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CATALOGUE OF 
17. CllIMIA BISPINICEPS. 
Mas. Picea , sat angusta , fere linearis, postice sublatescens ; caput spinis 
duabus frontalibus porrectis acutis, lateribus bispinosis ; antenna: 
corporis triente breviores, articulis 2 o 4oque subeequalibus, 4o clavato, 
1 o 3oque longioribus ; prothorax lateribus rolundatis, lobo poslico 
rufescente ; segmenta abdominalia angulis posticis acutis; femora 
subincrassata, basi rufa ; ala anticce abdominis apicem non altin- 
gentes, membrana nigricantes. 
Male. Piceous, flat, finely punctured, rather narrow, nearly linear, 
slightly widening hindward. Head in front with two acute porrect spines, 
which are a little longer than the first joint of the antennae ; a minute 
spine on the outer side of each antenniferous tubercle. Antennae less than 
one-third of the length of the body; second joint shorter than the first and 
than the third ; fourth clavate, hardly longer than the second. Prothorax 
with a slight transverse furrow between the two lobes, which have rounded 
sides; hind lobe reddish. Scutellum triangular. Hind angles of the 
abdominal segments acute ; two broad spines on each side near the tip, 
which has a smaller spine on each side. Legs moderately long ; femora 
slightly thickened, red at the base ; tarsi red. Fore wings extending to 
three-fourths of the length of the abdomen ; membrane blackish. Length 
of the body 3 — 4 lines. 
a — d. New Guinea. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
e. New Guinea. From Mr. Wallace’s collection. 
18. Cbimia pallescens. 
Mas. Fulva, angusta, postice lulescens ; caput spinis duabus frontalibus 
porrectis spinisque qualuor later alibus ; antenna breves, articulis 1 o 
3oque subaqualibus, lo hirsuto valido, 2 o breviore ; prothorax antice 
paullo anguslior, lobi anlici lateribus tridentatis ; segmentorum 
abdominaliurn anguli postici producti ; pedes breves, graciles ; alee 
anticce abdominis apice non attingentes , omnino fere membranacece et 
diaphance. 
Male. Tawny, narrow, flat, minutely punctured, widening from the 
head to the tip of the abdomen. Head with two porrect spines between the 
antennae, with a stout spine on the outer side of each antenniferous tubercle, 
and a little spine behind each eye. Antennae about one-third of the length 
of the body; first joint hirsute, stout, a little more than twice the length of 
the intermediate spines; second much shorter than the first and than the 
third. Prothorax a little narrower in front, with two distinct lobes ; fore 
lobe tridentate on each side. Hind angles of the apical abdominal segment 
elongated. Legs short, slender. Fore wings extending to three-fourths of 
the length of the abdomen, nearly wholly membranous and pellucid. 
Length of the body 3 lines. 
a. Aru. Presented by W. W. Sauuders, Esq. 
