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CATALOGUE OF 
Female. Blackish, with testaceous tomentum, tawny beneath. Second 
joint of the rostrum longer than the third. Antennae ferruginous, a little 
shorter than the body; joints from the first to the third successively 
decreasing in length ; fourth joint longer than the first. Prothorax minutely 
scabrous, with a very slight transverse ridge near the hind border; hind 
angles serrated, dilated, slightly ascending, forming two long acute spines. 
Tip of the scutellum pale cinereous. Abdomen red above ; border piceous. 
Legs piceous. Femora with the two usual subapical spines. Hind femora 
slightly bent at the base, slightly increasing in thickness from the base to 
the tips. Hind tibiae slender, shorter than the hind femora. Membrane 
of the fore wings aeneous. Hind wings pellucid. Length of the body 
12 lines. 
a, 6. Sarawak, Borneo. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
70. Micxis Javana. 
Foem. Nigra, cinereo tomentosa ; antennce corpore tnulto breviores ; pro- 
thorax lateribus posticis serratis, angulis poslicis latis aeutis oblique 
ascendentibus ; femora postica robusta; tibiae posticce latimculce. 
Female. Black, with thick cinereous tomentum. Eyes rather 
prominent. Rostrum extending to the hind coxae. Antennae much 
shorter than the body; joints from the first to the third successively 
decreasing in length. Prothorax with the sides minutely serrated; bind 
angles broad, prominent, acute, obliquely ascending ; transverse ridge near 
the hind border slight. Femora beneath with two subapical spines, the 
second very minute. Hind femora stout. Hind tibiae slightly broad. 
Fore wings with a black membrane. Length of the body 10 lines. 
a. Java. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
71. Micxis limbaxivenxris. 
limbativentris, Slal. 
a. New Ciuineu. From Mr. Wallace’s collection. 
Australia. 
72. Micxis profana, C. H. 404. 
New Caledonia. 
a. New South Wales. Presented by Dr. A. Sinclair. 
b—f. Australia, h'rom Mr. Children’s eollection. 
g. North Australia. Presented by J. 11. Elsey, Esq. 
73. Micxis symbolica, C. H. 404. 
profana, var.? 
a, b. Australia. Presented by Sir J. Richardsou. 
c. Moreton Bay. Presented by — Gibbons, Esq. 
