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widely on each side beyond the fore wings. Legs slender, rather short, 
Fore wings extending to three-fourths of the abdomen ; membrane 
pellucid. Length of the body 3^ lines. 
a. New Guinea. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
23. Mezira ferrea. 
Mas. Ferruginea, fere linearis , subtus rufa ; caput cornu frontali 
porreclo conico subfurcato ; antenna: corporis dimidio breviores, 
arliculis lo 2 o 3oque fere cequalibus , 4 o clavato breviore apicem versus 
ieslaceo ; prothorax anlice quadricallosus ; scutellum marginatum ; 
abdomen apice tumid um ; alee anticie abdominis apicem fere altin- 
gentes, membrana lurida. 
Male. Ferruginous, flat, nearly linear, red beneath. Head in front 
with a slightly forked cone, which is a little shorter than the flrst joint of 
the antennae ; antenniferous tubercles unarmed ; no furrow for the reception 
of the rostrum, which is red. Antennae somewhat less than half the length 
of the body; flrst, second and third joints nearly equal in length; fourth 
clavate, testaceous towards the tip, shorter than the third. Lobes of the 
prothorax rounded, not dilated on each side; fore lobe forming four com- 
partments or call i . Scutellum triangular, with elevated sides. Abdomen 
tumid at the tip. Fore wings extending nearly to the tip of the abdomen ; 
membrane lurid, with numerous longitudinal veins. Length of the body 
5 lines. 
a. Sarawak. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
24. Mezira subfurcata. 
Mas. Nigra, fere fusiformis ; caput cornu frontali porreclo anlice 
bilobato, laleribus quadrispinosis ; antennee breves, arliculis lo 2o 
4 oque cequalibus 4o fusiformi, 3 o longiore ; prothorax vix bilobatus , 
laleribus postice convexis antice subconcavis ; pedes brevissimi, obscure 
rufi, femoribus nigris subincrassalis ; alee anticee abdominis apicem 
non attingentes, plaga corii albida, membrana nigricante. 
Male. Black, flat, finely punctured, nearly fusiform. Head in front 
with an elongate-quadrate horn, which rather exceeds in length the first 
joint of the antennae and forms two rounded lobes at the tip; a spine on 
the outer side of each antenniferous tubercle and another behind each eye. 
Antennae nearly one-fourth of the length of the body ; second joint as long 
as the first, shorter than the third ; fourth nearly fusiform, as long as the 
second. Prothorax narrower in front, hardly forming two lobes; sides 
convex in the hind part, slightly concave in front. Legs dark red, very 
short; femora black, slightly thickened. Fore wings extending to two- 
thirds of the length of the abdomen ; corium with a whitish patch along 
the outer border; membrane blackish. Length of the body lines. 
a. Aru. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
