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CATALOGUE OF 
77. Pirates diffinis. 
Foem. Niger , cinereo tomentosus ; caput longi-conicum, prothoracis lobo 
antico brevius , collo bitubereulalo ; antennae capile et prothorace 
acl unum paullo longiores ; connexivum flavo maculatum; femora 
gualuor posteriora basi Jlava ; tibiae fulvce ; alee anticce piceo-nigrce, 
breviusculce, plaga longa discali maculam fiavam transversam inclu- 
denle, litura membrance lulea furcata. 
Female. Black, elongate-subfusiform, with cinereous tomentum. Head 
elongate-conical, shorter than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular 
part nearly twice as long as the post-ocular; neck with a tubercle on 
each side. Antennae a little longer than the head and the prothorax 
together; first joint very much shorter than the second ; third rather shorter 
than the second. Fore lobe of the prothorax about twice as long as the 
hind lobe, with seven slight keels, depressed on each side of the middle 
keel hindward. Scutellum compressed and slightly elevated at the tip. 
Connexivum with yellow spots. Coxae mostly yellow. Four posterior 
femora yellow towards the base. Tibiae tawny; fore tibiae clavate, the 
spongy furrow about half their length. Tarsi piceous. Fore wings piceous, 
black, not extending to the lip of the abdomen ; a deep black elongate 
patch in the disk, with a transverse yellow spot near its base ; a luteous 
forked mark in the disk of the membrane. Length of the body 
lines. 
a. North China. From Mr. Fortune’s collection. 
b, c. Sarawak. From Mr. Wallace’s collection. 
d. Borneo. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 
78. Pirates turpis. 
Fcem. Niger, longi-subfusiformis ; caput coni cum, prothoracis lobo 
antico lequilongus ; antenna; capile et prothorace ad unum cequi- 
longce ; alee antico: parvce,fulvo ad partem venosce. 
Female. Black, smooth, shining, elongate-subfusiform. Head conical, 
as long as the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part twice as 
long as the post-ocular. Antennae as long as the head and the 
prothorax together; first joint a little more than half as long as 
the second ; third shorter than the second ; fourth shorter than the third. 
Fore lobe of the prothorax with slight furrows, more than twice as long 
as the hind lobe. Scutellum compressed and slightly elevated at the tip. 
Fore tibia; clavate, with a spongy furrow towards the tips beneath. Fore 
wings incompletely developed in the specimen described ; veins in the disk 
partly tawny. Hind wings pellucid. Length of the body 6^ lines. 
a. Hong Kong. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 
79. Pirates mutilloides. 
Fcem. Niger, fere linearis, cinereo tomentosus ; caput conicum, prothoracis 
lobo antico paullo brevius ; prothorax, scutellum coriique dimidium 
basale rufa; connexivum albo maculatum ; femora basi alba ; mem- 
brana basi maculaque subapicali albis. Var. (3 . — Prothoracis lobus 
anticus niger. 
