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Adams, Abthub, F.L.S. &c.
On tlie Species of PyramideUince found in Japan 1
On the Japanese Species of Leiostraca 84
On the Species of Rostriferous Gasteropods (Strombulce, Tricho-
tropidce, Cyprceidce, and A7upMperasidce) found in Japan .... 91
On the Species of Fiisidce which inhabit the Seas of Japan .... 105
On the Species of 3Iitridce foimd in the Seas of Japan 198
Blackwall, John, F.L.S.
A succinct Review of recent Attempts to explain several remark- able Facts in the Physiology of Spiders and Insects 164
M'Intosh, W. Cahmichael, M.D., F.L.S.
Notes on the Food and Parasites of the Salmo Salar of the Tay 145
MuBKAY, Andbeav, F.L.S.
On the early Stages of Development of Orthopterous Insects . . 97
Smith, Fbedebick, Esq.
Catalogue of Hymeuopterous Insects collected by Mr. A. R. Wallace in the Islands of Mysol, Ceram, Waigiou, Bouru, and Timor 6
Notes on the Geographical Distribution of the Aculeate Hyme- noptera collected by Mr. A. R. Wallace in the Eastern Archi- pelago 109
Walkek, Fbancis, F.L.S.
Catalogue of the Heterocerous Lepidopterous Insects collected at Sarawak, in Borneo, by Mr. A. R. Wallace, with Descrip- tions of New Species 49, 160
Catalogue of the Dipterous Insects collected in Waigiou, Mysol, and North Coram, by Mr. A. R. Wallace, with Descriptions of New Species 202
Index 239
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On the Species of Pyramidellints foimd in Japan. By Abthur Adams, P.L.S., &c. Received September 11, 1862.
[Eeacl Nov. 6, 1862.]
I HAVE not met with a single species of PyramideUa, s. str., in Japan. The small plicate species with a single plait, separated under the name of Fartlienia by Lowe, and the pupoid forms arranged by P. P. Carpenter under the head of ChrysalUda are the most numerous of the subfamily. Besides these, I recognize a thin, turreted form, which I call Pyrgulina ; an ovate-cancellate group, which is named Mumiola ; a plicate form, with a spiral axis, which is my Mormula ; and a little group, solid, and half costate, half lirate, which I designate Miralda.
Gen. Mormula, A. Ad.
Testa subulato-turrita, rissoidea, solida, crassa, longitudinaliter plicata. Apertura magna ; labio spiraliter tortuoso ; labro intus incrassato, margine acuto.
1. Mormula rissoina, A. Ad.
M. testa subulato-turrita, solida, in medio tumidula, albida, fasciis duabus transversis rufesceiitibus saspe ornata ; anfractibus normalibus 7> pla- niuseulis, longitudinaliter plicatis, plicis crassis vix undulatis, nonnullis
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variciformibus, interstitiis valde liratis; apertur asubquadrata ; labio recto, spiraliter tortuoso ; labro intus incrassato, margine acuto.
Hab. 0-Sima; Takano-Sinia.
This is a singular-banded shell, very much resembling a Rissoina ; but the iuner lip is spirally twisted, and the nucleus is sinistral.
2. MORMULA EGREGIA, A. Ad.
M. testa subulato-turrita, crassa, solida, rissoida, carneola, rufo fasciata ; anfractibus normalibus 8, planis, longitudinaliter valde costatis, trans- versira totis liratis, fasciis tribus transversis rufis ornatis ; apertura subquadrato-ovata ; labio spiraliter tortuoso ; labro intus incrassato, extus varicoso, margine arcuato, acuto. Hab. Delaguete; Philippines.
I have introduced this singular Rissoid-looking shell here, although not from Japan, as a second species of Mormula. It appears to agree conge- nerically with M. rissoina; but the nucleolar whorls are unfortunately broken off.
Gren. Chetsallida, Cpr.
The species enumerated and described in this communication are all from Japan.
1. Chrysallida plicata, A. Ad. Annals Nat. Hist. 18G0, Hab. Mino-Sima; Gotto ; 0-Sima.
2. Chrysallida consimiUs, A. Ad. Annals Nat. Hist. 1861. Hab. 0-Sima ; Takano-Siraa.
3. Chrysallida pupula, A. Ad. Annals Nat. Hist. 1861. Hab. Tsu-Sima, 26 fathoms.
4. Chrysallida alveata, A. Ad. Annals Nat. Hist. 1861. Hab. Tsu-Sima; Takano-Sima.
5. Chrysallida consobrina, A. Ad. Annals Nat. Hist. 1861. Hab, Awa-Sima; Gotto.
6. Chrysallida nana, A. Ad. Annals Nat. Hist. 1861. Hab. Tsu-sima, 26 fathoms.
7. Chrysallida mumia, A. Ad. Annals Nat, Hist. 1861. Hab. Gotto, 48 fathoms.
8. Chrysallida mundula. A. Ad. (Parthenia mundula, Annals Nat. Hist. 1861).
Hab. Sado ; 0-Sima.
9. Chrysallida munda, A. Ad. Annals Nat. Hist. 1861. Hab. Korea Strait.
10. Chrysallida filocincta, A. Ad.
C. testa elongato-ovali, albida, linea rufa (in anfractu ultimo lineis duabus) ornata ; anfractibus normalibus 5, convexiusculis, longitudinaliter pli-
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catis, plicis subconfertis, interstitiis punctatis, plicis in anfractu ulti- mo ad peripLeriam evanidis ; apertura ovata, antice efFusa, plica colu- mellari obliqua.
Hab. 0-Sima.
More ovate than 31. rufolineata, and the interstices obscurely punctate.
11. Chrysallida rufolineata, a. Ad.
C. testa elongato-turrita, albida,nitida,linea rufa (in anfractu ultimo lineis duabus) ornata ; anfractibus normalibus 6, planis, in medio excavatis, longitudinaliter plicatis, plicis subdistantibus, interstitiis Isevibus, su- turis crenulatis, plicis in anfractu ultimo ad peripheram evanidis; apertura subquadrato-ovato, antice effusa, plica parietali obliqua.
Hab. Gotto, 48 fathoms.
12. Chrysallida galbula, A. Ad.
C. testa elongato-ovata, pupoidea, in medio tumida, apice obtusiusculo, lactea, nitida ; anfractibus normalibus 6, tabulatis, transversim liratis, in medio concaviusculis, superioribus longitudinaliter plicatis, inferi- oribus Isevibus ; apertura ovata ; labio incrassato, plica parietali me- diana, transversa ; labro intus sulcato. Hab. Gotto, 48 fathoms.
A little pupoid, semiplicate species, with the whorls transversely grooved internally.
13. Chrysallida brucella, A. Ad.
C. testa elongata, pupiformi, badia; anfractibus normalibus 7, planis, longitudinaliter costatis, costis validis, rectis, confertis, interstitiis sim- plicibus ; apertura ovato-oblonga, plica parietali obliqua, conspicua. Hab. Seto-Uchi; 0-Sima; Takano-Sima.
A neatly fashioned, brown species, with strong ribs, and with the inter- stices plain.
Gen. Miralda, A. Ad.
Testa solida, ovata, seu elongata ; anfractibus planis, postice plicatis, antice transversim liratis. Apertura labro postice sub- angulato, margine crenato.
1. Miralda diadema, A. Ad. (Parthenia diadema. Annals N. H. 1860), Hab. Mino-Sima; Seto-Uchi; Uraga.
2. Miralda Mariella, A. Ad. (Parthenia Mariella, Ann. N. H. 1860), Hab. Mino-Sima; Gotto; Tsu-Sima; Seto-Uchi.
3. Miralda gemma, A. Ad. (Parthenia gemma, A7in. N. H. 1861). Hab. Tsu-Sima ; Seto-Uchi ; Akasi.
Gen. Paethenia, Lowe.
Testa tenuis, pyramidata seu turrita ; anfractibus longitudinaliter
costellatis, costellis, in anfractu ultimo, ad peripheriam evanidis.
Apertura ovata ; labro in medio subangulato ; labio plica unica
instructo.
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1. Parthenia monocycla, A. Ad. Annals Nat. Hist. 1860. Hab. Mino-Sima; Gotto ; 0-Sima; Tanabe.
2. Parthenia spirata, A. Ad. Annals Nat. Hist. 1860. Hab. Mino-Sima.
3. Parthenia littoralis, A. Ad. Annals Nat. Hist. 1861. Hab. Tsu-Sima, on oysters, low water.
4. Parthenia punctigera, A. Ad. Annals Nat. Hist. 1860. Hab. Gotto ; Sado.
5. Parthenia semiplicata, A. Ad. (Chrysallida seraiplicata. Annals, 1860). Hab. Gotto; 0-Siina; Takano-Sima.
6. Parthenia pusio, A. Ad. (Chrysallida pusio, Annals Nat. HJs^.'^1861). Hab. Tsu-Sima ; 0-Sima.
7. Parthenia pagodula, A. Ad. (Tm'bonilla monocycla, A. Ad. Annals Nat. Hist. 1860).
Hab. Mino-Sima; Taku-Sima; Takano-Sima.
8. Parthenia foveolata, A. Ad. Annals Nat. Hist. 1860. Hab. Mino-Sima.
9. Parthenia cjelata, A. Ad.
M. testa pyramidato-turrita, alba, solida; anfractibus normalibus 8, pla- natis, longitudiualiter costatis, costis rectis, interstitiis valde punctatis ; cingula transversa, conspicua, ad suturas ornatis ; anfractu ultimo ad peripheriam angulato, basi cingulis tribus, validis, concentricis instructo ; apertura subquadrata, plica columellari transversa, conspicua, acuta. Hab. Seto-Uchi; Akasi ; Tsu-Sima.
This is a very regular, strongly-marked species, found principally at Akasi, in the Inland Sea. The form is elongately pyramidal, and the whorls are ribbed and Urate, the lower portions being encircled with a concentric elevated zone, and the last whorl at the base being furnished with three similar zones.
Gen. Ptegulina, A. Ad.
Testa tenuis, ovato-turrita ; anfractibus spiratis, postice angulatis, longitudinaliter plicatis. Ajjertura ovata ; labro margine postice angulato.
1. Pyrgulina casta, A. Ad. (Chrysallida casta. Annals Nat. Hist. 1861. Hab. Takano-Sima.
2. Pyrguhna Minna, A. Ad. (Chrysallida Minna, Annals, 1860.) Hab. Mino-Sima; Gotto,
3. Pyrgulina Brenda, A. Ad. (Chrysallida Brenda, Annals, 1860). Hab. Takano-Sima; 0-Sinia.
4. Pyrgulina elegantula, A. Ad. (Chrysallida elegantula, Annals, 1860). Hab. Mino-Sima ; Seto-Uchi.
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5. Pyrgulina pygmaea, A. Ad. (Chrysallida pygmsea, Annals, 1861). Hab. Mino-Sima; Gotto.
6. Pyrgulina pulchella, A. Ad. (Chrysallida pulchella, Annals, 1860). Hab. Gotto; Miuo-Sima; Seto-Uchi; Akasi.
7. Pyrgulina concinna, A. Ad. (Chrysallida concinna, Annals, 1860). Hab. Mino-Sima.
8. Pyrgulina miranda, A. Ad. (Chrysallida miranda, Annals, 1861). Hab. Yobuko.
9. Pyrgulina bellula, A. Ad. (Parthenia bellula, Annals, 1860). Hab. Tabu-Sima, 24 fathoms.
10. Pyrgulina fenestrata, A. Ad. (Parthenia fenestrata, Annals, 1860). Hab. Mino-Sima.
1 1. Pyrgulina pura, A. Ad. (Chrysallida pura, A. Ad. Annals, 1861). Hab. Awa-Sima ; Takano-Sima.
12. Pyrgulina tantilla, A. Ad.
P. testa tenui, turrita, alba, semipellucida ; anfractibus normalibus4, con- vexiusculis, postice vix angulatis, longitudinaliter plicatis, plicis undu- latis, subeonfertis, interstitiis concinne elathratis, suturis profundis J apertura ovata, plica columellari conspicua.
Hab. 0-Sima ; Tanabe ; Takano-Sima,
A very pretty little species, semitransparent, and neatly sculptured.
13. Pyrgulina decussata, A. Ad.
P. testa ovato-turrita, rimata, tenui ; anfractibus normalibus 4, planatis, postice rotundato-angulatis, costellis tenuibus confertis longitudinali- bus et lineis elevatis transversis decussatis ; apertura quadrato-ovata ; labio subrecto ; plica columellari cselata.
Hab. Gotto, 48 fathoms.
In this species the longitudinal ribs are very fine and close together, and are crossed by transverse lines.
Gen. Mumiola, A. Ad.
Testa tenuis, elongata seu ovata ; anfractibus convexis, cancellatis aut granulosis. Aperhira ovata ; labro margine regulariter arcuato.
1. Mumiola spirata, ^. Jrf. (Monoptygma spirata, A. Ad. Sow. Tkes. Monopt. pi. 172. figs. 26, 27.)
Hab. 0-Siraa.
2. Mumiola reticosa, A. Ad.
31. testa tenui, rimata, acuminato-ovata ; anfractibus normalibus 4, con- vexis, lineis elevatis transversis et longitudiualibus decussatis ; apertura ovata ; labio plica postica, transversa, valida ; labro siniplici, arcuato.
Hab. Seto-Uchi.
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The cancellation in this species is much finer than in M. spirata, and the whorls are not angulate at the sutures.
3. MUMIOLA TESSELLATA, A. Ad.
M. testa ovata, rimata, sordide alba, anfractibus normalibus 5, planius- culis, liris granosis longitudinalibus confertis, et sulcisvalidis transversis concinne tessellatis ; apertura ovato-oblonga, plica columellari trans- versa, valida, mediana.
Hab. Tanabe ; 0-Sima.
An ovate, tessellated species, of very neat form, and peculiar style of sculpture.
Catalogue of Hymeuopterous Insects collected by Mr. A. E., Wal- lace in the Islands of Mysol, Ceram, Waigiou, Bouru and Timor. By Feedeeick: Smith, Assistant in the Zoological Department, British Museum. Communicated by W. W. Saundees, Esq., r.E.S. & L.S.
[Read Jan. 15, 1863.]
It will be observed, on comparing the contents of the present col- lection with others described in previous papers, that the species most widely distributed belong to the families Vespidoe and SpTie- gidce, both containing insects of powerful flight ; whilst among the apterous genera, or those in which the females are onl)'' tempora- rily winged, as in the Formicidcd, the range of distribution is much more circumscribed ; it is, consequently, here that the largest number of new species are foimd.
In this paper, no less than four new species of the family Thyn- nidcB are described, one belonging to the genus ^hirus, the first, I believe, that has occurred out of Australia. We hope shortly to be enabled to draw up a set of tables showing the range of geo- graphical distribution of the numerous species of Hymenoptera described in the various previous papers on the insects of the Eastern Archipelago.
Earn. EVANID^, Leach.
Gen. Megischus, BrulU.
1. Megischus tarsalis, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. v. l.'j/- 2. Hab. Ceram ; Bachian.
2. Megischus viduus. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. \. 1.38. .3. Hab. Kaisaa; Ceram.
3. Meuischvs spoliator. M. niger, maudibulis et anteuuarum
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basi rufis ; thorace rugoso ; pedibus anticis et intermediis ferrugineis, tarsis posterioribiis rubris ; alis hyalinis.
Female. Length 7 lines. Black ; the mandibles, palpi, and five basal joints of the antennae ferruginous ; the face rugose ; the front with three short acute tubercles placed in a triangle, behind which the head is transversely rugulose ; behind the eyes is a broad cream-coloured stripe, which extends to the base of the mandibles. The thorax ru- gose, with large punctures on the metathorax ; the anterior and inter- mediate legs ferruginous, the coxae of the latter black ; the posterior tarsi ferruginous. Abdomen : the first segment, which forms the petiole, transversely striated ; the rest of the abdomen smooth and shining ; the ovipositor more than one-third longer than the body ; the wings hyahne, the nervures black.
Hab. Waigiou.
4. Megischus insidiator. M. niger, capite et antennarum basi rufis ; pedibus anticis et intermediis obscure ferrugineis, tarsis poste- rioribus palhde rubris ; alis subhyalinis.
Male. Length 9 lines. The head and base of the antennae ferruginous ; the former transversely striated, with the posterior margin of the ver- tex smooth and shining, or with a few distant punctures. Thorax strongly, but not closely punctured ; the wings fusco-hyaline ; the anterior and intermediate tibiae rufo-testaceous, with the femora ob- scurely so ; the posterior femora with two stout teeth beneath and six minute ones between them ; the posterior tibiae, at their apex, and the tarsi pale rufo-testaceous. The abdomen elongate, lanceolate at the apex, and entirely smooth and shining.
Hab. Mysol.
Fam. ICHNEUMONIDJE, Leach. Gen. Cetptus, Fab7\
1. Cryptus albopictus^ Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. v. 61. 3. Hab. Mysol; Makassar.
2. Cryptus volatilis. C. ferrugineus, antennis nigris, medio albis; alis hyalinis.
Female. Length 7 lines. Ferruginous ; the flagellum black, with the seventh and five following joints white ; the claw-joint of the tarsi fuscous ; the wings hyaline, the nervures fuscous, the costa and stigma ferruginous.
Hab. Mysol.
3. Cryptus TARSATUS. C. ferrugineus, antennis tarsisque nigris ; alis hyalinis, apice fusco fumatis.
Male. Length 6:5 lines. Ferruginous, inclining to ochraceous; the thorax beneath, the metathorax, and base of the legs pale ochraceous ; the flagellum, posterior tarsi, and the apical joints of the anterior and
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intermediate pair black ; the wings hyaline, with a fuscous cloud be- yond the base of the marginal cell.
Hab. Mysol.
This species very closely resembles the C. sicarius from Bachian : it is probably the male of that insect.
Gen. Mesostenus, Brulle.
1. Mesostenus multipictus. M. niger, capite thoraceque albo pictis ; segmentis abdominalibus albo marginatis ; pedibus nigro, albo et ferrugineo lavatis ; alis hyalinis.
