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5. Prosopis imperialis Sm. 
1863. Prosopis imperialis $ Smith, Journ. of Proc. Linn. Soc. Zool. VII. 
p. 44 n. 3. 
« J . — Capite thoraceque viri di -cyaneis, abdominis segmentis basa¬ 
libus purpure o-variegatis. 
47á lines (= 9 mm). — Head, thorax and legs bright green, legs 
obscurely so, face shining, with a reversed T-shaped mark on the cly- 
peus, a minute spot between the antennæ and a narrow line along the 
inner orbit of the eyes white. Wings slightly coloured, nervures black, 
1. and 2. segments of the abdomen with a purple lustre. 
Dory. » 
(By an oversight, this beautiful and unique insect was omitted in 
a former paper descriptive of the insects of Batchian, Dory etc.) 
6. Prosopis eximia Sm. 
1860. — Prosopis eximius Ç Smith, Journ. of Proc. Linn. Soc, Zool. IV. 
Suppl, p. 131 n. 1. 
« ?. — Capite thoraceque nigris, flavo pulchre pictis ; pedibus 
abdomineque ferrugineis, flavo plagatis. 4% lines (= 97a mm). Head and 
thorax black, closely and finely punctured ; a yellow stripe at the inner 
and outer orbits of the eyes, another running from the anterior ocellus 
to the apex of the clypeus ; a yellow spot at the base of the mandibles 
and another on the labrum; a deeply impressed line between the ocelli 
and margin of the eyes. 
Thorax: the collar, 4 longitudinal stripes on the mesothorax, the 
sides of the scutellum, postscutèllum and metathorax yellow ; the latter 
with an angular black spot on each side; the thorax beneath and at 
the sides yellow; an ovate black spot on each side of the pectus and 
an oblong one on the sides behind the wings, the legs pale ferruginous, 
spotted with yellow. Abdomen pale ferruginous, the basal segment with 
a yellow stripe on each side in the middle, 2—3. segments have a 
yellow line on each side at their basal margins, 3 apical segments 
fuscous. Wings subhyaline, their apical margins faintly clonded. 
Batchian. » 
