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CATA.LOGUE OF 
6. Phvsomerus SUBARGENTEUS. 
Foein. Piceus, fusif 07-mis, subcinerascens, subtus subargeriteus ; aiitennce 
saturate rufce, corpore paullo breviores ; prothorax vix sulcalus, 
angulis posticis rotundatis non prominulis ; pectus flavo univittatuin ; 
abdo77iinis latera fia770 guttata ; pedes fulvi,feinoribus posticis piceis 
apice subtus late dentatis. 
Female. Piceous, fusiform, slightly cinereous; under side with a 
silvery tinge. Eyes very prominent. Rostrum testaceous, extending 
rather beyond the fore coxoe. Antennae dark red, a little shorter than the 
body; joints from the first to the third successively decreasing in length; 
fourth a little longer than the first. Proihorax with an indistinct longi- 
tudinal furrow ; hind angles rounded, not prominent. Pectus with a pale 
yellow stripe. Abdomen with yellow dots along each side. Legs tawny; 
hind femora piceous, iucrassated, much shorter than the abdomen, broailly 
dentate beneath at the tips. Hind tibiae a little shorter than the hind 
femora. Fore wings with a blackish membrane. Length of the body 
10 lines. 
a. Pulo Penang. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 
7. Physomerus nigrorufus. 
Fcera. Rufus, subttis niger ; caput nigrum; antennce nigrce, corpore 
paullo breviores, articulo 4o rufo ; prothorax subtilissime punctatus, 
linea vittisque duabus punctularibus niyris, lateribus posticis serralis, 
angulis posticis ohtusis vix prominulis ; pectus rufo quadriplagiatum ; 
abdomen rufo-nigrum ; femora postica incrassata, subtuberculata, 
spina subtus robusta apice lutea ; tibice postica: subtus serratce basin 
versus subdilatatce et obtuse angulata ; tarsi rufi ; membrana nigra 
Female. Red, black beneath. Head black. Eyes livid, prominent. 
Rostrum mostly red, extending somewhat beyond the fore coxae; joints 
nearly equal in length. Antenme black, slender, a little shorter than the 
body; joints from the first to the third successively decreasing in length; 
fourth red, black at the base, very little longer than the second. Protborax 
very minutely punctured, with a slender black stripe and with two very 
incomplete stiipes, which are indicated by black points; sides serrated; 
hind angles obtuse, very slightly prominent. Pectus with two large red 
patches on each side. Abdomen reddish black. Legs black. Hind 
femora iucrassated, wiih a few minute tubercles, armed Iteueath a little 
before the middle with a stout spine, which is luteous towards the tip. 
Four anterior tibiae reddish black. Hind tibiae flattened, slightly dilated 
and obtusely angular beneath at one-third of the length, serrated from 
thence to the tips. Tarsi red. Fore wings with a black membrane. 
Length of the body 12 lines. 
This species has much affinity to the genus Mictis. 
a. North Hindustan. From Dr. Hooker’s collection. 