Female. Length 7 lines; ovi])ositor 4Mines. Black; a spot on the labrum, an irregular transverse line on the face at the insertion of the antennae, a line on the cheeks, and another behind the eyes white ; the seventh and four following joints of the antennae white. An ovate spot on the disk of the mesothorax, the tegulse, scutellum, a spot at the base and apex of the metathorax, and another on each side white; two white spots beneath the wings ; the legs spotted and striped with white and black, also coloured with ferruginous tints. The abdomen annulated with white, more or less inclining to ochraceous ; some of the bands attenuated or slightly interrupted in the middle ; the wings hyaline.
Hab. Mysol.
2. Mesostenus pulcherrimus. M. niger, antennis medio albis ; capite thoraceque albo punctatis ; abdominis fasciis albis ; alis hyalinis.
Female. Length 5^ lines. Black ; two angular spots on the vertex, uniting in front of the ocelli, and five joints in the middle of the an- tennae white. Thorax : a semicircular spot on the disk, the scutel- lum, the spines on the metathorax, two spots on the sides, the anterior and intermediate coxae, a spot on the posterior pair, the trochanters, the anterior and mtermediate tibiae outside, the base of the posterior pair, and the second and third joints of the intermediate and posterior tarsi white ; the posterior femora with a fulvpus stripe outside, and a white one within ; the anterior femora fulvous, with a white stripe beneath ; the intermediate pair are fulvous above and black beneath ; wings hyaline and iridescent ; the nervures black. Abdomen shining ; all the segments, except the fifth and six, annulated with white on their posterior margins ; the ovipositor shorter than the abdomen. Hab. Waigiou.
Gen. PiMPLA, Fahr.
\. Pimpla braconoides. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 1/2. 2 (var.). Hab. Mysol; Key Island.
2. Pimpla arrogans. P. ferrugineo-lutea, antennis strigisque tribus
thoracis nigris ; alis hyalinis, apice imimaculato. Female. Length 9 lines ; of ovipositor 4 lines. Reddish yellow, pale
beneath ; the face, clypeus, and front of the scape yellow ; the antenna
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black, beneath obscurely rufo-fuscous ; the thorax with three longi- tudinal black stripes, and, as well as the abdomen, closel}' punctured ; the apical margins of the latter incrassate, smooth, and shining ; legs stout ; femora incrassate ; the tips of the claws of the tarsi black ; wings hyaline, with a dark brown macula at the apex of the marginal cell. Hab. Ceram.
3. PiMPLA APlCALis. P. flavo-rufa, scapo supra nigro ; alis hyalinls J abdominis segraentis duobus apicalibus nigris.
Male. Length 7 lines. Reddish-yellow; the face and the mandibles yel- low ; the scape above, a minute spot on the disk of the thorax, and the two apical segments of the abdomen black ; the thorax shining and smooth ; the metathorax with a semicircular space at its base enclosed by an elevated carina, from which two oblique carinje run on each side to a lateral carina, which extends from the base to the apex. Abdomen closely punctured, each segment having a transverse curved line ; the basal segment impunctate.
Hab. Ceram.
4. PiMPLA INSIDIATOR. P. rufoflava, abdomine svipra nigro, seg- mentis flavo marginatis ; mesothorace nigro trivittato ; alis hyalinis, apice cellulse raarginalis fusco unimaculato.
Female. Length 6 lines ; of the ovi])Ositor 2^ lines. Reddish yellow ] antennae fuscous above and ferruginous beneath ; the fice testaceous yellow ; a spot in front of the ocelli, and three longitudinal stripes on the thorax black ; the wings hyaline, with a dark brown macula at the apex of the marginal cell. Abdomen black above, the basal and apical segments reddish 3 ellovv, the apical margins of all the seg- ments yellow ; the pectus black. The mule differs in having the ab- domen reddish yellow, the margins pale, with the base of the third and fourth segments black, the fifth and sixth entirely black, and the base only of the apical one black.
Hab. Mysol.
5. PiMPLA DESTRUCTOR. P. rufo-flava, antennis tarsisque et abdo- minis segmentis posterioribus nigris, marginibus apicalibus fasciis flavis ; alis hyalinis.
Female. Length 5 lines. Reddish yellow ; the face, mandibles, and cheeks pale yellow ; the antenna? black, with the scape yellow in front ; the claws of the anterior tarsi, the claw-joint of the intermediate pair, and the tarsi and apex of the posterior tibia; fuscous ; the wings hya- line, the uervures dark brown ; the mesothorax with two longitudinal pale lines. Abdomen : the two basal segments yellow, the rest black, with their apical margins yellow.
Hab. Mysol.
6. PiMPLA INCISA. P. nigra, capite, thorace pedibusque anticis et intennediis ferrugineis ; alis nigro-fuscis.
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Female. Length 8 lines ; the ovipositor as long as the body. The head, scape of the antennae, thorax, anterior and intermediate legs ferrugi- nous, smooth and shining ; the face yellow ; the flagellum black ; the wings dark brown. Abdomen elongate, attenuated at the base and apex ; the margins of the segments deeply constricted, and each seg- ment, excepting the basal and two apical ones, with a transverse deeply impressed curved line ; rather strongly and regularly punctured.
Hab. Ceram.
7. PiMPLA INIMICA. p. flavo-rufa, antennis tarsisqiie posterioiibus nigris ; alis hyalinis, iridescentibus.
Female. Length 5 lines. Yellowish red ; the antennae black, with the scape ferruginous ; the pectus yellow ; the wings hyaline, with a yellow- ish tinge ; the nervures ferruginous. Abdomen : the margins of the segments paler than the other parts ; the ovipositor black.
Hab. Mysol.
8. PiMPLA CAUDATA. P. lutca ; antcnnis supra fuscis; abdominis segmentis utrinque puncto nigro ; ovipositore nigro.
Female. Length 4^ lines. Pale yellow, the abdomen darkest; the scape yellow in front ; the flagellum fulvous beneath, above fuscous ; the thorax immaculate ; the wings hyaline, with the nervures black ; the legs incrassate. Abdomen : the third, fourth, and fifth segments with a minute black spot on each side ; the seventh with a minute black transverse spot on each side, at the basal margin ; the ovipositor black.
Hab. Mysol.
Gen. EnTSSA, Grav.
1. Rhyssa vestigator. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 1/4. 2. Hab. Mysol; Aru.
2. Rhyssa viator. R. nigra, capite thoraceqne flavo variis, abdo- mine pedibusque ferrugineis ; alis hyalinis, macula fusca ad apicem.
Male. Length 9i lines. Black ; the thorax above transversely rugu- lose ; the face and orbits of the eyes yellow ; the posterior margin of the prothorax and a spot beneath the wings yellow ; the anterior coxae yellow beneath ; the legs ferruginous, with the intermediate and pos- terior coxae, the posterior femora, and the intermediate pair above black ; the wings hyaline ; the nervures black, with a narrow brown stripe crossing at the middle of the marginal cell and terminating in the second submarginal cell. Abdomen smooth, shining, and obscurely ferruginous, becoming black at the base ; the apical margins of the segments bright ferruginous.
Hab. Mysol.
G-en. Gltpta, Grav.
1. Glypta fracticornis. G, viridi-cyanea, antennae pedibusque albo annulatis ; alis anticis fascia transversa fusca.
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Female. Length 4| lines. Bright-green, shining; the thorax with rather distant jiunctures on the disk ; the scutellura and metathorax more strongly jjunctured ; the second and third segments with oblique depressions, the first and second punctured. The antennae, from the eleventh to the seventeenth joints, white, elbowed at the eighteenth, and from thence tapering to a point. The anterior legs, trochanters, base of the tibiae, and the tarsi white, the apical joint of the latter black; the wings hyaUne ; the stigma white, the apical half black; the base of the costal nervures white; a fuscous line runs along the apical portion of the externo-medial cell ; a fuscous stain also runs from the base of the marginal cell nearly across the anterior wings ; the apical mai-gins of the third and seventh segments of the abdomen with a white fascia. The male differs in having the antennae simple, the wings without fasciae, the body more elongate, and the abdomen without white marginal fasciae.
Hab. Mysol.
Fam. BEACONID^, Westw. Gen. Beacon, Fahr.
1. Bracon occultator. B. rufescenti-flavus, antennis et oviposi- tore nigris ; alis fuscis, macula hyalina.
Female. Length 5 lines. The head, thorax, and legs of a clay-coloured yellow ; the abdomen of a ferruginous yellow ; the antennae black, with the scape yellow ; the wings dark fuscous, yellow at the base, with a subhyaline yellow macula beyond the stigma, the nervures testaceous, with the stigma black. The first segment of the abdomen with a deep channel on each side ; the second and third segments with a central longitudinal carina ; the second has besides this a lateral abbreviated carina on each side at its base, and is also irregularly lon- gitudinally striated ; the basal half of the third segment is also striated ; the ovipositor black and as long as the thorax and abdomen.
Hab. Mysol.
2. Bracon penetrator. B. niger, capite, thorace pedibusque an- ticis et intermediis ferrugineis ; alis nigro-fuscis, macula hyalina.
Female. Length 6 lines. The head, thorax, anterior and intermediate legs ferruginous ; the head has a yellowish tinge ; the antennae black, with the scape yellow ; wings dark brown, with a small hyaline ma- cula beyond the discoidal cells, their extreme base reddish yellow ; the posterior legs have the coxae, trochanters, and knees ferruginous. The first segment of the abdomen with a deep longitudinal channel on each side, and a central carina; the second segment coarsely and irregularly striated at the base, and a longitudinal channel at the la- teral margins.
Hab. Mysol.
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Geu. Agathis, Latr.
1. Agathis DECEPTOR. .4. ferruginea, abdomine longitudinaliter stri- ate, apice iiigro ; alis flavo-hyalinis, apice late fuscis.
Female. Length 6 lines. Ferruginous ; the eyes, antennae, and two apical segments of the abdomen black ; the first, second, and third segments of the abdomen strongly and evenly grooved or striated lon- gitudinally; the ovipositor ferruginous, the valves black; the wings yellow-hyaline, with a broad, dark fuscous apical border.
Hub. Ceram.
2. Agathis FLAViPENNis. ^. ferruginea, abdominis segmentis supra longitudinaliter striatis ; alis flavo-hyahnis, fusco maculatis.
Female. Length 5i lines. Ferruginous ; the face, anterior legs, and the intermediate coxae paler than the body ; the four basal segments of the abdomen longitudiuallj' striated ; the ovipositor ferruginous, with the valves black ; the wings yellow, their apical mai'gins slightly fuscous, with an ovate brown macula beneath the stigma.
Hah. Ceram,
Gen. CENOCffiLiirs, Haliday.
1. Cenoccelius insidiator. C. capite, thorace. pedibus auterioribus et intermediis ferrugineis ; alis fuscis ; metathorace pube cinerea tecto ; abdomine nitide nigro.
Female. Length 4J lines. Head and thorax ferruginous, the former subquadrate, wider than the thorax, smooth and shining ; the antennae black ; the face thinly covered with white pubescence. Thorax rough and pubescent ; the scutellum smooth, shining, and elevated ; the me- tathorax black, and densely covered with white pubescence; the wings dark brown, with the nervures black ; the anterior and intermediate legs red, the posterior pair black. Abdomen black, smooth, shining, and impuuctate ; the basal segment with a short petiole and a deep impression on each side at its apical margin above.
Hah. Mvsol.
Pain. FOEMICID^, Leach.
Gen. PoEMiCA, Lifin.
1. Formica coxalis, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 136. 5. Hab. Waigiou ; Aru ; Mysol.
2. Formica fragilis. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 136. 3. Hab. Waigiou ; Aru.
3. Formica circumspecta. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. vi. 37. 4. Hab. Waigiou ; Celebes.
4. Formica quadriceps. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 137. 9. Hab. Ceram ; Aru.
5. Formica pallida. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. ii. 57- 19. Hab. MartabcUo ; Timor : Rachian ; Borneo ; Sumatra.
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6. Formica nitida, S7nith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 138. 11. Hab. Mysol ; Am.
7. Formica pavida, Proc. Linn. Soe, v. 96. 9. Hab. Mysol; Bachian.
8. Formica laevissima. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 138. 10. Hab. M'^aigiou ; Aru ; Bachian.
9. Formica longiceps. F. nigra, sparse griseo pilosa ; capite ob- longo, anteunis tarsisque rufo-testaceis ; thorace postice attenuato ; ab- dominis squamula incrassata, supra rotundata.
Worker. Length 3 lines. Black, and thinly covered with a short gri- seous pile ; the head oblong-quadrate, slightly narrowed anteriorly ; the mandibles short, very stout, and denticulate on their inner margin ; the antenuse ferruginous, with the apical half of the scape black ; the front with a slightly impressed line down the centre. Thorax ob- long, narrowed posteriorly, and slightly compressed ; the prothorax rounded in front, its posterior margin slightly constricted ; the articu- lations of the legs and the tarsi rufo-testaceous. Abdomen ovate, the posterior luargins of the segments narrowly pale testaceous ; the node of the peduncle thick but narrow, with its upper margin rounded.
Hab. Waigiou.
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Gen. PoLTEtiACHis, Smith.
1 . Polyrhachis sexspinosus, Latr. Hist. Nat. Fourm. p. 126, pi. 4. f. 21 ^ . Hab. Waigiou ; Aru ; Philippines ; India j Mysol.
2. Polyrhachis Ithonus, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. v. 99. 10. Hab. Waigiou ; Bachian ; Mysol.
3. Polyrhachis bihamatus, Drury, Ins. ii. pi. 38. f. /> 8 ^ . Hab. Waigiou ; Celebes ; Bachian ; Ceram ; Borneo ; India.
4. Polyrhachis marginatus. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 139. 3. Hab. Waigiou ; Bachian ; Philippines ; India.
5. Polyrhachis Diaphantus, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. vL 40. 14. Hab. Ceram; Celebes.
6. Polyrhachis scutellatus, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 140. 7- Hab. Ceram; Aru.
7 . Polyrhachis rugifrons, Proc. Linn. Soc. v. /O. 3. Hab. Ceram ; Celebes.
8. Polyrhachis dives. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. ii. 64. 19. Hab. Ceram ; Malacca ; Bachian.
9. Polyrhachis rufofemoratus. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 142. 14. Hab. Ceram; Aru; Waigiou.
10. Polyrhachis Busiris, Smith. Proc. Linn. Soc. v. 98. 7. Hab. Ceram ; Bouru ; Waigiou ; Celebes ; Bachian.
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11. Polyihachis seiicatus, Guer. Voy. Coq. Zool. ii. 203; Atlas Ins. pi. 8. f. 2, 2 a, b, c,d,^.
Hab. Maitabello ; Waigiou ; Am ; New Hebrides ; Mysol.
12. Polyrhachis "Valerus, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. vi. 40. 12. Hab. Waigiou ; Celebes (Tondano).
13. Polyi-hachis serratus. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 140. 6. Hab. Waigiou; Aru.
14. Polyrhachis Orsyllus, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. vi. 39. 8. Hab. Ceram ; Celebes (Tondano).
15. Polyrhachis sculpturatus, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. v. 70. 4. Hab. Timor; Celebes.
16. Polyrhachis Acasta, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. v. 100. 14. Hab. Bouru; Bachian.
17. Polyrhachis Dolomedes. P. niger, capita thoraceque sub- opacis; abdomine nitido; thorace inermi ; pedibus ferrugineis; abdo- minis squamula spiuis duabus acutis armata.
Female. Length 3;^ lines. Black, the front very prominent ; the ridges under which the antennae are inserted much elevated; the extreme base and apex of the scape, the apex of the five basal joints of the flagellum, and the following ones entirely ferruginous ; the mandibles ferruginous. Thorax oblong-ovate ; the metathorax truncate behind; the lateral angles of the verge of the truncation acute, or subdentate ; the legs obscure ferruginous, their articulations pale. Abdomen glo- bose, shining and slightly sericeous ; the node of the peduncle armed above with two short, stout, acute spines.
Worker. Length 2-i- lines. Altogether more shining and smoother than the female ; the front very prominent ; the antennjie and legs pale ferruginous ; the base of the abdomen obscurely fen-uginous ; the thorax compressed ; the meso- and metathorax flattened above.
Hab. Ceram.
Mr. Wallace says, " Nest on a leaf, small, oval, and of papery texture."
18. Polyrhachis Trophimus. P. niger, capite thoraceque longitudi- naliter striatis ; metathorace petiolique squamula bispinosis ; pedibus obscure ferrugineis.
Worker. Length 2 lines. Black ; the head shining and finely striated longitudinally. Thorax flattened above and longitudinally striated, slightly shining ; the suture between the meso- and metathorax strongly impressed ; the metathorax with two slightly elevated acute spines, those on the peduncle are longer, stouter, and curve to the shape of the sides of the abdomen ; the legs dark ferruginous. Abdomen globose, smooth, and shining.
Hab. Ceram.
19. Polyrhachis Alpheus. P. niger, capite thoraceque minute
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verrucatis ; thorace spinis iluabus minutis antice armato ; abdominis squamula supra bispinosa ; pedibus ferrugineis.
Worker. Length 3 lines. Black; head and thorax minutely and finely rugose ; the head very prominent in front ; the mandibles and antenna? ferruginous, the scape more or less fuscous above. Thorax above and at the sides flat, the anterior angles with a short acute tooth ; the legs ferruginous, the anterior coxte black. The abdomen globular, smooth, and shining, with the base castaneous ; the node of the pedun- cle armed with two long, acute, curved spines, which incline slightly towards the abdomen.
Hab, Waigiou.
20. PoLYRHACHis BuBASTES. P. uigcr, capite rugoso; thorace spi- nis duabus acutis antice et postice armato ; squama bispinosa ; pedi- bus obscure ferrugineis.
Female. Length 5\ lines. Black, thinly sprinkled with erect hairs; the abdomen covered with ashy, silky pubescence ; the legs dark ferrugi- nous. The head very coarsely rugose, much narrowed behind the eyes, with the posterior lateral angles produced and forming curved flattened processes or spines. The thorax elongate, widest in the middle, rugose, but much more finely so than the head ; the spines in front short, curved, stout, and acute; the posterior pair are of the same form ; the legs obscurely ferruginous ; the scale of the abdomen in- crassate, rugose, and armed with two short acute spines behind. Worker. This sex only dift^ers in the form of the thorax, which is oblong, the sides straight and gradually narrowed slightly posteriorly; the sculpture on the thorax stronger than in the female. Hab. Waigiou.
