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CATALOGUE OF 
Male. Black, smooth, shining, elongate. subfusiform. Head elongate- 
conical, tawny in front, shorter than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante- 
ocular part more than twice as long as the post-ocular. Rostrum, 
antennae, hind lobe of the prothorax, keel of the propectus, connexivum, 
legs and corium tawny, the latter sometimes luteous. Antennae setose, a 
little longer than the head and the prothorax together; first joint not more 
than half as long as the second; third shorter than the second; fourth 
hardly half as long as the third. Fore lobe of the prothorax more than 
twice as long as the hind lobe, the seven furrows very slight. Scutelluin 
piceous or ferruginous, with a forked keel. Abdomen tawny towards the 
base. Spongy furrow of the fore tibiae about half as long as the latter. 
Corium occasionally with a black spot on the inner side. Membrane 
whitish at the tip, mostly occupied by a broad irregular black band. 
Length of the body 7 — 8 lines. 
a, b. Hindostan. 
c. Hindostan. From Mr. Children’s collection. 
d. North Hindostan. From Mr. Warwick’s collection. 
e. Hindostan. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
/. ? From the collection of the Zoological Society. 
70 . Pirates sexmaculatus. 
Fcem. Niger, subtus piceus ; caput longi-conicum, prolhoracis lobo 
antico multo brevius , anlice futvum ; rostrum, antennce, prothoracis 
lobus posticus, spina pecturalis pedesque fulva ; antennce capite et 
prothorace ad unum longiores ; prothorax antice bituberculatus ; 
abdominis dorsum rufescens ; alee anticcc fuscce, corii striga costali 
fulva maculisque duabus albidis , membranes macula apicalis albida. 
Female. Black, elongate-subfusiform, piceous beneath. Head elon- 
gate-conical, much shorter than the fore lobe of the prothorax, tawny in 
front; ante-ocular part more than twice as long as the post-ocular. 
Rostrum, antenna;, hind lobe of the prothorax, a long acute retracted spine 
on the propectus, and legs tawny. Antenna; setulose, longer than the head 
and the prothorax together; first joint of the antennae about half as long 
as the second ; third a little shorter than the second ; fourth hardly shorter 
than the third. Fore lobe of the prothorax more than twice as long as 
the bind lobe, the furrows very slight; a tubercle on each side of the fore 
border. Mesopectus with a keel. Abdomen reddish above. Spongy 
furrow of the fore tibiae a little more than half as long as the latter. 
Fore wings brown; corium with a tawny costal streak and with two large 
whitish spots, one near the base, the other apical; membrane with a 
whitish apical spot. Hind wings pellucid. Length of the body 8 lines. 
a. Hindostan. 
71 . Pirates strigifer. 
Foem. Ferrugineus, fere linearis ; caput longi-conicum, prolhoracis lobo 
antico longius; antennce capite et prothorace ad unum breviores, 
articulo lo lestacco ; prothoracis lobus anticus teslaceus ; pectus uni- 
spinosum ; ubdominis dorsum luleum, apice ferrugineum ; pedes 
jlavescentes ; alee anlicce fuscce, corii basi maculaque favescentibus , 
membrana cinerea. 
