. Caput thorace multo augustius ; vertex 



. transverse sulcatus, autice rotundntus ; frons convexa, late sul- 

 cata, transverse striata ; facies carinata. Scutum punctatum. 

 Scutellum parvum. Abdomen breve. Pedes longiusculi, sat 

 graciles. Alte anticse abdominis apicem longissime superantes, 

 dimidio apicali reticulate. 



Male. Body stout. Head much narrower than the thorax ; vertex 

 with a transverse furrow, rounded on the fore border; front 

 prominent, with a very broad punctured furrow, transversely 

 striated on each side ; face keeled. Scutum punctured, im- 

 pressed on each side in front ; scutellum rather small. Abdo- 



.. men short. Legs rather long and slender. Fore wings ex- 