This species closely resembles the P. sescspinosus, but diff'ers too much to be regarded as a variety of that species ; the form of the head is very different, being more narrowed behind the eyes, the sides being straight ; the short, thick, curved spines on the thorax also distinguish it from P. sexpinosus.
21. PoLYRHACHis PAROMALUS. P. niger, Isevis nitidusque, thorace spinis duabus acutis postice armato ; pedibus obscure ferrugineis ; squama spinis duabus acutis curvatis.
Worker. Length 3 lines. Jet-black, smooth and shining ; the man- dibles ferruginous ; the extreme base and apex of the antennae rufo- piceous ; the head much narrowed behind the eyes, which are round and prominent ; the front of the head very convex. Thorax : on each side in front a minute tooth or tubercle ; armed posteriorly with two long, bent, acute spines, directed backwards ; the metathorax oblique ; the legs long and obscurely ferruginous. Abdomen : the node of the peduncle with two long, bent, acute spines directed backwards above the base of the abdomen ; the latter smooth, shining, and globose.
Hab. Ceram.
16 MR. F. SMITH ON HYMENOPTEEOUS IXSECTS
Mr. Wallace, in a note, says, " ?s est on a tree, consisting of two small cells of soft papery matter, about one inch in diameter ; each with one opening."
22. PoLYRHACHis XiPHiAS. P. niger, laevis nitidusque, metatho- race petiolique squamula. bispinosis.
Female. Length 4^ lines. Black ; the head subquadrate, the front very convex, smooth and shining ; the flagellum pale ferruginous, with two or three of the basal joints fuscous above. Thorax ovate ; the metathorax truncate, and armed with two short acute spines ; the legs obscure ferruginous, with the articulations palest, the trochanters' very pale ; wings opake, the nervm-es rufo-testaceous, the stigma fuscous. Abdomen globose, smooth and shining ; the peduncle with two short acute spines, directed backwards, and slightly curved.
Hah. Waigiou.
23. PoLYRHACHis EuRYALUS. P. niger, Isevis, nitidus, thorace in- ermi ; petioli squamula quadrispinosa.
Worker. Length 2^ lines. Black, smooth and shining ; the thorax rounded above, not spined ; the outline, when viewed laterally, semi- circular ; the legs obscure ferruginous. Abdomen globose ; the node of the peduncle with four spines, the two inner ones shorter than the lateral pair, but all short and acute.
Hab. Mysol.
24. PoLYRHACHis DoLOMEDES. P. niger, thorace supra deplanato ; abdominis squama spinis duabus curvatis armata ; abdomine nitido ; pedibus obscure ferrugineis ; flagello flavo-testaceo.
Worker. Length 3 lines. Black ; the head and thorax subopake ; the abdomen smooth and shining ; the flagellum testaceous yellow, or pale ferruginous ; the legs dark ferruginous. The thorax flattened above, the anterior angle acute, or produced into short acute teeth ; the metathorax unarmed ; the front of the head very prominent. The abdomen globose ; the node of the peduncle with two long acute spines, which are divergent and curve backwards to the shape of the base of the abdomen.
Hab. Waigiou.
This species may very probably prove to be the worker of Polyrhachis Xiphias.
25. Polyrhachis Sparaxes. P. niger, capite thoraceque subopacis ; thorace inermi ; abdominis squamula trispinosa; alis subhyalinis, ner- vuris pallide testaceis.
Female. Length 3 lines. Black ; the head and thorax finely rugose and subopake ; the abdomen globose and shining ; the extreme apex of the flagellum pale rufo-testaceous ; the angles of the prothorax acute; the wings yellow, with the nervures pale testaceous; the node of the peduncle with three acute spines, erect, and of equal length ; the abdomen slightly sericeous.
Hab. Mysol.
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This is very distinct from P. trispinosus, which is much larger and has the anterior angles of the thorax rounded ; the spines on the node of the peduncle are shorter, and the central one shorter than the others.
26. PoLYRHACHis NiGRiCEPS. P. ferrugineus, nitidus, capite nigro ; thorace spinis duabus acutis antice et postice armato.
Worker. Length 4 lines. Smooth, shining, and impunctate ; the head oblong, the eyes prominent and placed backwards; the mandibles stout, obscurely ferruginous, and quadridentate at the apex ; the ridges on the front, at the sides of which the antennae are inserted, much elevated, and with a less elevated ridge between them ; the antennae ferruginous. Thorax elongate as in P. sexspinosus, with two acute teeth in front diverging outwards, and two suberect ones behind ; the legs elongate, paler than the thorax. Abdomen paler than the head and thorax, the node of the peduncle incrassate, somewhat wedge-shaped above.
Hab. Waigiou.
27. PoLYRHACHis Paxillus. P. niger ; thorace supra deplanato, metathorace et pedunculo spinis duabus longis acutis armatis ; pedibus ferrugineis .
Worker. Length 3| lines. Black ; the head and thorax finely sha- greened ; the mandibles ferruginous, but obscure, finely striated ; the flagellum fusco-ferruginous ; the extreme base of the scape bright ferruginous. Thorax oblong, narrowed behind, flattened above and at the sides, the lateral margins raised, particularly those of the pro- thorax in front ; the metathorax has two long, slightly bent, acute spines directed backwards over the node of the peduncle, which has also two acute spines directed backwards; the legs ferruginous. Abdomen globose, smooth and shining, with a fine silky fulvous pile which changes colour in difl'erent lights.
Hab. Martabello.
Gren. (EcoPHTLLA, Smith.
1. (Ecophylla smaragdina. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. v. 102. 1. (Formica
smaragdina, Fabr. Syst. Piez. p. 397. 4.) Hab. Mysol ; Timor ; Waigiou ; Gilolo ; Bachian ; Dory ; Aru ; Borneo ;
Philippines ; Java ; India.
Fam. PONEEIDtE, Smith. G-en. PoNERA, Latr.
1. Ponera parallela. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 143. 3. Hab. Waigiou ; Aru ; Celebes ; Mysol.
2. Ponera laeviceps, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. ii. 69. 13. Hab. Waigiou ; Celebes ; Bachian ; Borneo.
3. Ponera cuprea. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. v. 104. 6. Hab. Ceram ; Dory.
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4. PoNERA PURPUREA. P. purpureo-cserulca ; capitc, thotacc abilomi- nisque basi profunde striatis ; abdominis nodo incrassato, supra spinis duabus parvis armato.
Worker. Length 4 lines. Purple-blue, the antennae and legs fusco- ferruginous ; the second and following segments of the abdomen black, with the margins of the segments rufo-piceous. The head evenly, strongly, and longitudinally striated ; the striation on the prothorax is strong, transverse, and curved ; that on the thorax behind is also trans- verse and runs obliquely forwards at the sides ; the striae on the pe- duncle run round it, being circular ; on the first segment of the ab- domen, in the centre of its apical margin, is a minute curved stria in the form of a horse-shoe, round which passes a second, and so on, each successive stria being an enlarged form of the preceding; the second and following segments with a silky texture.
Hab. Gilolo.
5. PoNERA TORTUOLOSA. P. aeueo-nigra ; capite, thorace abdominis- que basi striatis ; nodo spinis duabus acutis armato. {Operaria.) — P. nitida, nigra ; capite longitudinaliter striato ; thorace profunde punc- tato. {Fcemina.)
Worker. Length 5 lines. Obscurely nigro-feneous, covered with a short yellowish downy pile, and sprinkled with longer cinereous hair ; the head strongly striated, the striae radiating as it were from the middle of the face and running obliquely to the sides of the head ; down the cheeks the striae are longitudinal ; the mandibles obscure rufo-piceous. Thorax : the striae on the prothorax are transverse and curved, behind which they are oblique, running from the middle for- wards down the sides ; the peduncle is incrassate, rounded in front and truncate behind, the striae running round, above armed with two acute spines. The first node of the abdomen has a curved striation much more delicate than that on the thorax ; the following segments not striated, with their apical margins rufo-piceous ; the legs dark fusco- ferruginous.
Female. The same size as the worker, shining, the head longitudinally striated, the thorax with large scattered punctures ; the abdomen im- punctate, with the margins of the segments rufo-piceous ; wings slightly fuscous, the nervures black, with a dark fuscous cloud in the mar- ginal cell ; the tibiae and tarsi ferruginous as well as the mandibles and antennae.
Hab. Ceram ; Bourn.
The sexes were identified bv Mr. Wallace.
Gen. Ambltopone, Erichs.
1. Ambh'opone castaneus. Smith, Proc.lAnn. Soc. v. 105. 1. Hab. Ceram ; Bachian.
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Gen. EcTATOMMA, Smith.
1. Ectatomma rugosa, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iv. 143. 1. Hab. Ceram ; Aru.
Gren. Odontomachus, Latr.
1. Odontomachus siraillimus. Smith, Cat. Form. p. 80. 11 ; Proc. Linn. Soc. iv. 144. 1.
Hab. Waigiou; Ceram; Aru; Ceylon; Goram.
2. Odontomachus tyrannicus, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. vi. 44. 3. Hab. Waigiou ; i^ju ; Mysol ; Celebes.
3. Odontomachus malignus, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 144. 3. Hab. Ceram ; Aru ; Mysol.
4. Odontomachus nigriceps, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. v. 103. 3. Hab. Mysol; New Guinea (Dory).
5. Odontomachus CEPHALOTES. O. ferrugineus, capite abdomineque longitudinaliter striatis; thorace oblongo, transversim striato.
Worker. Length 5^ lines. Ferruginous ; the head and abdomen, or sometimes the entire insect, more or less fuscous, the antennae and legs pale ferruginous ; the mandibles tridentate at the apex, the inner and outer teeth, particularly the former, blunt at their apex ; their inner margin without teeth ; the head large, oblong-quadrate, finely striated longitudinally, and having a glossy silky appearance. The thorax and node of the abdomen finely striated transversely. The abdomen striated transversely at the base, the striae curving at the sides and then running in a longitudinal direction to the apex.
Hab. Ceram.
6. Odontomachus aciculatus. O. fusco-ferrugineus ; capite supra longitudinaliter striato, thorace abdomineque transversim striatis.
Worker. Length 5i lines. Blackish brown, with the antennae, legs, and mandibles ferruginous ; the head posteriorly and the node of the peduncle reddish brown ; the mandibles tridentate at the apex, their inner margin serrated. The face longitudinally striated ; the sides of the head behind the eyes obliquely striated, the striation much finer than that on the face. Thorax : the prothorax with a circular striation, behind which it is transverse. The node of the peduncle transversely striated, terminating above in one acute spine ; the ab- domen transversely and finely aciculate.
Hab. Mysol.
G-en. PoDOMTRMA, Smith.
1. Podomyrma basalis. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 147- 4.
Hab. Mysol ; Bouru ; Amboyna ; Aru ; Dory.
The specimens from Mysol consist of a worker and a female : the latter
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differs from the former in having the thorax oblong-ovate, with a few striae down the middle, leaving the sides smooth ; the striae do not extend beyond the scutellum, the metathorax being smooth and shining ; the first node of the peduncle is oblong, slightly curving downwards, and not toothed either above or beneath ; the second node is globose and longitudinally striated. Abdomen oblong-ovate, pale ferruginous or rather clay-coloured ; the apical margin of the first segment with a broad black band, which is toothed in the middle ; the second segment has a narrower band.
2. PoDOMYRMA L^vissiMA. P. nigro-fcrruginca ; thorace abdomine- que Isevissimis lucidisque ; capite delicatule punctate ; femoribus me- dio valde incrassatis, basi tenuissimis.
Worker. Length 2| lines. Dark castaneous, nearly black, with the mandibles, abdomen at the base, and the legs in parts obscure ferru- ginous, the mandibles palest ; the head obloug-quadrate, with the augles rounded, delicately striated between the antennae, and very finely punctured behind their insertion. Thorax deeply strangulated in the middle, the anterior angles produced and acute.
Hab. Mysol.
3. PoDOMYRMA RUFicEPS. P. fusco-fcrruginea ; capite rubro ; capite thoraceque longitudinaliter striatim rugulosis ; femoribus medio valde incrassatis, basi tenuissimis; pedibus abdomineque laevissimis luci- disque.
Worker. Length 4 lines. Head ferruginous, the antennae and teeth of the mandibles black ; the thorax, abdomen, and legs dark fusco-ferru- ginous ; the head, thorax, and nodes of the petiole coarsely and longi- tudinally rugose, on the disk of the thorax running into irregular coarse striae ; on each side of the thorax in front is a stout blunt spine ; the metathorax has two short teeth or spines, and the first node of the ab- domen has a tooth in the middle above, and another at the base be- neath. The abdomen is oblong-ovate, and pointed at the apex ; the legs smooth and shining, with the femora much swollen in the middle ; the antennae, thorax, abdomen, and legs thinly sprinkled with erect pale hairs.
Hab. Mysol.
Gen. PsEUDOMTRMA, Guer.
1. Pseudomyrma laeviceps. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 145. \. Hab. Ceram ; Dory ; Aru ; Waigiou.
2. Pseudomyrma carbonaria. P. aterrima, laevis, nitida; antennis, mandibulis, tibiis tarsisque rufo-testaceis.
Worker. Length 2 lines. Jet-black, smooth and shining; the eyes large, oblong-ovate, occupying a considerable portion of the sides of the head; the antennae and mandibles rufo-testaceous. Thorax ob- long, widest in front, the divisions strongly impressed ; the tibiae and
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tarsi rufo-testaceous. Abdomen oblong-ovate, the petiole of the first
node short ; the second node wider than the first, subglobose. Female. Resembles the worker, but with the head longer, the sides
more parallel, and having three ocelli on the vertex ; the legs ai'e rather
darker; in other respects both sexes are ahke. Hub. Bourn.
Gen. Mtrmica, Latr.
1 . Myrmica poneroides. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. v. 1(>7. -• Hab. Ceram ; Bouru ; Bachian.
2. Myrmica incerta. M. nigra, capite ferrugineo ; capite thorace- que longitudinaliter striatis ; metathorace bispinoso.
Female. Length 2f lines. Head ferruginous ; the thorax and abdomen black, the former obscurely ferruginous on the disk ; the legs rufo- fuscous, with the anterior tibiae and all the tarsi palest ; the flagellum pale ferruginous. The head heart-shaped, and, as well as the thorax, longitudinally striated ; the thorax short and rounded, posteriorly armed with two short acute spines. Abdomen rounded, truncate at the base, and covered with a fine silky pubescence ; the first node of the abdomen small and compressed, the second transverse and more than twice the width of the first.
Hab. Mysol.
This species is probably not a true Myrmica ; it has exactly the appear- ance of a small CEcodoma ; it may be a female of Crematogaster.
3. Myrmica mcesta. M. fusco-nigra, nitida ; mandibulis, antennis pedibusque rufo-ferrugineis ; metathorace mutico.
Worker. Length 2 lines. Blackish brown, shining ; the anterior mar- gin of the head, the mandibles and antennae rufo-ferruginous ; the head finely striated longitudinally. Thorax delicately striated and with scattered punctures ; the legs rufo-ferruginous. Abdomen smooth and shining, the nodes globose.
Hab. Martabello.
4. Myrmica umbripexnis. M. rufo-ferruginea, nitida; capite tho- raceque sparse punctatis, alis nigro-fuscis.
Female. Length 2| lines. Bright rufo-ferruginous, smooth and shining ; the head with a few fine, distant pimctures. Thorax short, ovate, and with a few strong, distant punctures ; the wings dark brown ; the metathorax subdentate. Abdomen ovate, the nodes of the peduncle subovate, smooth and shining.
Hab. Mysol.
Fam. ATTID.^, Smith.
Gen. SoiENOPSis, Westio.
1. Solenopsis ceplialotes. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. v. 113. 1. Hab. Ceram ; Aru ; Celebes.
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2. Solenopsis laboriosa, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. vi. 48. 2. Hab. Waigiou ; Celebes (Tondano).
3. Solenopsis calida. S. fusco-ferruginea ; capita oblongo-ovato, longitudinaliter striato, postice transverse striate ; abdomine oblongo, nitido ; pedibus ferrugineis.
Female. Length 7 lines. Dark brown^, with the anterior margin of the face and the antennae ferruginous ; the head longitudinally striated before the ocelli, behind which it has a curved rugose striation ; the mandibles obscure ferruginous, smooth, with a few oblong punctures at their inner margin, and having two teeth at their apex. Thorax ovate, shining, with five distant punctures ; the sutures ferru- ginous, as well as the apex of the metathorax ; the legs bright pale ferruginous ; the lateral angles of the superior surface of the meta- thorax subdentate. Abdomen oblong-ovate, the apical margins of the segments broadly obscure ferruginous ; the nodes of the abdomen thickened, transverse, rounded above.
Hab. Ceram.
Geu. Pheidole, Westw.
1. Pheidole megacephala. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. v. 112. 6. Hab. Timor; Tondano; Bachian.
2. Pheidole singularis. P. rufo-ferruginea ; capite maximo, striato at punctato, postice emarginato ; thorace quadrispinoso.
Worker. Length 2 lines. Rufo-ferruginous ; the head very large, more than four times the size of the abdomen, longitudinally striated, with the sides and posterior portion strongly punctured, the posterior margin deeply emarginate ; a curved transverse depression crossing from eye to aye, the curve being backwards ; the mandibles very stout, smooth, and without teeth on their inner margin. Thorax armed in front with a stout acute spina on each side ; the metathorax has also two spines, which are much smaller, nearly upright, and acute. Ab- domen small, ovate, and fuscous towards the apex.
Hab. Mysol.
3. Pheidole mordax. P. rufo-ferruginea; capite maximo, longi- tudinaliter striato ; metathoracis spinis acutis, minutissimis ; abdomine apice fusco.
Worker. Length 2 lines. Rufo-farruginous ; the head veiy large, at least four times the size of the abdomen, longitudinally striated, deeply emarginate behind. The thorax smooth and shining in front, and with two minute, erect, acute spines on the metathorax ; the legs long, slender, and paler than the body. Abdomen small and ovate, ferruginous at the base and fuscous at the apex ; the first node of the peduncle small and compressed, the second subglobose and transverse.
