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75. Pirates latifer. 
Mas. Luteus ; caput conicum , prothoracis lobo antico paullo brevius ; 
anlennce picece , capite et prothorace ad unum multo longiores ; pro- 
thoracis lobus anticus nigro late trifasciaius , tabus posticus margine 
antico discoque nigris ; venter fasciis duabus piceis lalis dentatis ; 
alee anlicce nigree. 
Male. Luteous, elongate-subfusiform. Head conical, a little shorter 
than the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part twice as long as the 
post-ocular. Antennas pieeous, much longer than the head and the pro- 
thorax together; first joint longer than the ante-ocular head ; second more 
than twice as long as the first ; third a little shorter than the first; fourth 
a little shorter than the third. Fore lobe of the prothorax with a broad 
black middle stripe; sides and pectus black ; middle furrow well defined 
along the whole length. Hind lobe black along the fore border, the hind 
part of this band rounded and extending nearly or quite to the hind border. 
Scutellum with elevated sides and with a compressed pieeous tip. Abdomen 
beneath with two broad pieeous bands, which emit branches on each side 
along the fore borders of the segments and are united towards the tip, 
which they wholly occupy. Spongy furrows of the four anterior tibiae about 
one-third as long as the latter. Fore wings black. Length of the body 
7 — 8 lines. 
a. Hindostan. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 
b. Hindostan. Presented by VV. W. Saunders, Esq. 
76. Pirates rufifemur. 
Fcem. Niger ; caput longi-conicum , prothoracis lobo antico cpquilongus, 
collo bituberculato ; anlennce capite et prothorace ad unum longiores ; 
connexivum lestaceo maculatum ; pedes longi,femoribus rufis ; corium 
striga apud marginetn interiorem maculaque subapicali testaceis. 
Female. Black, smooth, shining, elongate-subfusiform. Head setu- 
lose, elongate-conical, as long as the fore lobe of the prothorax, tumid 
about the ocelli ; ante-ocular part much longer than the post-ocular, in- 
cluding the neck, which is rather long and has a tubercle on each side. 
Antennas slightly setulose, longer than the head and the prothorax together ; 
first joint a little more than half as long as the second; third very much 
longer than the second ; fourth much shorter than the second. Fore lobe 
of the prothorax with a middle furrow, which is more determinate hind- 
ward, and with three slight ftirrows on each side. Hind lobe more than 
half as long as the fore lobe. Scutellum with a slight transverse de- 
pression near the base; tip compressed, slightly excavated. Connexivum 
with testaceous spots. Legs long; femora red; fore tibiae clavate, with a 
spongy furrow, which is not more than one-third of their length. Wings 
blackish, extending a little beyond the tip of the abdomen. Corium with a 
testaceous streak along the interior border, and with an elongate testaceous 
spot near the tip. Length of the body 10 lines. 
a. Ceylon. From Dr. Thwaites’ collection. 
