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of black speckles on each side; anal appendage truncate. Legs red; tibiae 
and tarsi black. Fore wings black; costa yellow; membrane cinereous. 
Var. (3. — Thorax black, except about the hind border. Var. y. — Head and 
thorax tawny. Fore wings reddish. Length of the body 7 — 7^ lines. 
The lateral lobes of the head are less connected than those of 
M. marginella and the body is a little longer. 
a — d. West Africa. From Mr. Dalton’s collection. 
7. Macrina coccinea. 
Lcete rufa, longissime ovalis ; caput acutum, laliludine paullo longius 
lobo intermcdio transverse striata, lobis lateralibus contiguis oblique 
striatis ; antenncB articulo 2o 3o valde longiore, bo nonnunquam 
nigro ; thorax et scutellum transverse rugulosa ; thorax j ago trans- 
verso, angulis poslicis acutis subjlexis valde productis, lateribus anticis 
serralis ; scutellum uttenuatum, plus minusve Jlavo conspersum, apice 
rotundalum ; abdomen apice truncatum ; alee anlicce mernbrana 
pellucida. 
Bright red, very elongate-oval. Head acute, a little longer than 
broad ; middle lobe transversely striated ; lateral lobes contiguous, obliquely 
striated. Eyes not prominent. Rostrum partly black, extending to the 
fore coxae. Antennae slender; second joint much longer than the third, as 
long as the fourth; fifth longer than the fourth, sometimes mostly black. 
Thorax and scutellum transversely rugulose. Thorax with a ridge between 
the hind angles, which are acute, much elongated and slightly inclined 
forward; sides in front serrated ; a transverse sometimes testaceous callus 
on each side near the fore border. Scutellum much attenuated, rounded 
at the tip, with a few or with many yellow speckles. Abdomen truncated 
at the tip. Legs slender. Fore wings thickly and minutely punctured ; 
membrane pellucid. Length of the body 7 lines. 
The head is less elongated than that of ili. angularis and the horns of 
the thorax are more inclined forward. 
a. Hindostan. From the Entomological Society’s collection. 
b. Hindostan. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 
c. Penang. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 
8. Macrina vacillans. 
Teslacea, longissime ovalis, dense nigro punctata ; caput productum, 
lobis lateralibus lanceolalis contiguis; antenna; articulo 2o So valde 
longiore, 4o rufo, bo nonnunquam rufo-vario apice nigricanle ; thorax 
jugo transverso, angulis posticis acutis productis, lateribus anticis 
serratis ; scutellum attenuatum, apice rolundatum ; abdomen apice 
truncatum ; femora nigro conspersa ; tibia; apice tarsique rufescentia ; 
ala; antica; mernbrana pellucida. 
Testaceous, very elongate-oval, thickly and minutely punctured ; 
punctures mostly black. Head much longer than broad; lateral lobes 
lanceolate, contiguous. Eyes not prominent. Rostrum extending to the 
fore cox®. Antenn® slender; second joint much longer than the third ; 
fourth red, as long as the second ; fifth longer than the fourth, sometimes 