Hab. Mysol.
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4. Pheidole penetralis. p. rufo-ferruginea ; capite maximo, in medio sulcato et longitudinaliter striato ; metathorace bispinoso ; ab- domine apice fusco.
Worker. Length 2 lines. Rufo-ferruginous ; the head very large, longitudinally deeply striated, the striae scarcely extending to the posterior margin, which is roughened and deeply emarginate in the middle ; the mandibles incrassate, smooth and shining. Thorax very narrow, strangulated in the middle, smooth and shining anteriorly, and armed with two small acute spines on the metathorax ; the abdo- men fuscous, with the base ferruginous.
Hab. Mysol.
Subfam. CRTPTOCERiDiE, Smith. Gren. EcHiNOPLA, Smith.
1. Echinopla striata. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. ii. 80. 3. Hab. Ceram ; Celebes ; Malacca.
2. Echinopla nitida. E. nigra; capite, thorace et abdomine laevi- bus, nitidis; pedunculo transverso; antennarum pedumque apicibus ferrugineis.
Worker. Length 2 lines. Jet-black, smooth and shining ; the apex of the antennae rufo-testaceous ; the head rounded in front and trans- verse behind ; eyes round and very prominent. The thorax oblong- quadrate, scarcely as wide as the head, rather widest behind; the apical joints of the tarsi ferruginous. Abdomen subglobose ; the node of the peduncle transverse, each lateral extremity armed with three teeth, two of which are at the upper margin of the extremity, the third and the largest being at the lower margin.
Hab, Ceram.
3. Echinopla DECEPTOR. E. nigra, capite thoraceque longitudinaliter striatis ; abdomine nigro-caeruleo, squama in utroque latere spina hori- zoutah ; tarsis apicalibus pallide testaceis.
Female. Length 4 lines. Black, with the abdomen obscurely blue. The head a little wider than the thoi'ax and longitudinally striated. Thorax oblong, longitudinally striated, the sides parallel to the base of the scutellum, then obliquely narrowed to the base of the metatho- rax, the sides of which are rounded and expanded beyond the width of the prothorax ; the metathorax is also roimded behind ; the claw- joint of the tarsi testaceous ; the legs and also the body thiuljf sprinkled with pale hairs ; wings wanting. Abdomen globose and pubescent, the scale of the peduncle transverse, its superior margin slightly curved, and with a number of minute denticulations, terminating on each side in an acute point or spine.
Hab. Bouru.
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Gren. Cataulacus, Smith.
1. Cataulacus setosus. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. v. 114. 1.
Hub. Mysol ; Waigiou ; Bachian.
The specimen from Mysol is a female : this sex differs in having a single ocellus on the vertex ; it is very minute, and situated in a pit ; the head is rather smaller, and the eyes also are smaller ; the thorax is only subdentate behind ; the abdomen is oblong-ovate, and emarginate at the base.
Fam. MUTILLID^, Leach.
Gren. MuTiLLA, Linn.
1. Mutilla lanthea. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. v. 115. 3. Hab. Ceram ; Amboyna ; Bachian.
2. Mutilla anthylla, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. v. 115. 4. Hab. Ceram ; Gilolo ; Bachian.
3. Mutilla nigra. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 151.4. Hab. Ceram ; Aru.
4. Mutilla suspiciosa. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. ii. 84. 5. Hab. Bouru ; Makassar; Amboyna; Bachian; Borneo.
5. Mutilla mirabilis. M. cupreo-viridi tincta; scapo pedibusque ferrugineis ; alis fuscis, basi hyalinis.
Male. Length 5 lines. Entirely bright copper-coloured, with tints of green in different lights ; the head and thorax strongly punctured, the abdomen more finely and distantly so ; the mandibles, palpi, scape, two basal joints of the flagellum, and the legs ferruginous, the rest of the antennae black ; the head, thorax, legs, and two basal segments of the abdomen thinly covered with erect, long, pale pubescence, that on the rest of the abdomen black ; the wings brown, with their base subhyaline.
Hab. Waigiou.
6. Mutilla Damia. M. capite abdomineque nigris ; thorace rubro j alis fuscis, basi hyalinis ; abdomine fascia albo-pubescente decorato.
Male. Length 3^-4 lines. Head, abdomen, legs, and antennae black; thorax red, thinly sprinkled with long pale hair ; the apical margin of the second segment of the abdomen with a fascia of long snow- white hair ; the margin of the basal segment is also thinly fringed with the same. The head and thorax strongly punctured ; the abdo- men with more distant strong punctures ; the pubescence on the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth segments black, that on the apical one white ; the wings fuscous, with their base subhyaline.
Hab. Ceram.
7. Mutilla Thera. M. capite abdomineque nigris; thorace rubro; abdominis segraento secundo fascia albo-pubescente ornato.
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Female. Length 4 lines. Head, antennae, legs, and abdomen black, finely shagreened and subopake ; thinlj- sprinkled with black hairs ; the legs sprinkled with glittering white hairs. The thorax red, rugose, and clothed with decumbent red hair ; its anterior and posterior mar- gins transverse ; the sides rounded, but slightly narrowed behind. The apical margin of the second segment of the abdomen with a narrow band of white pubescence, produced and widened in the middle of the band ; the fifth segment fringed with glittering pale pubescence ; the sixth longitudinally striated, with the base ferruginous.
Hab. Ceram.
8. MuTiLLA FAUSTA. M. capitc thoraceque nigro-cseruleis ; abdo- mine nigro, fascia argenteo-pubescente decorato.
Female. Length 2f lines. Head and thorax blue-black, and closely punctured ; the palpi elongate and pale rufo-testaceous ; the man- dibles, apex of the scape, the tibiae and tarsi ferruginous ; the tibiae dusky outside ; the head wider than the thorax, and transverse-qua- drate above. The basal segment of the abdomen yellowish above ; the second segment with its apical margin pale testaceous and clothed with silvery-white hair, the band produced in the middle into a bilobed shaj^e ; the apical segment rufo-testaceous, smooth and shining ; the insect thinly sprinkled with erect pale pubescence.
Hab. Mysol.
Gen, TiPHiA, Fabr.
I. TiPHiA INTRUDENS. T. nitida, atra, punctata, sparse griseo-pu- bescens; femoribus quatuor posticis compressis; linea intermedia metathoracis ad lineam transversam excurrente.
Female. Length 3|-5 lines. Black and shining ; the head with strong but rather distant punctures ; the mandibles ferruginous. Thorax : the pro- and mesothorax strongly punctured, the posterior margin of the former smooth and shining ; the metathorax smooth, the superior surface with three elevated longitudinal lines, all extending to the verge of the truncation, — the lines nearly parallel, veiy slightly conver- ging towards the apex ; the anterior wings fusco-hyaline ; the tegulae smooth and shining, with their posterior margins rufo-piceous ; the tips of the femoi-a rufo-piceous. Abdomen delicately punctured ; the apical segment rugose, with the tip ferruginous ; the legs, the sides and apex of the abdomen with glittering pale hairs.
The male differs in having the marginal cell closed and the stigma large and black.
Hab. Mysol.
Pam. THYNNID^, Urichs.
Gen. Thynnus, Fabr.
1. Thynnus lugubris. T. niger, delicatule punctulatus; alis fusco- nigris.
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Male. Length 9 lines. Black, closely and finely punctured ; the cly- peus with its anterior margin truncate ; longitudinally and irregularly striated, the striae interspersed with strong punctures; the orbits of the eyes narrowly bordered with yellow, the border interrupted above. The disk of the thorax more strongly punctured than the other portion ; the anterior margin of the prothorax fringed with dark pubescence ; the wings dark fuscous, palest at their apical margins. Abdomen shining, more delicately and more distantly punctured than the head and thorax ; the apical segment longitudinally striated above ; the sixth segment has a short acute spine on each side beneath ; the seventh is terminated by a tridentate mucro, and has also on each side a small, flattened, projecting process; the abdomen is much more strongly punctured beneath than above.
Hab. Ceram.
2. Thynnus iNSULARis. T. fcrrugincus, capite thoruccque rude punc- tatis.
Female. Length 3 lines. Ferruginous; the head quadrate, strongly punctured, more or less fuscous, the eyes situated at the anterior angles ; the antennae and mandibles pale ferruginous. Thorax coarsely punctured, the metathorax obhquely rounded ; the legs spinose. Ab- domen oblong, strongly punctured, the segments darkest at the base ; the body thinly sprinkled with pale, erect pubescence.
Hab. Mysol.
3. Thynnus placidus. T. niger, nitidus, punctulatus; abdomine laevi, dehcatule et sparse punctulato ; ahs anticis fusco-nigris, pur- pureo-iridescentibus, posticis subhyaliuis.
Male. Length 8^ lines. Black and shining ; the head and thorax finely and closely punctured, the abdomen delicately and distantly so. The anterior margin of the clypeus truncate ; the outer orbits of the eyes narrowly bordered with yellow ; there is also an abbreviated line on their inner orbits. The wings with a slight purple iridescence ; the anterior pair dark fuscous, with their apical margins paler ; the pos- terior pair subhyaline. Abdomen shining black, with a fine chalybeous iridescence, delicately and not very closely punctured, beneath strongly punctured.
Hab. Waigiou.
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4. Thynnus pullatus. T. niger, nitidus, capite thoraceque punc- tatis, alis fusco-hyalinis. {Mas.) — T. niger, thorace antice coarcte punc- tato, abdomine utrinque maculis tribus flavis. {Fcsm.)
Mule. Length 9 lines. Black, the head and thorax closely punctured, slio-htly shining ; a narrow abbreviated line on the inner orbits of the eyes and a similar line behind them yellow ; a minute yellow spot at the base of the mandibles ; the pubescence on the head, on the sides of the thorax and beneath, cinereous ; the wings subhyaline, tinged
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with brown. Abdomen conical, gradually tapering from the base to the apex, smooth, shining, and delicately punctured.
Female. Length 65 lines. Black, pubescent ; the mandibles in the mid- dle and the scape of the antenna; at the apex ferruginous ; the vertex with a deep depression on each side above, with a raised central carina between them. The thorax above closely and deeply punctured ; the metathorax smooth and obliquely truncate ; the legs obscurely ferru- ginous, and thickly set with rigid hairs and spines of a pale testaceous colour. Abdomen : the first segment thickly fringed with pale pu- bescence at the base ; the second transversely striated, the following segments smooth and shining; the first and second segments with a small yellow spot on each side ; the third segment has a transverse yellow stripe ; beneath, the segments are punctured, except the apical one, which is longitudinally striated.
Hab. Bouru.
Gen. JElurus, Klug.
1. JClurus comatus. ^. niger, capite thoraceque rude punctatis ; abdomine laevi, nitido ; cajntis margine postico pube cinerea vestito ; alis hyalinis.
Male. Length 5 lines. Black ; the head and thorax closely and strongly punctured, and thinly sprinkled with cinereous pubescence ; head transverse, rather wider than the thorax, the posterior margin with a long fringe of cinereous pubescence ; the face before the insertion of the antennae with a silvery-white pubescence. The wings hyaline and iridescent, the nervures fuscous. The abdomen petiolated, smooth and shining, terminating in a trifid mucro.
Hah. Waigiou.
This is the first species that has been captured away from the Australian continent, with the exception of two species from Brazil.
Gen. ScLERODEEMA, Latr.
\. Scleroderma modesta. S. capite, thorace pedibusque pallida testaceis ; abdomine rufo-piceo cingulato.
Female. Length 2 lines. The head, antennae, thorax, and legs pale honey-yellow ; the tips of the mandibles ferruginous ; the sutures of the thorax and the articulations of the legs with ferruginous stains ; the exterior margin of the intermediate tibiae serrated. The basal margins of the segments of the abdomen broadly rufo-piceous ; the abdomen elongate and lanceolate.
Hab. Mysol.
Gen. ScoLiA, Fahr.
Div. 1. Two suhmarginal cells and one recurrent nervure.
1. Scolia insularis. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iv. 153, 4. Hab. Ceram ; Bouru ; Key Island.
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2. Scolia fulgidipennis, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iv. 152. 3. Hab. Waigiou ; Aru ; Bachian ; Martabello.
3. Scolia nitida, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iv. 152. 2.
Hab. Waigiou ; Bouru ; Timor ; Aru ; Amboyna ; Dory ; Marta- bello.
4. Scolia captiva, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. vi. 22. 1. Hab. Waigiou ; Gilolo ; Martabello.
5. Scolia DUBiA. S. nigra, nitida, punctatissima ; alis fuscis, violaceo- micantibus ; abdomine cseruleo-iridescente.
Male. Length 7 2 lines. Black and shining ; the head and thorax closely and strongly punctured ; the mandibles obscurely rufo-piceous ; the wings dark brown, with a bright violet iridescence, changeable in different lights, occasionally showing tints of blue ; the metathorax roughly punctured ; the legs thickly set with rigid black hairs. The abdomen glossy, more finely punctured than the head and thorax, the basal segment most strongly so ; adorned with a beautiful blue irides- cence, in some lights reflecting faint tints of violet ; the apical segment triangular, punctured, with its posterior margin narrowly pale tes- taceous.
Hab. Ceram.
6. Scolia LARRADiFORMis. S. nigra, nitida, sparse punctata ; abdo- mine alisque violaceo-micantibus.
Female. Length 5i lines. Black, smooth and shining, finely and spa- rino-ly punctured, particularly on the head and thorax above; the metathorax truncate, and having a few strong punctures at the verge of the truncation, the latter smooth and opake ; the head as wide as the thorax and subquadrate, with the angles rounded, convex in front ; the ocelli minute ; the wings dark brown, with a beautiful violet iridescence ; the legs pubescent, with the spurs on the tibiae simple. Abdomen subpetiolate, shining, with a slight blue and violet irides- cence ; the basal segment with a few strongish punctures, the apical segment roughly punctured.
Hab. Waigiou.
7. Scolia morata. S. nigra, hirta, punctata; thoracis dorso laevi ; alis nigro-violaceis, abdomine nigro-chalybaeo.
Male. Length 4^-5^ Unes. Black, and thinly covered with black pu- bescence ; the head and thorax above very finely and sparingly punc- tured ; wings obscure brown, with a beautiful violet iridescence, tinged in some lights with coppery lustre ; the third discoidal cell small, its apical recurrent nervure uniting with the basal one as in S. dimidiata. The abdomen smooth, shining, and finely punctured, with a beautiful chalybeous iridescence.
Hab. Mysol.
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Div. 2. The anterior wings with two submarginal cells and two recur- rent nervures.
8. Scolia aurulenta, Smith, Cat. Hym. Ins. pt. 3. 102. 80.
Hab. Mysol; Bouru ; Bachian ; Silhetj Celebes; Philippine Islands.
9. Scolia aureicollis, St. Farg. Hym. iii. 499. fi.
Hab. Mysol ; Ternate ; Bachian ; Philippines ; Celebes ; Silhet.
10. Scolia firabriata, Burm. Abh. Nat. Ges. Halle, i. 25. 6. Hab. Waigiou; Java.
11. Scolia agilis, Smith, Proc. Linn. Sac. iv. 10. 6. Hab. Waigiou; Celebes.
Div. 3. The anterior wings with three submarginal cells and two recur- rent nervures.
12. Scolia dimidiata, Guer. Voy. Coq. Zool. ii. pt. 2. 247.
Hab. Ceram; Bouru; Gilolo; Celebes; Bachian; Amboyna; Senegal.
Tarn. POMPILIDJE, Leach.
Gen. PoMPiLUS, Fabr.
1. Pompilus bicolor, Fabr. Syst. Piez. p. 198. 56. Hab. Ceram ; Australia.
The single example from Ceram is a male ; it differs from the Austra- lian specimens in having not only the apical half of the second segment of the abdomen black, but the thii-d and fourth segments also ; in other re- spects they are identical.
2. Pompilus depredator, Smith, Proc. lAnn. Soc. v. 119. 3. Hab. Bachian.
3. Pompilus jucundus. P. ater, capita thoraceque pube cinerea tectis; alis hyalinis, fasciis duabus fuscis; prothoracis margine pos- tico flavo.
Female. Length 5^ lines. Black ; the head and thorax with a thin cinereous pile ; the scape yellow in front ; the flagellum fulvous beneath ; the anterior margin of the clypeus and tips of the man- dibles rufo-piceous ; the palpi pale testaceous. The posterior mar- gin of the prothorax yellow; the wings hyaline, the anterior pair with a narrow fuscous fascia crossing the base of the first and second discoidal cells, and a second fascia as wide as the second and third submarginal cells ; the tips of the wings milky white ; the extreme apex of the coxae yellow ; the tips of the femora, the tibiae and tarsi ferru- ginous beneath. Abdomen shining, its apex rufo-piceous.
Hab. Mysol.
4. Pompilus vigilans. P. ater, guttis maculisque variegatus ; alis hyalinis, apice fuscis ; tibiis posticis basi flavis.
Female. Length 5 lines. Black ; the orbits of the eyes, interrupted above, and the anterior margin of the clypeus yellow, the yellow
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margin of the clypeus notched in the middle ; the mandibles ferrugi- nous, their base black. The posterior margin of the prothorax yellow ; the wings hyaline, with their apex fuscous ; the posterior tibiae yellow at their base above, and entirely ferruginous beneath. Abdomen shining, with an obscure chalybeous reflexion ; the basal margin of the third and fifth segments with a narrow yellow band.
Male. Closely resembles the female, but wants the yellow margin to the clypeus ; the mandibles are yellow.
Hab. Waigiou.
Gen. Peiocnemis, ScJnodte.
1. Priocnemis pulcherrimus. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 156. 1. Hab. Mysol; Aru.
2. Priocnemis flavipennis. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iv. 79. 1. Hab. Ceram ; Celebes (Makassar).
3. Priocnemis fervidus. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 156. 2. Hab. Mysol ; Dory ; Ceram ; Aru.
4. Priocnemis adustus. P. ferrugineus; alls flavo-hyalinis, fusco fasciatis.
Male. Length 6^ lines. Ferruginous ; the head and antennae paler than the body ; the thorax and head opake ; the clypeus smooth and shining, with its anterior margin transverse and entire. The thorax has a fine, thin, short, downy pubescence ; the metathorax slightly striated transversely at the apex ; the wings yellow Inaline, with a broad fuscous fascia crossing near the apex of the anterior wings; the legs elongate, paler than the thorax. Abdomen shining, of a some- what clavate form, and thinly covered with downy pubescence.
