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CATALOGUE OF 
55. Mictis albovittata. 
alboviltala, Stal, A. S. E. F. Ame Ser. v. 172. 
Malacca. 
56. Mictis macra. 
macra, Stal, A. S. E. F. 4me Ser. v, 173. 
Malacca. 
Var.P Female. Cinereous, toraentose, ferruginous beneath. Third 
and fourth joints of the rostrum about equal in length. Antenn® much 
shorter than the body; joints from the first to the third successively 
decreasing in length; fourth luteous, as long as the third. Prothorax 
finely scabrous, with a slight transverse furrow near the fore border, with a 
very slight longitudinal furrow and with a slight transverse ridge near the 
hind border; sides straight, serrated; hind angles elongated, acute. 
Odoriferous apertures luteous. Abdomen extending on each side a little 
beyond the fore wings; a testaceous dot on the hind angle of each segment; 
second ventral segment with a small tubercle on each side. Femora 
beneath with two minute spines near the tips. Hind femora slightly 
incrassated. Fore wings with a blackish membrane. Length of the body 
9^ — 12 lines. 
0 . Ceram. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
b. Ke. From Mr. Wallace’s collection. 
c. Ternate. From Mr. Wallace’s collection. 
57. Mictis ferrifeea. 
Mas. Ferruginea, lomenlosa ; anlennce nigra ; prothoracis anguli postici 
valde rotundali ; sculellum apice albidum ; abdominis dorsum rufum, 
nigro marginatum; ventris discus sublumidus; femora postica 
incrassata, basi valde arcuata, sublus apices versus dilalala rect- 
angulata et serrata ; tibia postica subdilatala ; ala antica membrana 
fusca. 
Male. Ferruginous, tomeniose. Rostrum black at the tip; second 
joint shorter than the third. Antennae black; joints from the first to the 
third successively decreasing in length. Prothorax widening on each side 
from the fore border to the hind angles, which are much rounded and not 
prominent; a slight transverse ridge near the hind border. Tip of the 
scutellum whitish. Abdomen above red, black-bordered; under side 
slightly tumid in the disk near the base, where the hind border of the first 
segment is rounded. Hind femora incrassated, much curved near the base, 
dilated beneath beyond tbe middle and forming a right angle, which is 
serrated along the outer side. Hind tibi® slightly dilated beneath ; the 
dilatation broadest towards the base, where it is rounded. Fore wings 
extending to the tip of the abdomen ; membrane brown. Length of the 
body 12 lines. 
a. Hindostan. From the Entomological Society’s collection. 
