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28. Ectrichodia diminuens. ' 
Fcem. Nigra, glabra, nilens ; caput subfusiforme, pallide rufum, pro- 
thoracis lobo antico multo longius ; rostrum basi pallide rufum ; 
antenncE pilosee, basi pallide rufce ; prothorax flavus, nigro quadri- 
maculalus ; segmenta ventralia flavo fasciata ; femora quatuor 
anteriora subincrassata ; alee anticce atrm. 
Female. Black, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head pale red, sub- 
fusiform, much longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular 
part shorter than the post-ocular. Eyes slightly prominent. First joint 
of the rostrum pale red towards the base, much longer than the second. 
Antennae hairy, much longer than the head and the prothorax together ; 
first joint nearly as long as the head, pale red towards the base; second 
much longer than the first ; third shorter than the first ; fourth shorter than 
the third. Prothorax yellow, with a large black spot on each of the four 
compartments, and with a strongly-marked longitudinal furrow ; fore lobe 
much shorter than the hind lobe. Points of the scutellum rather far apart. 
A yellow band on the fore border of each ventral segment, dilated in the 
middle. Four anterior femora very slightly incrassated ; furrow of the four 
anterior tibiae very short. Fore wings deep black. Length of the body 
7 lines. 
a. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. D. F. Morgan. 
29. Ectrichodia pictipes. 
Mas. Viridis, nilens ; caput conicum, prothoracis lobo antico ccqui- 
longum; rostrum piceum, basi flavum ; prothorax rvfus, nigro 
biviltatus ; pedes rvfi, coxis genubus tarsisque apice nigris, femoribus 
quatuor anterioribus incrassaiis ; alee anticce alra:. 
Male. Bright metallic-green, fusiform. Head conical, as long as 
the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part much longer than the 
post-ocular. Ocelli red, not elevated. Eyes black, slightly prominent. 
Rostrum piceous; first joint yellow, piceous at the tip, a little longer than 
the second. Antennae black, pilose, a little longer than the bead and the 
prothorax together; first joint longer than the ante-ocular head; second 
longer than the first; third much shorter than the first; fourth much 
shorter than the third. Prothorax bright red, with a longitudinal furrow, 
which is abbreviated in the hind lobe and is black in the fore lobe ; fore 
lobe a little shorter than the hind lobe, with a black notched stripe on each 
side; hind lobe black about the fore border, with two lanceolate black 
stripes and with two exterior longitudinal furrows. Points of the scutellum 
far apart. Legs bright red ; coxae, trochanters, knees and tips of tarsi 
black; four anterior femora incrassated, dentate beneath; furrows of the 
four anterior tibiae very short. Fore wings deep black. Length of the 
body — lines. 
a. Interior of South Africa. Presented by the Earl of Derby in 184.3. 