Hab. Mysol.
Gen. Agenia, Schiddte.
1. Agenia blanda, Guer. Voy. Coq. Zool. pt. 2. ii. 260.
Hab. Ceram ; Celebes ; Key Island ; Borneo ; India ; Singapore ; Ma- lacca.
2. Agenia Amalthea, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 155. 6. Hab. Waigiou ; Aru.
3. Agenia Eudora. A. capite, metathorace abdomineque nigris ; tho- race pedibusque sanguineis ; alis anticis fascia transversa fusca.
Female. Length 4\ lines. Head black ; the clypeus, palpi, mandibles, and antennae ferruginous. Thorax black, with the pro- and meso- thorax blood-red above ; the metathorax rounded behind, transversely striated, and covered with silvery pubescence ; the legs pale red, with the claw-joints of the tarsi fuscous ; the spurs at the apex of the tibiae fuscous ; the wings hyaline, the nervures fen'uginous ; the anterior pair with a broad fuscous fascia beyond the stigma ; the tips of the wings milk-white. Abdomen petiolated, black, and thinly covered
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with fine, pale, downy pile ; the apical margin of the two basal seg- ments narrowly rufo-piceous ; the apex rufo-testaceous. Hab. Mysol.
4. Agenia Numeria. A. nigra, pilis sericeis cinereis vestita; anten- nis subtus ferrugineis; abdomine petiolato; alis hyalinis, bifasciatis.
Female. Length 4 lines. Black, and thinly covered with a silky ashy- grey pile ; the palpi pale ferruginous ; the mandibles rufo-testaceous at their apex; the flagellum of the antennae ferruginous beneath. The posterior margin of the prothorax rounded ; the metathorax rounded posteriorly, opake, and finely and transversely rugose ; the wings hyaline, with a narrow fuscous fascia at the apex of the externo- medial cell, and a much broader one crossing and enclosing the second and third submarginal cells ; the tips of the wings fuscous.
Hab. Mysol.
5. Agenia Metella. A. nigra, pihs sericeis argentato-albis vestita; antennis antice pedibusque antice ferrugineis ; abdomine petiolato ; alis hyalinis, nervuris uigris.
Female. Length 4f lines. Black, and thinly covered with a silvery- white silky pile, which is most dense on the clypeus and metathorax ; the antennae ferruginous beneath, more or less fuscous above, par- ticularly at their base; the palpi fusco-ferruginous ; the mandibles rufo-piceous at their apex. The posterior margin of the prothorax rounded ; the metathorax transversely rugose ; the tibiae and femora at their apex ferruginous in front ; the tarsi ferruginous, the apical joints more or less fuscous above ; the wings hyaline, the nervures black. Abdomen petiolated ; the apical margins of the segments narrowly rufo-piceous.
Hab. Mysol.
6. Agenia Vesta. A. nigra, capite thoraceque pilis sericeis argen- tato-albis vestitis ; abdomine nitido, subpetiolato ; alis hyalinis, plaga fusca.
Female. Length 4| lines. Black; the flagellum obscurely fulvous towards the apex beneath ; the head thinly covered with silvery silky pile, the face much more densely so. Thorax : the sides and the me- tathorax entirely covered with a dense silvery-white pubescent pile, the latter is less densely covered on the disk ; the legs rufo-piceous beneath ; wings hyaline, with a fuscous cloud occupying the marginal and two submarginal cells and the third discoidal cell ; it also crosses the apex of the first and second discoidal cells. Abdomen smooth, shining black, and with a short petiole at its base ; the ai)ex rufo- piceous.
Hab. Mysol.
7. Agenia CLAV ATA. ^. atra, capite thoraceque subopacis ; abdomine clavato alis hyalinis, plaga minuta fusca.
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Male. Length 6 lines. Black; the head and thorax subopake; the face covered vfith silvery- white pubescence; the tips of the mandibles ferruginous. Thorax oblong-quadrate, the sides being parallel ; the metathorax transversely striated ; the wings hyaline, with a small brown macula near the base of the marginal cell extending into the second submarginal cell, faint, and not well defined. The abdomen clavate ; the first segment forming a petiole, with its apex shghtly dilated.
Hah. Waigiou.
Gen. Mtgnimia, Smith.
1. Mygnimia Aspasia, Smith, Proc. Linn, Soc. iv. 15/. 1. Hub. Martabello; Aru.
2. Mygnimia fervida, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. v. 82. 1. Hub. Mysol; Bouru; Celebes.
3. Mygnimia iridipennis, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iv. 13. 1. Hab. Timor; Celebes; Borneo.
4. Mygnimia intrepida. M. nigra, capite thoraceque pube nigra vestitis ; alis cseruleo violaceoque splendide micantibus.
Female. Length 13 lines. Black; the abdomen with obscure shades of blue in certain lights ; the anterior margin of the clypeus widely emarginate ; the pubescence on the head and thorax black ; the meta- thorax with transverse ridges behind ; wings black, with a splendid purple and violet iridescence, with tints of green in certain lights.
Hab. Timor.
5. Mygnimia opulenta. M". ferruginea, abdomine laete fusco; alis flavo-hyalinis, apice fuscis.
Male. Length 9^ lines. Ferruginous ; the anterior margin of the cly- peus transverse ; the flagellum slightly fuscous above. The posterior margin of the prothorax rounded ; the mesothorax above with a lon- gitudinal fuscous stripe on each side, and a spot in front in the middle ; the metathorax transversely striated ; the legs elongate, and the tibiae and tarsi with scattered, short, fine spines ; the wings yellowish, their apical margins bordered by a fuscous cloud. The abdomen fusco- ferruginous.
Hab. Mysol.
6. Mygnimia exasperata. M. ferruginea, abdominis segmento se- cundo et tertio nigris ; alis obscure fuscis, purpureo-iridescentibus.
Female. Length 9-10 lines. Ferruginous ; the head and thorax opake ; the antennae thick and convolute; the clypeus slightly emarginate anteriorly. The posterior margin of the prothorax curved ; the meso- thorax with two black spots anteriorly ; the metathorax rounded be- hind and transversely striated ; the tibiae and tarsi strongly spinose ; the wings fuscous, with a purple iridescence. Abdomen smooth and
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shilling, with the second and third segments and the posterior margin of the basal segment black; entirely ferruginous beneath. Hab. Mysol.
7. Mygnimia intrepida. M. capite tlioraceque nigris, abdomine nigro-cseruleo ; alis flavo-hyaliiiis, marginibus fascis .
Female. Length 11-13 lines. Head and thorax opake black, with a thin black pubescence ; the clypeus very convex, its anterior margin rounded. The scutellum and jjostscutellum prominent, produced into rounded tubercles ; the metathorax vdlose, not punctured or striated ; the wings yellow hyaline, the base, the apical and posterior margins with a narrow dark fuscous border ; the legs elongate, the tibiaj and tarsi furnished with short spines, most dense on the latter, particularly the anterior pair. Abdomen black, with an obscure blue tinge, covered with a short silky pubescence.
Hab. Ceram.
Gen. Macromeris, St. 'Farg.
1. Macromeris violacea, St. Farg., Guer. Mag. Zool. pi. 30. fig. \S • Hab. Ceram; Bouru ; Gilolo ; Celebes; Aru; Borneo; Java; Ma- lacca ; Assam ; New Guinea.
Gen. Salius, Fahr.
1. Salius malignus. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc, iii. 157. 1. Hab. Mysol; Aru.
Pam. SPHEGID^, Leach.
Gen. Sphex, Fabr.
1. Sphex tyrannica, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. v. 122. 5. Hab. Mysol ; Gilolo ; Menado ; Bachian ; Kaisaa.
2. Sphex diabolicus. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. ii. 100. Hub. Coram; Amboyna; Bachian; Borneo.
3. Sphex argentata, Dahlb. Hym. Europ. i. 25. 1.
Hab. Ceram; Waigiou; Gilolo; Celebes; Aru; Bachian; Java; Ben- gal ; Congo ; Sierra Leone.
4. Sphex formosa. Smith, Cat. Hym. Ins. pt. iv. 254. 60, Hab. Ceram ; Waigiou ; Bachian ; Amboyna.
5. Sphex sericea, Fabr. Syst. Piez. p. 211. 19.
Hab. Waigiou ; Ceram ; Ternate ; Timor ; Bachian ; Aru ; Celebes ; Malacca ; Java ; Borneo ; Philippines.
6. Sphex ferox, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. vi. 55. 6, ■ Hab. Waigiou ; Amboyna ; Celebes.
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Gen. Ammophila, Kirhy.
1 . Ammophila insolata. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 14. 2. Hab. Timor; Celebes.
Gren. Pelopceus, Zatr.
1 . Pelopceus laetus. Smith, Cat. Hym. Ins. pt. iv. 229. 13, Hab. Ceram; Australia (Port Essington and Swan River).
2. Pelopceus Beugalensis, Dahlb. Hym. Eur. i. 433. 2.
Hab. Timor; Ternate ; Celebes; Isle of France ; Philippines; India; China.
3. Pelopceus spirifex, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. 942. 9. Hab. Timor; Africa; Europe.
4. Pelopckus MURARius. P. ater ; clypeo, flagello, pedibus abdomi- neque basi ferrugineis ; alis hyalinis, apicibus maculis fuscis.
Female. Length 8 lines. Black; the scape, apex of the third joint of the antennae, and the fourth joint, the palpi, mandibles, and clypeus ferruginous, the base of the latter black ; the face covered with golden pubescence; the head and thorax thinly clothed with erect fulvous pubescence. Thorax : the legs ferruginous, with the coxae and tro- chanters black ; the wings hyaline, the nervures ferruginous, the tegulae pale rufo-testaceous ; the anterior wings with a fuscous spot at their apex; the metathorax transversely striated. Abdomen ferruginous, the petiole and the base of the third, fourth, and fifth segments black. Hab. Ceram.
This species resembles the P.fervens from Sarawak, but is, I think, quite distinct ; the petiole is shorter and thicker, and the thorax is opake black, without red markings, besides other differences.
Tarn. LAEEID^, Leach.
Gen. L ARE, AD A, Smith.
1. Larrada modesta. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc, iii. 159. 1. Hab. Waigiou ; Aru.
2. Larrada aurulenta, Fabr. Syst. Piez. p. 228.
Hab. Bouru; Bachian; Celebes; Philippines; Java; Sumatra; India; China ; Cape of Good Hope ; Gambia.
3. Larrada funerea. L. nigra, clypeo argenteo piloso; alis sub- hyalinis ; abdomine laevi et nitido.
Female. Length 3^ lines. Black ; the head and thorax subopake ; the tips of the mandibles rufo-piceous ; the clypeus with silvery pubes- cence ; the face with a deep central longitudinal impression above the antennae, and one on each side equally deep. The metathorax trun- cate, margined at the sides and along the verge of the truncation by a raised line, the disk finely granulated and having a central longitudi- nal carina ; the legs spinose, and frosted over as it were with silvery
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pile ; the wings subhyaline and iridescent. The abdomen shining and with a thin silky pile.
Hab. Waigiou.
4. Larrada sabulosa. L. nigra, facie metathoraceque aurato-pubes- centibus, alls flavo-hyalinis.
Female. Length 8 lines. Black and slightly shining ; a spot at the base of the mandibles and the face clothed with golden pubescence. A narrow border on the posterior margin of the prothorax, a line on each side of the mesothorax, and the metathorax above with rich golden pubescence; the tibiae and tarsi sti'ongly spined. Wings flavo- hyaline, the nervures ferruginous, the apical margins of the anterior pair fuscous. Abdomen smooth, with a silky gloss.
Hab. Ceram.
Gen. PisoN, Spin.
1. Pison nitidus. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 160. 1. Hab. Mysol ; Aru ; Key Island.
2. Pison pallidipalpis. P. niger, capite thoraceque punctatis ; ab- domine uitido, segmentorum marginibus argentatis.
Female. Length 5 lines. Black; the head and thorax closely and finely punctured ; the clypeus, sides of the face, and inner orbits of the eyes, terminating in their sinus, with bright silvery pubescence ; the tips of the mandibles rufo-piceous; the palpi pale testaceous; the cheeks silvery. Thorax : the sides and the legs with fine cinereous pubescence ; the sides of the metathorax with longer silvery-white pubescence ; a deep longitudinal channel runs down the middle from the base to the apex ; the wings subhyaline, the nervures black, the tegulae testaceous. Abdomen shining, closely and very delicately punctured ; the apical margins of the segments with fasciae of silvery pile, only observable in certain lights.
Hab. Ceram.
Fam. CEABEONID^, Leach.
Gren. Tetpoxtlon, Latr.
1. Trypoxylon placidum, T. nigrum, clypeo argentato-pubes- cente ; abdominis basi, mandibulis pedibusque ferrugineis ; alis hya- linis, iridescentibus.
Female. Length 3| lines. Black ; the face, inner orbits of the eyes, and the cheeks with silvery pubescence ; the mandibles, tibiae and tarsi ferruginous ; the metathorax shining, the sides with a little silvery pubescence, the middle with a deep longitudinal furrow ; the wings hyaline and iridescent, the nervures testaceous. Abdomen finely jiubes- cent, with the three basal segments ferruginous, the third dusky above ; beneath ferruginous, with the two apical segments slightly dusky.
Hab. Mysol. *
2. Trypoxylon gracillimum. T. nigrum, clypeo argentato-pubes- cente ; alis hyalinis, iridescentibus ; tarsis rufo-testaceis.
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Male. Length 7 lines. Black, and with a fine thin cinereous pubescence ; the clypeus and inner orbits of the eyes with a dense silvery pubes- cence, the lower portions of the cheeks silvery ; the palpi pale testa- ceous; the mandibles pale ferruginous. Thorax: the wings hyaline and beautifully iridescent, the nervures fuscous, the tegulae testaceous; the meso- and metathorax finely punctured, the latter shining, with a dense silvery pubescence at the sides ; in the centre a deep longitudi- nal impression, deepest in the middle ; the articulations of the legs rufo-piceous ; the tarsi rufo-testaceous. Abdomen : the petiole slen- der, longer than the three following segments ; the margins of the apical segments narrowly rufo-piceous.
Hab. Mysol.
Gren. Aepactophilus.
Head large, subquadrate, wider than the thorax; eyes oval, distant,
placed at the sides of the head ; anteunaj geniculated, scarcely longer
than the head, inserted at the base of the clypeus, not approximated;
the fiagellum subfiliform, the first joint small, half the length of the
following joints, which are cylindric and nearly of equal length ; the
scape short, shghtly thickened towards the apex, and about the length
of the five basal joints of the fiagellum ; the mandibles bidentate at
their apex. Thorax ovate; the collar transverse; the scutellum
transverse; [the metathorax with an enclosed space at its base; the
superior wings with one marginal cell, narrowing beyond the second
submurginal and subacute at its apex : submarginal cells two, the first
oblong, receiving at its apex the first recurrent nervure, the second
angular, truncate at its apex ; discoidal cells two ; legs moderately
strong, simple. Abdomen subsessile, incurved at its extremity.
This genus is closely allied to Diodontus, from which it difi'ers in the
neuration of the anterior wings, in wanting the second recurrent nervure,
and in the bidentate mandibles, but in general habit it bears a close
resemblance to that genus.
1. Arpactophilus bicolor. a. uiger, pedibus abdomineque ferru- gineis, alis fuscis.
Female. Length 3| lines. Head and thorax black, and sculptured with a coarse deep longitudinal striation, the strife in parts running into a very coarse punctation ; on the front of the head,' above the insertion of the antennae, it is transverse ; the metathorax with a semicircular space at its base, enclosed by a slightly elevated ridge ; above the an- tennae is a central elevated carina, which terminates before reaching the anterior ocellus ; the antenna, mandibles, an d legs ferruginous, the coxffi, trochanters, and femora beneath black ; the palpi pale tes- taceous. The wings fuscous, palest at their apical and posterior mar- gins. Abdomen shining, ferruginous, smooth and impunctate. The male differs in having the scape white in front.
Hub. Mysol.
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Ggu. Psen, Lair.
1. PsEN I'ETioLATUS. P. capite thoraccquc nigvis, nitidis ; abdoinine pedibusque ferrugineis ; alis hyalinis.
Female. Length 3 lines. Head and thorax smooth, shining, and im- punctate ; the antennae, palpi, and mandibles ferruginous ; the clypeus covered with silvery pubescence. Thorax : the tegulfc and legs pale ferruginous ; the margin of the collar and sides of the thorax with glittering silvery-white pubescence ; the mesothorax with two central impressed lines anteriorly and a slight scratch over the tegulaj ; the wings hyaline and beautifully iridescent, the nervures testaceous. Ab- domen : the petiole as long as the first segment and curved down- wards ; all the segments smooth, shining, and impunctate.
Hub. Mysol.
Fam. PHILANTHID^.
Gen. Ceeceeis, Latr.
1. Cerceris immolator. C nigra, facie, pedibus abdomineque flavo variegatis ; alis hyalinis, apicibus fuscis.
Female. Length 4 lines. Black, and strongly punctured; the face, base of the mandibles, and the scape in front yellow ; the flagellum fulvous beneath. Thorax : a spot on the tegulae, the anterior and intermediate tibia; and tarsi, and a spot at the base of the posterior tibiae and tarsi yellow; the tips of the antei'ior and intermediate femora yellow, and their tibiae with a black spot beneath ; the wings subhyaline, with a fuscous spot at their apex. Abdomen : a trans- verse spot at the base of the second segment and a short line on each side of the second yellow ; beneath, a minute yellow spot on each side of the third segment.
Hab. Waigiou.
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Group 1.— SOLITARY WASPS. Pam. EUMENID^, Westiv.
Gen. EuMENES, Latr.
1 . Eumenes Urvillei, Saiiss. Mon. Guepes Sol. i. 69. 44. Hab. Ceram ; Gilolo ; New Guinea.
