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CATALOGUE OF 
second ; third shorter than the second. Fore lobe of the prothorax a little 
more than twice as long as the hind lobe; furrows very slight. Scu- 
tellum compressed and slightly elevated at the tip. Propeclus with a stout 
retracted spine. Connexivum with dingy yellow spots. Legs piceous ; 
lore femora black; four posterior tibia* furrowed above towards their tips; 
fore tibiae furrowed beneath along most of the length. Fore wings, piceous- 
black, with a luteous spot in the disk near the base, and with a luteous 
point near the tip of the costa. Length of the body lines. 
a. Java. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 
b. Philippine Isles. From Mr. Cuming’s collection. 
93. Pirates concinnus. 
Mas. Niger; caput longi-conicum, prolhoracis lobo antico cequilongum ; 
antennae capite et prothorace ad unum longiores ; prothorax antice 
bituberculalus ; abdomen subtus apice ru/escens , connexivo albo- 
maculato ; femora quatuor posteriora ulbo unifasciata ; alee anticce 
striga maculaque albis sub-basalibus. 
Male. Black, smooth, shining, elongate-subfusiform. Head elongate- 
conical, as long as the fore lobe of the prothorax, tumid about the ocelli ; 
ante-ocular part more than twice as long as the post-ocular. Antennal 
longer than the head and the prothorax together; first joint setose, a little 
less than half as long as thg second ; third a little shorter than the second; 
fourth longer than the second. Fore lobe of the prothorax with a middle 
furrow, which is widened hindward, less than twice as long as the hind 
lobe; a tubercle on each side of the fore border. Abdomen reddish at the 
tip beneath; connexivum with while spots. Four hind femora with a white 
band near the base. Fore tibite clavate, their spongy furrow less than half 
their length. Fore wings with a white costal streak near the base, and with 
a white spot by the interior border near the base. Length of the body 
4 lines. 
There is a white costal spot beyond the middle in the left fore wing of 
the species described. 
a. New Guinea. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
94. Pirates interruptus. 
Mas et foem. Piceus,fusiformis; caput conicum, prolhoracis lobo antico 
longius ; anlennce gracillimee ; prolhoracis lobus posticus trisulcatus ; 
tibiae tarsique fulva ; corium viltis duabus pallide Jlavis furcatis 
connexis. Var. /3 . — Femora postica flava, basi apieeque picea ; tibice 
tarsique Jlava ; corii vittce integral, disjunctce. 
Male and female. Piceous, fusiform. Head conical, rather longer 
than the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part much longer than the 
post-ocular. Antennae very slender, rather longer than the head and the 
prothorax together ; first joint shorter than the ante-ocular head ; second 
full four times as long as the first; third a little longer than the second ; 
fourth a little longer than the third. Fore lobe of the prothorax hardly 
shorter than the hind lobe; longitudinal furrows well defined. Hind lobe 
with three straight parallel longitudinal furrows. Scutellum compressed at 
