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stout ; femora with a blackish baud. Corium with three pale testaceous 
spots; first basal, costal; second transverse, in the disk; third apical. 
Membrane pale testaceous at the tip. Length of the body 3^ lines. 
The wholly black prothorax of this species and the wholly red pro- 
thorax of P. longiceps distinguish them from P. perpulchra. 
a. Natal. From M. Gueinzius’ collection. 
25. Prostemma longiceps. 
Mas. Rufa, longi-subfusiformis ; caput subfusiforme , antice supra 
nigrum, prothoracis lobo antico paullo longius ; antenna, scutellum, 
pectoris venlrisque discus, tibice larsique nigra ; abdominis dorsum 
fulvurn, fascia basali nigra abbreviata ; alee antica nigricantes, villa 
costali nigra abbreviata. 
Male. Red, shining, narrow, elongate-subfusiform. Head subfusiform, 
black above except the hind part, a little longer than the fore lobe of the 
prothorax ; ante-ocular part shorter than the post-ocular. Anteunae black ; 
first joint shorter than the ante-ocular head ; second full thrice as long as 
the first. Fore lobe of the prothorax a little longer than the hind lobe. 
Scutellum black, triangular. Disk of the pectus black. Abdomen above 
tawny, with an abbreviated black band at the base ; disk of the under side 
black. Tibice and tarsi black. Wings blackish ; fore wings with an abbre- 
viated black costal stripe. Length of the body 5 lines. 
a. Natal. From Mr. Stevens’ collection. 
South Asia. 
26. Prostemma carduelis. 
carduelis, Dohrn, Stett. Ent. Zeil. xix. 229, pi. 1, f. 8. 
Ceylon. 
Var.P Female. Black, smooth, shining, hairy, elongate-subfusiform. 
Head elongate-conical, a little shorter than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; 
ante-ocular part twice as long as the post-ocular. Antennae rather 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 protborax twice as long as the hind lobe. 
Hind lobe, scutellum, mesopectus and metapectus red. Fore femora yellow 
at the lips. Mesofemora and metafemora yellow, with a broad black band. 
Fore wings red toward the base, with three white spots; first spot before 
the middle; second beyond the middle; third apical. Length of the body 
3 lines. 
a, b. Hindostan. From Mr. Wooley’s collection. 
27. Prostemma placers. 
Fcem. Nigra, pilosa ; caput longi-conicum, prothoracis lobo antico 
paullo brevius ; anlennce pilosce, capite et prothorace ad unum paullo 
longiores ; prothoracis lobus posticus luteus ; femora apice femoraque 
quatuor posteriora basi lute a ; tibice anticce tarsique fulva; ala 
anticce albido trimaculata. 
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