CATALOGUE OF 
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Antennae much longer than the head and the prothorax together; first 
joint as long as the ante-ocular head ; second about twice as long as the 
first; third as long as the second; fourth a little shorter than the third. 
Fore lobe of the prothorax rather longer than the hind lobe; longitudinal 
furrows distinct. Hind lobe with a very slight longitudinal ridge. 
Abdomen piceous. Legs stout; fore femora serrated beneath; furrow 
beneath the four anterior tibiae rather less than half the length of the latter. 
Hind wings pellucid. Length of the body 10 Hues. 
a. Hindostan. From Archdeacon Clerk’s collection. 
5. Lestomerus piceipennis. 
Mas. Niger , longusubfusiformis, sublus piceus ; caput conicum, pro - 
thoracis lobo anlico paullo brevius ; venter carinatus ; femora quatuor 
anteriora incrassala , serrata ; alee anticce picece. 
Male. Black, elongate-subfusiform, piteous beneath. Head conical, 
a little shorter than the lore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part about 
twice as long as the post-ocular. Fore lobe of the prothorax much longer 
than the hind lobe; longitudinal furrows well defined. Scutellum com- 
pressed towards the tip ; disk concave. Abdomen keeled beneath. Four 
anterior femora incrassated, serrated beneath. Fore tibiae with a short 
apical furrow beneath. Fore wings piceous. Length of the body 8 lines. 
a. Java. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 
6. Lestomerus femoralis. 
Foem. Cyaneo^niger ; caput conicum , prothoracis lobo anlico brevier; 
antennae capite prothoraceque ad unum longiores ; prothorax margine 
anlico biluberculato , lobo poslico scabro ; pectoris spina fulva; 
femora quatuor anteriora fulva ; alee nigree. 
Female. Bluish black, elongate-subfusiform, shining. Head conical, 
shorter than the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part twice longer 
than the post-ocular. Ocelli seated on a tubercle. Antennae longer than 
the head aud the prothorax together; first joint a little more than half the 
length of the second ; third shorter than the second ; fourth as long as the 
second. Fore lobe of the prothorax with a tubercle on each side of the fore 
border, hardly twice the length of the second, with distinct furrows and 
with a concave depression on each side in front. Hind lobe scabrous. 
Propectus with a tawny retracted very stout spine. Four anterior femora 
towaids the base and fore coxa? lawny, the former with minute spines 
beneath. Four anterior tibiae clavate. Wings black, not extending to the 
tip of the abdomen. Length of the body lOi lines. 
rr, b. Shanghai. From Mr. Fortune’s collection, 
c. Hong Kong. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 
7. Lestomerus diffinis. 
Mas et foem. Cyaneo-niger ; caput conicum , prothoracis lobo anlico 
brevior ; antenna: capite el prothorace ad wium longiores ; connexivum 
rufum ; pedes nigro-picei ; alee nigree. 
