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CATALOGUE OF 
Female. Black, hairy, smooth, shining, subfusiform. Head elongate- 
conical, a little shorter than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante -ocular 
part full twice as long as the post-ocular. Antennae hirsute, a little 
longer than the head and the prothorax together; first joint less than half 
as long as the second; third shorter than the second. Fore lobe of the 
prothorax nearly twice as long as the hind lobe, which is luteous. Tro- 
chanters, femora at the tips and four posterior femora towards the base 
luteous. Tarsi and fore tibiae tawny, the latter clavate, with a short spongy 
furrow. Fore wings with two whitish costal spots, the one a little before 
the middle, the other beyond the middle. Membrane whitish at the tip. 
Length of the body 4 lines. 
a. Hindostan. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
b. Hiudostau. From Mr. Stevens’ collection. 
Eastern Isles. 
28. Prostemma vinulus. 
Alloeorhynclms vinulus, Slal, A. S. E. F. 4 me Ser. iv. 59. 
Java. 
29. Prostemma nigra. 
Niger , subselulosa ; caput conicum , prothoracis lobo antico perparum 
brevius ; antennce picece, capile el prolhorace ad unum mullo longiores ; 
prothorax planus ; membrana nigricanle cinerea. 
Black, shining, subfusiform, thinly setulose. Head conical, very little 
shorter than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part twice as 
long as the post-ocular. Antennae piceous, much longer than the head and 
the prothorax together; first joint as long as the ante-ocular part of the 
head; second about thrice as long as the first; third a little shorter than 
the second; fourth as long as the third. Prothorax flat; fore lobe about 
twice as long as the hind lobe. Scutellum and corium dull. Membrane 
blackish cinereous. Length of the body 3^ lines. 
a. Dorey, New Guinea. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
b. Dorey, New Guinea. From Mr. Wallace’s collection. 
30. Prostemma tarsalis. 
Nigra; caput conicum , prothoracis lobo antico vix brevius; antennce 
picece , capite el prolhorace ad unum paullo longiores ; tarsi testacei ; 
corium macula coslali rufa longiuscula. 
Black, smooth, shining, fusiform. Head conical, nearly as long as the 
fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part twice as long as the post-ocular. 
Antennae piceous, a little longer than the head and the prothorax together; 
first joint as long as the ante-ocular part of the head ; second about twice 
as long as the first; third somewhat shorter than the second; fourth as 
long as the third. Fore lobe of the prothorax twice as long as the hind 
lobe. Scutellum and fore wings dull. Tarsi testaceous. Corium with 
an elongated red costal spot in the middle. Length of the body 2£ lines. 
a. Dorey, New Guinea. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
