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CATALOG UI5 OF 
tawny ; fore femora incrassated ; furrow beneath the fore tibiae less than 
half as long as the latter. Fore wings piceous ; membrane brownish 
cinereous. Hind wings pale cinereous. Length of the body 9 lines. 
a, Australia. From Mr. Darnel’s collection. 
Country unknown. 
112. PlKATES CONTIGUUS. 
Mas. Niger ; caput longi-conicum,prothoracis lobo antico aquilongum ; 
antennae capite et prothorace ad unum longiores , arliculo lo subtus 
ad partem Jlavescente ; scute Hum spina apicali anna turn ; connexi- 
vum pallide Jiavum ; venter maculis quatuor flavescentibus trian- 
gularibus ; femora basi alba ; alee anticce disco atro , linea apud 
clavum alba , macula discaii lutea magna. 
Male. Black, elongate-subfusiform. Head elongate-conical, as long 
as the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part twice as long as the 
post-ocular. Antennae longer than the head and the prothorax together; 
first joint as long as the ante-ocular head, pale yellowish beneath except at 
the base and at the tip ; second a little more than twice as long as the first ; 
third a little shorter than the second. Fore lobe of the prothorax twice as 
long as the hind lobe ; furrows well defined. Scutellum elongated into an 
acute spine. Connexivum pale yellow ; each costal segment from the first 
to the fourth with a triangular pale yellowish spot. Femora towards the 
base and coxae white; spongy furrow of the fore tibiae three-fourths of the 
length of the latter. Fore wings deep black except along the costa aud 
towards the tips ; a while line along the clavus and a large luteous spot in 
the disk beyond the middle. Length of the body 7 lines. 
a. ? Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
113. Pirates trinotatus. 
Mas. Piceus, longi-subfusiformis ; caput conicum , prolhoracis lobo 
antico aquilongum ; pedes longiusculi ; alee anticce piceee , striga 
basali obliqua macula transversa maculaque triangulari subapicali 
pallide flavis. 
Male. Piceous, shining, elongate-subfusiform, Head conical, as long 
as the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part longer than the post- 
ocular. Fore lobe of the prolhorax nearly twice as long as the hind lobe ; 
hind part of the middle longitudinal furrow distinct and wide ; the other 
furrows not apparent. Scutellum compressed towards the tip ; disk concave. 
Legs rather long. Fore wings piceous ; an oblique pale yellow streak 
extending from the base of the costa along the clavus; a transverse pale 
yellow spot at the tip of the curium and a triangular pale yellow spot in the 
membrane. Length of the body 9 lines. 
Closely allied to P. rufus. The prothorax is a little broader; the two 
teeth on its fore border are more prominent; the basal streak of the fore 
wing is narrower at the base, and the two hinder patches are differently 
shaped. 
