and Characters of undescrihed Species. 359 



basal part. Hind-legs of the usual form ; liind-feraora armed 

 beneath with minute teeth. Wings cinereous; veins black. Fore- 

 wings with a lurid tinge along the costa; ulna less than half the 

 length of the humerus; radius and cubitus very short. 

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

 Blale. — Antennae longer than those of the female. Abdomen 

 red, fusiform, a little shorter than the thorax. 



Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 7 lines. 

 Singapore. Discovered by Mr. Wallace. In the British 

 Museum. 



Halticella signator. 

 Fcem. — Nigra ; caput et thorax scabrosa ; caput vald^ im- 

 pressum, facie obliqua ; antennae filiformes, thorace non 

 breviores; scutellum inerme; metathorax bidentatus; petiolus 

 brevissimus; abdomen thorace multo longius, basi longi- 

 ellipticum, apice stylatum punctatum ; tarsi obscure rufes- 

 centes; femora postica incrassata, quadridentata; alse cinereas, 

 basi apud costam nigricantes. 



Female. — Black. Head and thorax scabrous, in structure like 

 those of H.ensalor (^sup. p. 357) ; face oblique. Antennae filiform, 

 as long as the thorax. Petiole very short. Abdomen much longer 

 than the thorax ; basal part elongate-elliptical ; apical part stylate, 

 compressed, punctured, a little deeper at the tip, much shorter 

 than the basal part. Tarsi dark reddish. Hind-legs of the usual 

 form ; hind-femora much incrassated, armed with four large teeth. 

 Wings cinereous, blackish along the costa towards the base; veins 

 black; ulna about half the length of the humerus; radius and 

 cubitus very short. 



Length of the body 5| lines; of the wings 9 lines. 



Java. Discovered by Mr. Bowring. Li the British Museum. 



Halticella violator. 

 Fcem. — Nigra ; caput et thorax scabrosa ; caput valdfe im- 

 pressum, facie perobliqua; antennae filiformes, thorace non 

 breviores; scutellum inerme; metathorax bidentatus; petiolus 

 brevissimus ; abdomen thorace valde longius, basi longi- 

 ellipticum, apice stylatum ; femora postica incrassata, 

 dentata; als3 cinereae, dimidio basali nigricante. 



Female. — Black. Head and thorax finely scabrous, in structure 

 like those of H. ensator {sup. p. 357); face very oblique. Antennae 

 filiform, as long as the thorax. Petiole very short. Abdomen much 

 longer than the thorax; basal part elongate-elliptical; apical part 