2. Eumenes arcuatus, Fabr. Syst. Piez. p. 287. H.
Hab. Mysol ; "VVaigiou ; Bachian ; Dory ; Key Island ; Singapore; Siam.
3. Eumenes Praslina, Guer. Voy. Coq. Zool. ii. 267. pi- ^- fig- 7. Hab. Ceram ; Gilolo ; Kaisaa ; Port Praslin ; Key Island ; Amboyna.
4. Eumenes agilis. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. v. 127. 8. Hab. Ceram; Amboyna.
5. Eumenes tricolor. Smith, Proc, Linn. Soc. v. S7. 5. Hab. Ceram ; Celebes ; Bouru.
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6. Eumenes circinalis, Fabr. Syst. Piez. p. 286. 4.
Hab. Bouru; Gilolo; Kaisaa; Celebes; Ceram; Sumatra; Java; India.
7. Eumenes MEDiANUS. i?. niger, flavo variegatus ; pedibus ferrugi- neis ; alls fusco-byalinis.
Male. Length 5f lines. Black ; the head, thorax, and first segment of the abdomen stronglj' punctured ; the clypeus and a halberd-shaped spot above white ; a spot at the base of the mandibles and the scape in front yellow ; the mandibles ferruginous, with four black teeth on their inner margin. Thorax : a line on the prothorax anteriorly, its posterior margin, two quadrate spots on the clypeus, two oblique lines on the metathorax, a triangular spot beneath the wings, and the tegulae yellow ; the wings fusco-hyaline, darkest towards their apex, and slightly mdescent ; the legs ferruginous, the tarsi fuscous. The apex of the petiole yellow, the abdomen smooth and shining.
Hab. Ceram.
8. Eumenes coNFORMis. J?, niger, flavo variegatus ; capitc thorace- que dense punctatis ; alis fusco-hyalinis.
Female. Length 5^ lines. Black ; the base of the clypeus, a kite- shaped spot above and an abbreviated line behind the eyes yellow ; the mandibles ferruginous. Thorax : the prothorax in front, the tegulae, a spot beneath the wings, and two spots on each side of the metathorax yellow ; the tips of the coxae and femora, the tibiae and tarsi pale ferruginous, the posterior tarsi and apical joints of the inter- mediate pair fuscous ; the wings fusco-hyaline, darkest towards their apex. Abdomen punctured ; the apex of the petiole, a spot on each side, the apical margin of the second segment and an ovate spot on each side yellow.
Hab. Ceram.
9. Eumenes volatilis. E. niger, flavo variegatus, capite thoraceque delicatule variegatis ; alis subhyalinis ; abdomine laevigato, nitido.
Female. Length 6 lines. Black and shining; the head and thorax delicately punctured; the clypeus, an oblong lancet-formed spot above, a sjjot in the sinus of the eyes and a line behind them yellow ; the scape in front yellow, the flagellum orange beneath ; an anchor- shaped black spot on the clypeus. The anterior margin of the thorax, a line on each side of the mesothorax in front curving inwards, the tegulae and a spot beneath the wings, a spot on each side of the scutellum, a broad curved line on each side of the metathorax, the anterior legs and the intermediate tibise in front yellow; the claw- joint of the tarsi rufo-piceous ; the wings slightly coloured and iri- descent ; a black spot in the middle of the tegulae. Abdomen : the petiole as long as the thorax ; the apical margins of the segments narrowly bordered with yellow ; a minute yellow spot on each side of the second segment near its base.
Hab. MysoI.
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10. EuMENES PULLATUS. E. nigerrimus, alls flavescentibus. Female. Length 10 lines. Opake black, the flagellum white beneath;
the head and thorax covered with confluent punctures; the wings yellow, subhyaline ; the petiole of the abdomen regularly widening from the base to the apex. Closely resembling species of the genus Zethus. Hab. Ceram.
11. EuMENES PEBPLEXUS. E. aterrimus ; petiolo perlongo, medio et apice maculis duabus albis ; alis fulvo-hyalinis.
Female. Length 12 lines. Jet-black, with the abdomen shining; the wings fulvo-hyaline ; the petiole of the abdomen elongate, with two white spots in the middle and two at the apex.
Hab. Bouru.
Of the same size and form as E. arcuatus, and probably a black variety of that species.
12. EuMENES DiLiGENS. E. niger, flavo varicgatus ; capite, thorace petioloque delicatule punctatis ; abdomine nitido ; alis anticis fusco- h3'alinis, violaceo-iridescentibus.
Female. Length 7 lines. Black ; the basal half of the clypeus, a battledore-shaped spot above, the inner margin of the eyes as high as their emargination, and an abbreviated narrow line behind them yellow ; the clypeus emarginate in front. Thorax : the anterior mar- gin of the prothorax, an oblique line on each side of the mesothorax, a broader one beneath the wings, the posterior margin of the tegulae and a spot before and behind them, a line at the base and apex of the scutellum and a broad oblique one on each side of the metathorax yellow ; a line on the outside of the anterior tibiae and a spot on the intermediate and posterior coxae yellow; wings brownish, with a violet and, in some lights, coppery iridescence. Abdomen : the petiole elongate, punctured, its apex with a narrow yellow margin ; the fol- lowing segment bordered with yellow.
Hab. Bouru.
Gen. Ehynchium, Spin.
1. Rhynchium haemorrhoidale, Fabr. Syst. Piez. j). 259. 28.
Hab. Ceram ; Gilolo ; Bachiau ; Dory ; Malacca ; Singapore ; India.
2. Rhynchium metallicum, Sauss. Mon. Guepes Sol. i. 114. 21. Hab. Ceram ; Bachian ; Sarawak ; India.
3. Rhynchium parentissimum, Sauss. Mon. Guepes Sol. p. 111. 14 (var. R. hsemorrhoidale?).
Hab. Timor; Celebes; Java; India.
Gren. Odtneeus, Latr.
1. Odynerus agihs, Smith, Proc. Linn. Sac. iii. 164. 2. Hab. Waigiou; Aru.
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2. Odyuerus insularis, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 21. 3. Hab. Makassar.
3. Odynerus fallax. 0. niger, capite thoraceque flavo vaiiegatis, tarsis pallide flavis, alls hyalinis ; abdoraine petiolato, segmentorum marginibus flavo fasciatis.
Female. Length 4J lines. Black ; tlie head and thorax punctured, the disk of the mesothorax strongly so; the clypeus, mandibles, a bi- furcate spot above, the inner margin of the eyes as high as their emargination, and the scape in front yellow; the base and apex of the mandibles rufo-piceous ; the head is covered with a fine cinereous down, especially the cheeks. The anterior and posterior margins of the prothorax, the tegulse, a spot on each side of the scutellum and postscutellum, the sides of the metathorax, a spot beneath the wings, the anterior and intermediate tibiae, the knees and the tarsi pale yellow ; the claw-joint of the tai'si pale ferruginous ; the wings hyaline and iridescent. Abdomen petiolated, of a brownish black ; the mar- gins of the segments bordered with yellow.
Hab. Mysol.
4. Odynerus conspicuus. 0. flavo-ferrugineus, capite thoraceque nigro maculatis ; alis hyalinis, paris superioris margine antico fusco.
Female. Length 3} lines. Yellowish red ; the face, thorax at the sides and beneath yellow ; the clypeus yellow, its anterior margin angular ; the vertex black; the flagcllum fuscous above. The mesothorax black, with a longitudinal broad black mark in the middle, which is ])ointed towards the prothorax ; a narrow black line runs across the scutellum, postscutellum, and down the truncation of the metathorax ; the wings hyaline, the anterior margin of the superior pair dark fus- cous. Abdomen : the posterior margin of the basal segment 'con- stricted and yellow ; the second segment has also a narrow yellow border.
Hab. Mysol.
5. Odynerus sobrinus. 0. ferrugineus; capite, thorace abdomine- que nigro variis ; abdominis segmentis flavo fasciatis.
Female. Length 4 ^ lines. Ferruginous; the ctypeus and a spear-shaped mark above, the orbits of the eyes, the base of the mandibles, and the scape in front yellow ; a transverse curved yellow line on the vertex, extending to the orbits of the eyes ; the scape dusky above. Thorax : the scutellum and postscutellum yellow, bordered with black; two longitudinal yellow lines on the mesothorax, the space between them black; the sides and beneath black; a spot under the wings, and the coxae yellow ; the wings subhyaline, with the anterior margin of the superior pair narrowly fuscous. The posterior margins of the seg- ments of the abdomen yellow ; the basal segment with a minute spot in the middle, the second with a large triangidar one at the base and a larger one at its apical margin black (the points of the angular
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shapes unitiug in the middle), the followmg segments black; beneath, the two basal segments red, the second with two ovate yellow spots. Hub. Ceram.
6. Odynerus laboriosus. 0. niger; capite thoraccque distincte, abdomiue dehcatiile punctatis ; abdominis segmentis duobiis basalibus flavo faseiatis.
Male. Length 4 lines. Black ; head and thorax strongly and closely punctured ; the clypeus, a triangular spot above it, a line on the inner margin of the eyes terminating in their sinus, and an abbreviated line behind them yellow ; an interrupted line on the prothorax, the an- terior tibiae and tarsi, a hne on the intermediate and posterior tibiae yellow ; the tarsi fulvous ; the wings subhyahne, the anterior margin of the superior pair fuscous. Abdomen shining and delicately punc- tured, a yellow band on the posterior margins of the first and second segments.
Hab. Mysol.
Group II.— >S'OCZ^i WASFS.
Pam. VESPIDtE, StepJt. Gen. IscHNOGASTEE, Sauss.
1. Ischnogaster iridipennis. Smith, Proc, Linn. Soc. iii. IfiG. 1. Hab. Mysol; Aru.
2. Ischnogaster unicolor. I. niger, pedibus obscure ferruginels; alis iridescentibus, cellulis prima secundaque submarginalibus a;qua- libus, tertia breviore et ad cellulam marginalem angustata.
Male. Length 8 lines. Black; the abdomen shining; the clypeus produced, concave or spoon-shaped at the apex, the concavity smooth and shining ; the twelfth joint of the antennae and the basal lialf of the thirteenth pale testaceous. The posterior margin of the prothorax nar- rowly, but obscurely, rui'o-piceous ; the legs obscure rufo-fuscous, the anterior pair more or less rufo-testaceous ; the wings fusco-hyaline and Iridescent, the marginal cell clouded.
Var. The thorax at the sides and beneath ferruginous, with the legs paler.
Hab, Mysol; Waigiou.
Gen. IcAEiA, Satiss.
1. Icaria maculiventris, Sauss. Mon. Guepes Soc. p. 23. 1. (Rhopalidia maculiventris, Guer. Voy. Coq. Zool. ii. pt. 2. Ins. p. 267, pi- 9. f. 8.)
Hab. Mysol; New Guinea; Aru.
2. Icaria nigra. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc, iii. IG/. 2. Hab. Mysol; Aru.
3. Icaria impetuosa, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. v. 131. 2. Hab, Ceram; Bachian ; ximboyna.
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4. Icaria ferruginea, Sauss. Mon. Guepes Soc. p. 38. 17. Hab. Ceram; Celebes; India.
5. Icaria morosa. I. nigra, opaca, pube sericea vestita; alis subhya- linis ; abdominis segmentis primo at secundo raargine flavo fasciatis.
Female. Length 4^ lines. Black, opake, and thinly covered with a silky cinereous pile ; the base of the mandibles, a spot on each side of the clypeus and another on each side of the face, touching the eyes, yellow ; the scape ferruginous at the outer side, and the flagellum ob- scurely testaceous beneath towards its apex ; the head closely punc- tured. Thorax strongly and closely punctured; wings subhyaline, the nervures dark fuscous. Abdomen : the apical margins of the first and second segments bordei-ed with yellow ; the margin of the first strongly constricted ; finely and closely punctured.
Hab. Waigiou.
6. Icaria irritata. I. nigra; clypeo antice angulato; abdominis segmentis flavo fasciatis.
Female. Length 4]- lines. Black, punctured, and shining ; very thinly covered with a fine cinereous pile, which is most dense on the cheeks and abdomen ; a yellow spot at the base of the mandibles ; the flagel- lum rufo-testaceous beneath towards the apex. The wings subhyaline, the anterior margin of the superior pair narrowly fuscous. Abdomen : the apical margin of the basal segment with a very narrow yellow fascia, all the following segments with broad fasciae.
Hab. Mysol.
7- Icaria torrida. 7. capite thoraceque ferrugineis, abdomine fusco.
Female. Length 4 lines. The head, thorax, legs, and petiole of the abdomen ferruginous ; the clypeus produced into a shai-p angle at its anterior margin ; the wings subhyaline, with a fuscous cloud in the marginal cell. Abdomen : the second and following segments black ; thinly covered with cinereous pile.
Hab. Ceram.
8. Icaria deceptor. /. ferruginea; thorace flavo maculato; abdo- minis segmento secundo flavo marginato ; alis hj'alinis.
Female. Length 5] lines. Ferruginous ; a pale testaceous yellow spot in the middle of the clypeus, and a line of the same colour at the inner margin of the eyes ; the scape yellow in front. The prothorax with the anterior margin yellow; the tegulae, a spot beneath the wings, a spot on the coxa3, a mark beneath the anterior and interme- diate femora, the scutellum, postscutellum, and a broad stripe on each side of the metathorax pale yellow ; the wings hyaline, the an- terior margin of the superior pair narrowly fuscous, and also a fuscous cloud in the marginal cell. The apical margins of the segments of the abdomen bordered with yellow, interrupted on the fourth and fifth segments.
Hab. Mysol.
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Gen. PoLiSTES, Latr.
1. Polistes tepidus, Fahr. Syst. Piez. p. 271. 7-
Hob. Waigiou ; Mysol ; Aru ; Key; Bachian ; Solomon Island ; New Guinea ; Australia.
2. Polistes diabolicus, Sauss. Mon. Guepes Soc. p. 68. 27, t. 6. f. 7. Hab. Ceram ; Aru ; Timor ; Java.
3. Polistes elegans. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 169. 5. Hab. Mysol ; Ceram ; Aru ; Key Island.
4. Polistes nigrifrons, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 168. 4. Hab. Waigiou; Aru.
5. Polistes Picteti, Sauss. Mon. Guepes Soc. iv. 22. 2.
Hab. Goram ; Amboyna ; Bouru ; Celebes ; Ceram ; Australia.
6. Polistes Smithii, Sauss. Mon. Guepes Soc. p. 60. 17. Hab. Mysol; Africa.
7. Polistes stigma, Fabr. Syst, Piez. p. 261. 41. Hab. Ceram; Celebes; India.
8. Polistes fastidiosus, Sauss. Mon. Guepes Soc. p. 60. 18. Hab. Mysol; Africa.
In the specimen from Mysol the yellow markings of the thorax are almost obsolete, but the metathorax is transversely striated, and in all im- portant specific characters it agrees with specimens from Africa.
Gen. PoLTBiA, Sauss.
1. PoLYBiA LiMATULA. P. nigra, alls subhyalinis; abdomine ferru- gineo, marginibus apicalibus flavis.
Female. Length 6 lines. Head, antennae, thorax, and legs black ; a pale spot at the base of the mandibles, and the antennae and tarsi rufo-fulvous beneath ; thinly covered with cinereous down ; the wings subhyaline, the anterior pair slightly yellowish along the costa. The abdomen ferruginous, more or less dusky in dilFerent specimens, with a narrow yellow border to all the segments ; the basal segment campanulate, not bordered beneath.
Hab. Mysol.
Gen. Vespa, Linn.
1. Vespa affinis, Fabr. Syst. Piez. p. 254. 2 (var. V. cincta?).
Hab. Ceram; Mysol; Gilolo; Bachian; Amboyna; Dory; Malacca; Java ; India ; China.
2. V. Alduini, Sauss. Mon. Guepes Soc. p. 154. 38. Hab. Ceram.
Note. — Specimens from Ceram have the head obscure red, and also more coarsely rugose, as is also the metathorax ; still, as Saussure sug- gests, it may possibly be a variety of V, cincta.
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3. Vespa Pliilippinensis, Sauss. M071. Gxupes Soc. p. 148. Hub. Boui'u; Amboyna; Philippine Islands.
4. Vespa UNicoLOR. F. nigra, A-elutina ; alis flavis, basi rufo-fascis. Female. Length 15 lines. Black; the clypeus coarsely rugose, the
rest of the head rather finely punctured. The abdomen somewhat shining towards the base, the base of the second segment with a fine changeable cinereous pile ; the wings j'cUowish hyaline, becoming of a reddish brown towards the base; the nervures black at the base of the wings and rufo-testaceous at their apes. Hab. Bouru.
This species closely resembles Vespa deustu of St. Fargeau, but is a distinct species ; in V. deusta the eyes extend to the base of the mandibles, which is not the case in the present species, and the clypeus and post- scutcllum are black.
Tarn. ANDEENIDiE, LeacJi. Gen. Peosopis, Fair.
1. Prosopis apicata. p. ferruginea, vertice abdomineque nigris; alis hyalinis, dimidio apicali fusco.
Female. Length 3~ lines. Ferruginous ; head and abdomen shining ; the vertex and mandibles black, the latter ferruginous at their tips ; the clypeus and sides of the face pale flavo-testaceous ; the antennte fuscous, the scape and flagellum beneath o])scurely rufo-testaceous ; the wings with their basal half hyaline, the apical brown; the pos- terior pair clear and beautifully iridescent. Abdomen : the three basal segments ferruginous, the apical ones black.
Hab. Mysol.
2. Prosopis lusoria. P. nigra, capite thoraceque alto pictis; ab- dominis segmentis primo et secundo albo maculatis.
'Female. Length 4 lines. Black ; the head and thorax closely punc- tured ; a line at the orbits of the eyes, interrupted above, and another running from the anterior stemma to the frontal margin of the cly- peus, white; the scape ferruginous in front, the flagellum fulvous beneath. Thorax : the collar, tubercles, three spots in a line beneath the wings, two narrow longitudinal stripes on the disk of the meso- thorax, a line over the tegulse, and a spot on each side of the scutel- lum and postscutellum white ; the triangular space at the base of the metathorax longitudinally striated. Abdomen closely and finely punctured ; a narrow line or spot on each side of the two basal seg- ments ; the three apical segments thinly covered with cinereous pu- bescence. Hab. Mysol.
