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54. Acanthaspis dubius. 
Alas. Piceus, fusiformis ; caput conicum, prothoracis lobo anlico vix 
longius ; antenna: fulvae ; prothoracis lobus posticus luleo biplagiatus , 
angulis poslicis aculis ; sculellum apicem versus spiniforme,subascen- 
dens ; venter ferrugineus ; connexivum luteo maculatum ; pedes 
fulvi ; corium luteo unimaculatum. 
Male. Piceous, fusiform, dull. Head conical, hardly longer than 
the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part as long as the post-ocular. 
Antennae tawny, more than half as long as the body; first joint a little 
longer than the head ; second nearly twice as long as the first. Fore lobe 
of the prothorax nearly as long as the hind lobe; furrows distinct. Hind 
lobe with a large luteous patch and an acute angle on each side. Scu- 
tellum forming towards the tip an acute obliquely ascending spine. Abdo- 
men ferruginous beneath; connexivum with luteous spots along each side. 
Legs tawny, rather stout ; furrow beneath the fore tibiae less than one-fourth 
as long as the latter. Corium with a large luteous spot in the disk. 
Length of the body 7£ lines. 
a. Hindostan. From the Entomological Society’s collection. 
55. Acanthaspis micrographa. 
Mas. Picea, longi-subfusiformis ; caput prothoracis lobo anlico longius; 
antenna corporis dimidio longiores ; prothoracis lobus anticus 
sulcatus, lobo postico paullo brevior ; lobus posticus luteo bimaculalus ; 
scutellum apicem versus spiniforme, subuscendens ; connexivum luteo 
maculatum ; tibice luleo bifasciatce ; alee anlicce nigra, maculis 
duabus , 1 a lutea, 2 a alba. 
Male. Piceous, elongate-subfusiform, finely punctured. Head sub- 
fusiform, somewhat longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular 
part a little shorter than the post-ocular. Antennae more than half as long 
as the body ; first joint much lonsrer than the ante-ocular head; second 
very much longer than the first; third much longer than the second. Fore 
lobe of the prothorax a little shorter than the hind lobe; furrows well 
defined. Hind lobe with a luteous spot on each side of the disk; hind 
angles acutely rectangular, hardly prominent. Sculellum ending in a 
slightly ascending spine. Connexivum with luteous spots. Tibiae with 
two luteous bands. Furrow beneath the fore tibiae a little more than half 
as long as the latter. Fore wings black; corium with an elongated 
luteous spot in the disk; membrane with a round white spot in the disk. 
Length of the body lines. 
a. North Hindostan. From Capt. Keid’s collection. 
Div. 2. 
Cheronea, Stal, A. S. E. F. 4me Ser. iii. 52. 
56. Acanthaspis qu^erula. 
Cheronea quaerula, Stal, A. S. E. F. 4 me Sir. iii. 53. 
a. Mysol. From Mr. Wallace’s collection. 
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