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CATALOGUE OF 
11. Astacops spinipes. 
Mas. Luteus, subtus testaceus, prolhoracis fascia media scutello femori- 
bus intermediis sublus femoribusque posticis tiigris ; femora quatuor 
posleriora spinosa ; membrana nigricans. Var. (3. — Prothorax niger, 
antice luteus ; corium nigricante nebulosum ; membrana nigra. 
JMale. Luteous, testaceous beneath. Eyes very prominent, not 
petiolated. Third and fourth joiuts of the antennae much shorter than the 
second. Prolhorax with a black middle band. Scutellum black. Four 
posterior femora armed with spines beneath ; middle femora black beneath ; 
hind femora wholly black. Membrane blackish. Var. (3.— Prothorax 
wholly black except towards the fore border. Corium clouded with 
blackish. Membrane black. Length of the body 5 lines. 
a. New Guinea. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
b. Aru. From Mr. Wallaces collection. 
12. Astacops nigricornis. 
Mas. Niger; oculi rufi ; prothorax el abdomen rufo bivittata ; abdo- 
minis dorsum rufum ; venter apicem versus rufus ; corium nigricans , 
costa apieeque rufis. 
Male. Black. Eyes red, moderately prominent. Third joint of the 
antennae shorter than the second and than the fourth. Prolhorax and 
abdomen with a red stripe along each side; this stripe is dilated on the 
prolhorax and especially so on the transverse furrow. Abdomen bright red 
above and towards the tip beneath. Corium blackish, red along the costa 
and towards the tip. Membrane black. Length of the body 6 lines. 
a. Timor. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
13. Astacops Degeeri. 
Degeeri, Stal , A. S. E. F. 4 me Ser. v. 187. 
North Australia. 
14. Astacops? caligatus. 
Mas. Rufus , fere linearis, sublus albido lomenlosus ; caput supra 
nigrum , lobo intermedio angusto carinato ; oculi prominuli ; rostrum 
nigrum, coxas posticas paullo superans ; antennae nigree, corporis 
dimidio rnullo longiores ; prothorax margine antico laleribusque 
rufis; pedes nigri ; alee antice nigree, corii margine rufo, membrana 
apice albida. 
Male. Red, narrow, nearly linear, with whitish tomentum beneath. 
Head black above, short ; middle lobe narrow, keeled. Eyes prominent. 
Rostrum black, extending a little beyond the hind coxae. Antennae black, 
much more than half the length of the body; first joint much shorter than 
the head; second much more than twice the length ot the first; third very 
much shorter than the second; fourth as long as the third. Prothorax 
black, subquadrale; a slight transverse ridge near the fore border, which 