3. Prosopis impertalis. P. capite thoraceque viridi-cyaneis, abdo- minis segmentis basalibus purpureo variegatis.
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Female. Length 4|- lines. Head, thorax, and legs bright green, the legs obscurely so ; the face shining, with a reversed T-shaped mark on the clypeus, a minute spot between the antenna;, and a narrow line along the inner orbit of the eyes white. The wings slightly coloured, with the nervures black ; the first and second segments of the abdomen with a purple lustre.
Hab. Dory.
By an oversight, this beautiful and unique insect was omitted in a former paper descriptive of the insects of Bachian, Dory, &e.
Geu. NoMiA, Zatr.
1. Nomia dentata. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 133. 3. Hab. Mysolj Waigiou; Aru.
2. Nomia concinna. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. v. 91. ]. Hab. Ceram; Makassar.
3. Nomia iridescens. Smith, Proc. Linn, Soc. ii. 43. 2. _ Hab. Bouru ; Malacca ; India.
4. Nomia bidentata. N. nigra et punctata, clypeo pallide testaceo; scutello bidentato ; abdomine nitido ; ahs hyalinis.
Male. Length 42 lines. Black j the clypeus, labrum, and mandibles pale testaceous, also a testaceous spot above the clypeus; the an- tenna; obscurely fulvous beneath. Thorax : the scutcllum emargiuate behind, and having an acute short spine at the lateral posterior angles ; the wings hyaline and iridescent, with the nervures blackish ; the legs obscure rufo-piceous. The abdomen smooth, shining, and finely punctured.
Hab. Mysol.
6. Nomia florea. N. nigra, capite thoracequc subopaeis ; abdomine nitido, basi rufo-ferrugineo ; alls hyalinis.
Male. Length 4] lines. Black ; the clypeus, labrum, and mandibles pale testaceous, the latter ferruginous at their tips ; the scape testa- ceous, and slightly ferruginous above. Thorax : the wings hyaline and iridescent, the nervures rufo-testaceous ; the coxae dark brown ; the legs pale rufo-testaceous, the posterior tibias rufo-fuscous above. The abdomen pale rufo-testaceous beneath; above shining black, with the base rufo-ferruginous.
Hab. Mysol.
6. Nokia metallica. N. viridi-a;uea, punctata; facie pubc brcvi cinerca tecta; femoriljus posticis tlocco pallido, tibiis externe fusco- pubescentibus ; alis hyalinis.
Female. Length 4} lines. Dark metallic green, with bright tints of green in certain lights; the clypeus black, smooth and shining at
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the apex ; the tips of the mandibles rufo-piceous ; the flagellum ful- vous beneath ; the face with a thin griseous pubescence. Thorax closely punctured; the posterior margin of the scHtellum and the sides of the thorax fringed with pale pubescence ; the wings hyaline, with their apical margins clouded, the nervures black ; the legs with a short black pubescence. Abdomen shining and finely punctured. Hub. Waigiou.
7. NoMiA SIMILLIMA. N. nigra, facie thoraceque cinereo-pubescen- tibus; thorace pallide ferrugineo ; abdominis segmentorum marginibus apicalibus fulvo-testaceo late fasciatis.
Female. Length 4 hnes. Black ; the apical margin of the clypeus, the labrum and mandibles pale rufo-testaceous, the tips of the mandibles ferruginous; the face covered with cinereous pubescence. Thorax covered above with cinereous pubescence, in recent specimens pro- bably tinged with yellow; the tegulse pale rufo-testaceous, the wings hyaline and iridescent, the nervures obscure ferruginous; the legs pale ferruginous. Abdomen closely punctured, the apical margins of the segments broadly testaceous.
Hab. Ceram.
This species resembles A'', tmcta from Key Island, but it is quite distinct ; its large pale tegulfe would alone distinguish it ; its head is much narrower and its clypeus much more produced.
Tarn. DASYGASTE^, Leack
Gen. Me&achile, Lafr.
1. Megachile Alecto, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. v. 134.4. Hab. Mysol; Doiy; Gilolo.
2. Megachile Lachesis, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. v. 133. 2. Hab. Mysol; Bachian; Amboyna; Ceram; Bourn.
3. Megachile placida, Smith, Proc, Linn, Soc. vi. 60. 5. Hab. Mysol; Gilolo.
4. Megachile scabrosa, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 134. 2. Hab. Bouru; Aru.
5. Megachile fulvifrons. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. G. 2. Hab. Timor ; Celebes.
6. Megachile FUNERARiA. If . aterrima, pube nigra vestita ; thorare trausversim rugoso et longitudinaliter sulcato ; abdomiue obscure vio- laceo-micante ; alis hyalinis, apicibus marginalibus fuscis.
Female. Length 9^ lines. Jet-black; the pubescence on the he.id black ; the vertex smooth and shining, the cheeks and clypeus rugose, the latter subcarinate in the centre ; the mandibles smooth, with a
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few scattered punctures, and armed with two teeth at theu- apex, a third tooth being shghtly developed. Thorax: the upper surface transversely rugose and with four longitudinal impressed lines ; the sides and beneath with a dense black pubescence ; the wings smoky hyaline, with the nervures black ; the tibiae rugose on the outside and set with rigid hairs, the tarsi thickly pubescent. Abdomen shining, with a changeable purple and violet iridescence, sparingly and finely pimctiu-ed ; beneath thickly clothed with black pubescence. Hub. Bouru.
Gen. CffiLioxTS, Latr.
1. Ccelioxys intrudens, Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc, v. 132. 1. Hab. Bouru ; Bachian.
Greu. NoMADA, Fabr.
1. NoMADA iNSULARis. N. atra ; anteunis, pedibus abdomineque ferrugineis ; alis hyalinis, iridescentibus.
Female. Lengtli 2 lines. Head and thorax strongly and closely punctured ; the antennae, clypeus, inner orbits of the eyes, labrum and mandibles ferruginous. Thorax : the scutellum, postscutellum, tegulse, a large patch beneath the wings, and the legs ferruginous ; the wings hyaline and iridescent, the nervures testaceous. Abdomen ferruginous, the base, and the apical margins of the second and third segments rufo-piceous.
Hab. Ceram.
2. NoMADA coNSPicuA. N. atra, clypei margine anguste flavo; an- tennis subtus pedibusque anticis et intermediis ferrugineis ; abdominis segmentis duobus albo maculatis.
Male. Length 2| lines. Black ; the anterior margin of the clypeus, the labrum and mandibles yellow ; the antennee ferruginous beneath. Thorax : the scutellum with two obscure ferruginous spots, the an- terior and intermediate legs, the posterior femora beneath, and the tibiae at their apex, as well as the tarsi, ferruginous ; the wings hyaline, their apical margins clouded. Abdomen gradually widened from the base to the middle of the second segment, and from thence rounded to the apex, being somewhat pearshaped ; an ovate white macula at the lateral margin of the second segment, and a short white line a little beyond it ; beneath rufo-testaceous.
Hab. Timor.
G-en. Crocisa, Jur.
1. Crocisa nitidula, Fabr. Syst. Piez. p. 3S6. 2.
Hab. Mysol ; Waigiou ; Gilolo; Ternate ; Aru Islands; Amboyna; Menado; Australia; Ceram; Timor.
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Geu. Xylocopa, Latr.
1. Xylocopa perforator. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. vi. Gl. 4. Hub. Timor ; Ternate.
2. Xylocopa aestuans, Linn, Syst. Nat. i, 961. 53. Hab. Timor; Celebes; Java; Singapore; India.
3. Xylocopa unicolor. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. v. 135. 2. Hab. Bouru ; Amboyna.
4. Xylocopa provida. X. nigra, pube nigra vestita; thoracc pos- tice pube flava decorato; alis nigro-fuscis. {Fcsmina.) — Flava, tibiis posticis intus nigro hirtis ; alis fusco-hyalinis, apicibus nigro minute et regulariter crebrepunctatis. {Mas.)
Female. Length 8 ^ lines. Black, and clothed with black pubescence ;
the face with a thin griseous pubescence ; the flagellura, except the
two basal segments, fulvous beneath. The thorax clothed with bright
yellow pubescence ; behind the wings light brown. Male. Length 10 lines. Clothed with pale fulvous-yellow pubescence ;
antennae as in the female. The anterior legs elongate, the tarsi with
a long fringe of pubescence outside ; the posterior legs curved inwards ;
clothed outside with yellow, and inside with black pubescence ; the
wings subhyaline, with a fine cupreous iridescence. Hab. Mysol; Waigiou.
Geu. Anthophoea, Zatr.
1. Anthophora zonata, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. 955. 19.
Hab. Mysol; Waigiou; Gilolo; Bachiau; Celebes; Dory; Borneo; Java; India; Hong Kong; Shanghai; Philippine Islands; Cerara.
2. Anthophora elegans. Smith, Proc. Linn. Soc. iii. 135. 2. Hab. Ceram ; Amboyna ; Key Island.
Subfam. Sociales.
Gen. Apis, I/inn.
1. Apis dorsata, Fahr. Syst. Piez. p. 370. Hab. Timor ; India ; Malacca ; Borneo.
2. Apis socialis, Latr. Voy. Humb. ^- Bonpl. Hab. Timor ; Ternate ; Java ; Malabar.
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Catalogue of the Heterocerous Lcpidopterous Insects collected at Sarawak, in Borneo, by Mr. A. E. Wallace, with Descriptions of New Species. By Francis Walker, Esq., E.L.S.
[Continued from vol. vi. p. 198.]
Fam. ACONTID^, Guen. Gren. Xantiiodes, Ou^n.
270. Xanthodes intersepta, Guen. Noct. ii. 212. J)79. Inhabits also Hindostan and Ceylon.
Qen. AcoNTiA, Ochs.
271. AcoNTiA MARGiNALis, n. s. Mas et Fam. Albida, capite tho- raceque antico subochraceis, alis anticis acutis bilineatis, costa spatio- que marginali oehraceis, striga marginal! alba.
Male and Female. Whitish. Head and fore part of the thorax tinged with ochraceous. Palpi ascending; 2nd joint curved ; 3rd lanceolate, about half the length of the 2nd. Antenna: of the male hardly pu- bescent. Fore wings acute ; costa and marginal sjiace ochraceous ; this hue very irregular in outline, but most prevalent in front, where it includes a white marginal streak ; two oblique lines, the exterior one black-speckled, more distinct than the other. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 10 lines,
272. AcoNTiA LEUCOPHyEA. Mas. Alba, subiridescens, alis anticis apice subrotundatis, linea obliqua vix arcuata ]nmctoque discali fuscis, strigis tribus costalibus subapicalibus nigris, punctis marginalibus nigris, alis posticis nigro-cinereis.
Male. White, shining, slightly iridescent, blackish cinereous beneath. Palpi ascending, smooth ; 2nd joint curved ; 3rd lanceolate, less than half the length of the 2nd. Antenn<e minutely pubescent. Abdomen attenuated, extending somewhat beyond the hind wings. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips, with a hardly curved brown line which extends from the tips to near the base of the interior border ; discal point brown ; three minute black streaks towards the tip of the costa : space along the interior border with some brown speckles, a few of which are confluent ; marginal points black. Hind wings blackish cinereous. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 10 lines.
273. AcoNTiA RosEO-NiVEA, n. s. Mas. Alba, capite ferrugineo, alis fascia subraarginali fusca, spatio marginali roseo, alis anticis acutis puncto discali nigro liturisque costalibus fuscis,
Male. White, with a testaceous tinge beneath. Head ferruginous. Palpi short, slender, pon-ect, not extending beyond the head. An- tennae distinctly pubescent. Wings with an irregular brown submar- ginal band ; marginal space with a rosy tinge. Fore wings acute, LINN. PROC. — ZOOLOGY, VOL. VII. 4
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with a black discal point and with some brown costal marks; sub- marginal band bordered with white on the outer side. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines.
274. AcoNTiA INORDINATA, u. s. Fosm. Alba, fusco subconspersa, abdomine absque posticis cinereis, alis anticis litura discali strigaque posteriore nigris, tnaculis tribus subtrigonis costalibus plagaque mar- ginali nigro notata fuscis, fimbria fuscescente.
Female. White, slightly brown-speckled Palpi obhquely ascending ; 3rd joint elongate-conical, not more than one-fourth of the length of the 2nd. Abdomen and hind wings cinereous. Fore wings with an irregular black discal mark, whence an irregular black streak proceeds inward to the interior border ; three brown nearly triangular costal spots, and a brown marginal patch which contains some black marks ; fringe brownish. Length of the body 3 hues ; of the wings 8 lines.
275. AcoNTiA XANTHOPHiLA, n. s. FoEtn. Lutesccns, palpis albis ar- ticulo 3° cinereo, abdomine albo, alis anticis subrotundatis vix lineatis, alis posticis albis iridescentibus semihyalinis.
Female. Luteous yellow, paler beneath. Palpi white, obliquely ascend- ing ; 3rd joint cinereous, elongate-conical, less than half the length of the 2nd. Abdomen white, hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips, with some almost obsolete indications of transverse lines. Hind wings white, iridescent, serai- hyaline. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 9 lines.
276. AcoNTiA ? INDECISA, n. s. Fam. Flava, palpis cinereo-fuscis, abdomine cinereo-fusco, alis anticis linea lutea obliqua vix conspicua, linea exteriore undulata e atomis nigris, spatio marginali ochraceo, punctis marginalibus nigris, alis posticis cinereo-fuscis.
Female. Yellow. Palpi cinereous brown, slightly ascending, extending far beyond the head ; 2nd joint broad, pilose ; 3rd elongate-conical, less than half the length of the 2nd. - Abdomen pale cinereous. Fore wings with an oblique very indistinct luteous line, and with a few black speckles ; exterior line undulating, composed of black speckles, obsolete in front ; space beyond this line ochraceous, black-speckled ; marginal points black. Hind wings and underside cinereous brown. Length of the body 3| lines ; of the wings 9 lines.
277- AcoNTiA ? SORDIDA, n. s. Fcem. Sordide cinerea, abdomine abs- que posticis pallidioribus, alis anticis acutis fusco conspersis, litura discali punctoque apicali nigris, lineis duabus vix conspicuis, punctis costalibus punctisque svibmarginalibus pallidis, fimbria fusca, alis pos- ticis linea marginali fusca.
Female. Dingy cinereous. Second joint of the palpi broad, slightly fringed. Abdomen and hind wings paler. Fore wings acute, brown - s])eckled, with an irregular black discal mark and with a black apical ])oint ; some slight traces of two irregular lines ; a few pale costal
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jioints and a row of pale submavginal points ; fringe brown. Ilinil wings with a brown marginal line. Length of the body 2^ lines ; of the wings 7 lines.
2/8. AcoNTiA? CUPRINA, n. s. Cupreo-rufescens, abdomine alisque posticis ferrugineo-cinereis, pal|)is porrectis, alis anticis nigro subcon- spersis apice subrotundatis, nota reuiformi nigro notata et marginata, lineis duabus nigricantibus nndulatis vix conspicuis, fimbria rufescente, margine interiore subexcavato.
Cupreous reddish, paler beneath. Abdomen and hind wings cinereoxis, with a ferruginous tinge. Palpi porrect ; 3rd joint conical, less than half the length of the 2nd. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. Fore wings minutely black-speckled, slightly rounded at the tips ; reniform mark nearly round, slightly black-pupilled and -bor- dered ; interior and exterior lines blackish, undulating, very indistinct ; fringe dark reddish ; interior border slightly excavated exteriorly. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines.
Gen. Dyezela, Walk.
279. Dyrzela incrassata. Walk. Cat.Lep. 3rd ser. 1759.
280. Dyrzela parallela, n. s. Mas et Ftem. Purpureo-fusca, iilis anticis lineis tribus fuscis subobliquis fere parallelis, macula magna costali cupreo-fusca cinereo marginata, punctis marginalibus nigris, alis posticis cupreo-fuscis.
Male. Brown, with purple reflexions. Palpi obliquely ascending, ex- tending far beyond the head ; 3rd joint less than half the length of the 2nd. Antenna; moderately pectinated to much beyond half the length. Abdomen elongate-conical, hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Legs thick, fringed. Fore wings with three nearly par- allel slightly oblique brown lines ; a large dark cupreovis-brown cine- reous-bordered costal spot beyond the 3rd line ; marginal points black. Hind wings cupreous brown. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 10 lines.
Female. Third joint of the palpi much more than half the length of the 2nd. Antennae bare. Fore wings with the lines more undulating ; 1st line blackish, broader and more distinct than the other two; cos- tal spot more excavated on the outer side.
Gen. Gaeella, n. g.
F(£7n. Corpus robustum. Proboscis brevis. Palpi oblique ascendentes, verticem superantes ; articulus S"'' linearis, 2° non brevior. AntentKe nudae. Abdomen alas posticas pauUo superans. Pedes validi ; tibiae posticse calcaribus quatuor longis. Alee anticae apice rotundatae, costa convexa, margine exteriore subconvexo vix obliquo.
Female. Body stout. Proboscis short. Palpi obliquely ascending, risino- higher than the vertex 5 3rd joint hnear, rounded at the tip, as
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long as the 2nd. Antennae smooth. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings. Legs stout ; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings rounded at the tips; costa convex ; exterior border slightly convex, hardly oblique.
281. Garella ROTUNDiPENNis, n. s. Fosm. Schistacea, subtus nigro- cinerea, abdomine absque posticis obscure cinereis, alis anticis lineis nonnullis angulosis interruptis, fascia basali diffusa fusca, guttis sub- margiualibus punctisque margiualibus nigris.
Female. Slaty cinereous, blackish cinereous beneath. Abdomen and hind wings dark cinereous, iridescent. Fore wings with some zigzag interrupted black lines; a diffuse brown band near the base; submar- ginal line composed of black dots ; marginal points black. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines.
G-en. Bantana, n. g.
Fcem, Corpus robustum. Proboscis distincta. Palpi ascendentes, compressi, verticem superantes ; articulus 3"' longi-fusiformis, 2° non brevior. Antennce subpubescentes. Abdomen alas posticas non su- perans. Pedes laeves ; tibiae posticse calcaribus quatuor longissimis. Alee latiusculse, breviusculae ; anticse apice rectangulatac, costa margi- neque exteriore vix convexis.
