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CATALOGUE OF 
107. PlKATES SOBRIUS. 
Fcem. Niger, subliliter scaber, cinereo tomenlosus ; caput conicum; 
antenna capite et prothorace ad unum longiores ; contiexivum testaceo 
macululum; pedes picei, libiis fulvis apice piceis ; alee anticce atree, 
brevissimee , margine interiore testaceo. 
Female. Black, elongate-subfusiform, finely scabious, with cinereous 
tomentum. Head conical; ante-ocular part more than twice as long as 
the post-ocular. Antennae rather longer than the head and the prothorax 
together; first joint a little more than half as long as the second; third 
yellow, black towards the base, much shorter than the second ; fourth a 
little shorter than the second. Fore lobe of the prothorax more than twice 
as long as the hind lobe ; furrows slight. Abdomen ferruginous about the 
hind borders of the two last segments; connexivum with testaceous spots. 
Legs piceous, stout; tibiae lawny, piceous at the tips; fore tibiae with a 
short spongy furrow. Fore wings deep black, rudimentary ; inner border 
testaceous. Length of the body 7 lines. 
The incomplete wings of the specimen described indicate that it is not 
fully developed. 
a. Moreton Bay. Fron Mr. Stevens’ collection. 
108. Pirates fulvipennis. 
Mas. Niger, sublomenlosus ; caput longi-conicum,prol1wracis lobo antico 
cequilongum ; antenna capite et prothorace ad unum paullo longiores ; 
prothorax antice bituberculatus ; tibia apices versus aureo pubes- 
centes ; alee anticce fulvee, apices versus picecc. 
Male. Black, shining, elongate-subfusiform, slightly totnenlose. 
Head elongate-conical, as long as the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante- 
ocular part twice as long as the post-ocular. Antennae setulose, a little 
longer than the head and the prothorax together; first joint about half as 
long as the second; third a little shorter than the second; fourth a little 
shorter than the third. Fore lobe of the prothorax nearly twice as long 
as the hind lobe ; furrows slight, excepting the hind part of the middle one ; 
a tubercle on each side of the fore border. Tibiae towards the tips with 
gilded pubescence. Four anterior tibiae clavate, the spongy furrow not 
more than one-third of their length. Fore wings tawny, piceous towards 
their tips, the tawny part extending most along the costa. Hind wings 
pellucid, piceous towards their tips. Length of the body 5£ lines. 
a. Melbourne. From Mr. Stevens’ collection. 
b, c. Australia. From Mr. Argent’s collection. 
109. Pirates erythromelas. 
Mas. Rufus ; caput nigrum, conicum, prothoracis lobo antico brevius ; 
antenna: capite et prothorace ad unum multo longiores; abdomen 
apice subtus nigrum ; pedes nigri, robusli ; membrana nigricans. 