Female. Body stout. Proboscis distinct. Palpi erect, compressed, not broad, rising higher than the vertex ; 3rd joint elongate-fusiform, as long as the 2nd. Antennae minutely pubescent. Abdomen not ex- tending beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth, moderately stout ; hind tibiae with four very long spurs. Wings rather broad and short. Fore wings rectangular at the tips ; costa and exterior border hardly convex, the latter hardly oblique.
282. Bantana albida, n. s. Fcem. Albida, nigro conspersa, thorace autico fusco, abdomine absque posticis cinereo-fuscis, alis anticis fas- ciis duabus diffusis fuscis, 2* marginali, lineis duabus nigris flexis, 1^ incompleta, linea submarginali nigra angulosa.
Female. Whitish, black-speckled. Thorax brown in front. Abdomen, hind wings, and underside cinereous brown. Fore wings with two irregular and diffuse brown bands ; 2nd band marginal ; interior and exterior lines black, bent ; the former incomplete ; a slight interme- diate hue which is obsolete in front ; submarginal line black, zigzag. Hind wings with an aeneous tinge. Length of the body 4^ hues ; of the wings 11 lines.
Gen. CoRTicATA, n. g.
Fcem. Corp?<s robustum. Prohoscishx^vis.. Pa/pj oblique ascendentes, verticem non superantes ; articulus 3"* lanceolatus, 2° vix brevior. Antennce nudae. graciles. Abdomen alas posticas pauUo suj)erans.
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Pedes Ircves. Ala anticie sat angusta^, apice lectangulatae, costa vix convexa, margine exteriore non convexo. Female. Body stout. Proboscis short. Palpi obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex ; .3rd joint lanceolate, nearly as long as the 2nd. Antennae smooth, slender. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth. Wings rather narrow. Fore wings rectangidar at the tips; costa very slightly convex; exterior border slightly oblique, not convex.
283. CoRTiCATA scoPARioiDES, n. s. F(£m. Schistacea, thorace fas- cia nigra, alis anticis fuseo subtinctis, maculis duabus costalibus fuscis ex parte nigro marginatis, lineis pallide cinereis denticulatis flexis nigro notatis, punctis margiualibus nigris, alis posticis cinereis semi- hyalinis.
Female. Slaty cinereous. Thorax with a black band in front. Abdo- men cinereous, slightly iridescent. Fore wings slightly and partly tinged with brown; two brown partly black-bordered spots on the costa, one near the base, the other before the middle ; interior and exterior lines pale cinereous, denticulated, bent, accompanied by some minute black marks ; subraarginal Hue more indistinct ; marginal points black. Hind wings cinereous, semihyaline. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 8 lines.
Gen. Aeiolica, n. g.
Fcem. Corpus vix robustum. Proboscis brevis. Palpi graciles, verti- cem paullo superantes ; articulus 3*^^ lanceolatus, 2" brevior. Antennce graciles, glabrae. Abdomen alas posticus paullo superans. Pedes laeves, graciles. Alee anticae acutae, costa perparum convexa, margine ex- teriore perobliquo.
Female. Body hardly stout. Proboscis short. Palpi slender, erect, rising a little higher than the vertex ; 3rd joint lanceolate, shorter than the 2nd. Antennae slender, smooth. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wmgs. Legs smooth, slender ; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings acute ; costa very slightly convex ; exterior border slightly convex, very obhque.
Allied to Xanthodes.
284. Ariolica lineolata, n. s. Fcem. Flava, subtus alba, abdo- mine subaurato, alis anticis albo biUneatis, linea 1" subrecta, 2* un- dulata, reniformi e annulo elongate albo, alis posticis albis margine exteriore subaurato.
Female. Yellow, white beneath. Abdomen white, shghtly gilded. Fore wings with two slender white Unes ; interior Une nearly straight ; ex- terior line undulating, curved outward ; reniform mark represented by a transverse elongated white ringlet. Hind wings white, shghtly gilded along the exterior border. Length of the body 5 hues ; of the wings 14 lines.
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286, Ariolica? signata, n. s. Mas. Cervina, robusta, palpis suli- arcuatis, antennis pubescentibus, alls auticis subacutis, puncto discali nigro, lineis duabus ferrugineis, 1" undulata, 2* recta obliqua, spatio exteriore cupreo-fusco lineam nigram angulosam includente, plaga cos- tali ferruginea lituram cinereara nigro marginatam includente.
Male. Fawn-colour, robust, mostly cinereous beneatb. Palpi slightly curved. Antenna; distinctly pubescent. Fore wings slightly acute ; costa and exterior border hardly convex ; discal point black ; interior and exterior lines ferruginous ; the former undulating ; the latter straight, oblique, more strongly marked; s])aee beyond cupreous brown, including an indistinct black zigzag line ; a ferruginous patch along the apical part of the costa, including a cinereous black- bordered costal mark. Length of the body 4 ? lines ; of the wings 10 lines.
Gen. EuLEPA, n. g.
Mas. Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis conspicua. Palpi ascendentes, verticem non superantes ; articulus 3"* brevis. Antennce vix pubes- centes. Abdomen alas posticas non superans ; fasciculus apicalis par- vus. Pec^e* sat validi ; tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor longis. Alee anticae apice vix rotundatae, costa recta, margine exteriore subconvexo.
Male. Body moderately stout. Proboscis distinct. Palpi ascending, moderately stout, not rising higher than the vertex ; 3rd joint elongate- conical, about one-fourth of the length of the 2nd. Antennae hardly pubescent. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft small. Legs moderately stout ; hind tibia; with four long spurs. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings hardly rounded at the tips ; costa straight ; exterior border slightly convex, moderately oblique.
286. EuLEPA NiVEiGUTTA, n. s. Mas. Ochraceo-fusca, alis anticis lituris pallidioribus necnon maculis punctisque albis, lunulis margi- nalibus nigris, punctis marginalibus albis, alis posticis cupreo-fuscis fimbria cinerea.
Male. Ochraceous brown, mostly cinereous beneath. Abdomen cine- reous. Fore wings with some paler marks and with several w hite spots
, and points, most of which form two irregular bands ; one spot apical ; marginal lunules black, separated by white points which extend to the fringe. Hind wings cupreous brown ; fringe cinereous. Length of the body 4^-5 lines; of the wings 11-12 lines.
Gen. Dapha, n. g.
Fcem. Corpus robustum, laeve, squamosum. Proboscis brevis, gracilis. Palpi porrecti, compressi, caput superantes ; articulus 2"' supra con- vexus ; 3"* lanceolatus, 2' dimidio non brevior. Antennas glabrje, gra- ciles. Abdometi alas posticas paullo superans. Pedes breves, graciles, calcaribus longis. Alee anticae acutae, costa vix convexa, maro-iue ex- teriore subtiexo.
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Female. Body stout, smooth, squamous. Frontal tuft prominent. Pro- boscis short, slender. Palpi porrect, compressed, extending rather far beyond the head ; 2nd joint convex above ; 3rd lanceolate, about half the length of the 2nd. Antennae smooth, slender. Abdomen tapering, extending a little beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth, slender ; spurs long. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings acute ; costa hardly convex ; exterior border indistinctly bent, slightly oblique hindward.
287. Dapha exhibens, n. s. Foem. Alba, vix testaceo suffusa, alis anticis iridescentibus fusco nigroque conspersis, lineis duabus ochra- ceis denticulatis obliquis, l" incompleta, 2"' Integra extus albido mar- ginata apnd costam retracta, spatio marginali purpurascente, punctis marginalibus albis, fimbria fusca, alis postieis purpureo-cinereis basi albo-cinereis.
Female. Whitish, with a very slight testaceous tinge. Fore wings iridescent, irregularly brown- and black-speckled, with two ochraceous oblique denticulated lines ; 1st line very incomplete; 2nd line entire, whitish-bordered on the outer side, abruptly retracted in front ; ex- terior space mostly with a purplish tinge; marginal points white; fringe brown. Hind wings purplish cinereous, whitish cinereous to- wards the base. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 9 lines.
Gen. Flammona, n. g.
Corpus vix robustum. Proboscis gracilis. Palpi obliqui, vix validi, verticem non superantes ; articulus 3"^* minimus. Antenna validae, glabra;, vix compressae. Pedes Iseves ; tibia; postica; subdilatata;, quadricalcaratfe. Alee anticse elongatse, apice rotundatae, costa recta, margine exteriore subconvexo perobliquo.
Body hardly stout. Frontal tuft flat, prominent. Proboscis slender. Palpi hardly stout, obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex ; 3rd joint extremely minute. Antennae stout, smooth, very slightly compressed. Legs smooth ; hind tibiae slightly dilated, with four moderately long spurs. Wings elongate, moderately broad. Fore wings rounded at the tips ; costa straight ; exterior border slightly convex, very oblique.
288. Flammona quadrifasciata, n. s. Schistaceo-cinerea, alis an- ticis fasciis quatuor nigris obliquis subparallelis, 3'' 4''que intus albo marginatis, striga discali tenui nigra, alis postieis albidis basi cupreo- rufescentibus.
Slaty cinereous, paler beneath. Abdomen pale cinereous. Fore wings with four oblique nearly parallel black bands; 1st and 2nd bands slightly diverwius from each other hindward ; 3rd and 4th white-bordered on the inner side ; 3rd narrower than the 2nd, broader than tlic 4tli ; a slender black discul streak between the 2nd and 3rd bauds. Hmd
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wings whitish, cupreous reddish towards the base. Leugth of the body 4 ? lines; of the wings 11 lines.
Gen. DiMiRiCA, n. g.
Mas. Cor/JMS sat robustum. Proiosm distincta. PaZpi erecti, vix lati, verticem pauUo superantes ; artieulus 3"' linearis, 2° paullo brevior, Atitennce pubescentes. Abdomen alas posticas non superans ; fasci- culus apicalis parvus. Pedes validi, pilosi ; tibiae postica; calcaribus qiiatuor longissimis. Alee anticaj ampla;, apice subrotundata;, costa recta, margine exteriore convexo.
Male, Body moderately stout. Proboscis distinct. Palpi erect, hardly broad, rising a little higher than the vertex ; 3rd joint linear, rounded at the tip, a little shorter than the 2nd. Antennae distinctly pubes- cent. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft small. Legs stout, pilose ; hind tibiae w ith four very long spurs. Wings ample. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips ; costa straight ; exterior border convex, rather oblique.
289. DiMiRicA NUBIFERA, n. s. Mus. Albida, subtus fusca, palpis extus ferrugineis, abdomine fusco iridescente, alis anticis cyaneo pur- pureoque suifusis, plagis duabus costalibus liueisque tribus denticulatis undulatis nigricantibus, fimbria nigricante albido strigata, alis posticis fuscis.
Male. Whitish, brown beneath. Palpi ferruginous on the outer side. Thorax ferruginous in front. Abdomen iridescent brown. Fore wings mostly suiFused with metallic blue and purplish tints ; costa with two blackish patches ; one at the base, accompanied by some blackish points } three denticulated undulating blackish lines ; fringe blackish, with whitish streaks. Hind wings brown. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 14 lines.
Gen. Penza, n. g.
Mas. Corpus robustum. Proboscis valida. Palpi subascendentes, caput paullo superantes ; artieulus 3"^* brevissimus. Antennce sub- pectinatae, breviusculae. Abdomen alas posticas vix superans. AIcb anticae acutae, costa recta, margine exteriore convexo.
Male. Body stout. Proboscis robust. Palpi slightly ascending, ex- tending a little beyond the head ; 3rd joint extremely short. An- tennae slightly pectinated, rather short and stout. Abdomen hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings acute ; costa straight ; exterior border convex, moderately oblique.
This genus and the following one should perhaps be removed from the Acontidce ; but their affinities are doubtful.
290. Penza puncticeps, n. s. Mas. Ferrugineo-fusca, abdomine cinereo, alis anticis cinereo suflFusis, lineis cinereis angulosis valdc in-
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distiuctis, nota reniformi magna cinerea rufescente marginata, punctis tribus costalibus albiclis. alis posticis cinereo-fuscis subtus bilineatis. Male. Ferruginous brown, cinereous brown beneath. Basal joint of the antennae pale at the tip. Abdomen cinereous. Fore wings suffused with cinereous gloss ; transverse lines cinereous, zigzag, very indistinct ; reniform mark large, cinereous, much contracted in front, bordered with ferruginous red ; costa with three whitish points towards the tip. Hind wings cinereous brown, with two darker lines on the underside. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines.
Greu. Choluata, u. g.
Mas. Corpus crassum. Proboscis conspicua. Palpi robusti, obliqui, verticem non superantes ; articulus 3"^ brevis. Antennce subpectinatse, apices versus simplices. Abdomen cristatum, alas posticas paullo su- perans. Pe(/es robusti, pilosi ; tarsi spinosi. .^4 /<e latiusculae, anticae apice rectangulatse, costa subconvexa, margine exteriore vix convexo.
Male. Body very robust. Proboscis distinct. Palpi stout, obliquely as- cending, not rising so high as the vertex ; 3rd joint elongate-conical, about one -fourth of the length of the 2nd. Antennae very slightly pectinated to two-thirds of the length. Abdomen crested, extending a little beyond the hind wings. Legs robust, pilose ; spurs stout, moderately long; tarsi spinose. Wings rather broad. Fore wings rectangular at the tips ; costa almost straight ; exterior border hardly convex, oblique hindward.
291. Choluata EBURNEiFERA, n. s. Mas, Obscure ferrugineo-fusca, abdomine cinereo cristis ferrugineo-fuscis, alis anticis fasciis duabus eburneis non obliquis, 2^ interrupta, fascia exteriore dentata ferruginea, lunulis marginalibus ni'gris, puncto discali albo, alis posticis basi pal- lide cinereis subtus albido conspersis.
Male. Dark ferruginous brown, somewhat paler and partly cinereous beneath. Abdomen cinereous, with ferruginous brown crests. Fore wings with two in-egular upright ivory-white bands ; 2nd band inter- rupted, more irregular than the 1st, contiguous on the outer side to a dentate ferruginous band ; a white discal point ; marginal lunules black. Hind wings ferruginous, pale cinereous towards the base; underside with minute whitish speckles ; discal spot and zigzag exte- rior line ferruginous. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 14 lines.
Gren. AuTOBA, n. g,
Mas. CorpMsrobustum,laeve, squamosum. Proboscis conspicua. Palpi ascendentes, Iseves, sat graciles ; articulus 2"* arcuatus ; 3"^ parvus, lanceolatus. Antennce pubescentes. Abdomen alas posticas vix supe- rans. Pet/es robusti, brevissimi ; calcaria longissima ; tarsi latissimi. AlcB antica; ampla, apice rectaugulatse, costa recta, margine exteriore postico convexo.
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Male. Body robust, smooth, squamous. Proboscis distinct. Palpi ascending, smooth, rather slender; 2nd joint curved; 3rd minute, lanceolate, less than one-fourth of the length of the 2nd. Antenna; distinctly pubescent. Abdomen hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, very short ; tarsi very broad ; hind tibiae with four very long spurs. Wings ample ; fringe long. Fore wings acutely rectangular at the tips ; costa straight ; exterior border convex and oblique hindward.
292. AuTOBA VERSICOLOR, n. s. Mas. Cinerea, nigro conspersa, sub- tus lutescens, capite thoraceque antico fuscis, abdominis basi rufes- cente, alis fascia fusca obliqua intus diffusa, lineis tribus denticulatis, alis anticis costa rosea nigro bistrigata, alis posticis fimbria saturate rufa.
Male. Cinereous, black- speckled, pale luteous beneath. Head and fore border of the thorax brown. Thorax with a rosy tinge adjoining the brown part. Abdomen reddish towards the base. Wings with a brown band, which is concise on the outer side and diffuse on the inner side, and extends from the tips of the fore wings to half the length of the interior border of the hind wings ; interior, exterior, and submargiual lines black, slight, denticulated. Fore wings with a rosy tinge along the costa, which has two exterior obliciue black streaks and three more exterior pale points. Hind wings with a deep-red fringe. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 12 lines.
Pam. EEASTEID^, Guen. Gren. Ebasteia, OcJis.
293. Erastria securifera, n. s. Mas. Albida, gracilis, thorace fusco, humeris albis, abdomine longo, alis anticis fuscis, vitta subcostali striga- que obliqua lineaque submarginali albis, alis posticis cinereis.
Male. Whitish, slender. Antennae very minutely pubescent. Thorax brown ; shoulders white. Abdomen long, extending beyond the hind wings. Fore wings brown, with a subcostal white stripe, which is abbreviated by an oblique white streak ; the two somewhat hatchet- shaped ; a white submarginal line, attenuated in front. Hind wings cinereous. Length of the body 3| lines ; of the wings 7 lines.
Pam. ANTHOPHILID^, Dup. Gen. MicuA, Guen.
294. MiCRA DEROGATA, var. Mas. Alba, alis anticis fascia exteriore obliqua latissiraa purpurea fuscescente marginata strigam albam extus nigro marginatam includeute, fimbria fuscescente albo interlineata, alis ))Osticis margine exteriore fuscescente.
Male. White. Third joint of the palpi lanceolate, less than half the
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length of the 2nd. Antennae minutely pubescent. Fore wings with an oblique exterior very broad ))urple band which is bordered with brownish on both sides, and contains an oblique white streak which is bordered with black on the outer side ; fringe brownish, interlined with white. Hind wings brownish along the exterior border. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 7 lines. Inhabits also Ceylon. It may be distinguished from the Australian M. derogata by its smaller size and by a very slight difference in the markings.
Gen. Gaeiga, n. g.
Mas. Corpus sat gracile. Proboscis conspicua. Palpi porrecti, va- lidi, cajjut longe superantes ; articulus 3"^ linearis, 2' dimidio non brevior. AntenncB glabra3. Abdomen alas posticas snperans ; fasci- culus apicalis parvus. Pedes laves, validi. Alee antics apice rec- tangulatae, costa basi subconvexa, margine exteriore postieo sub- obliquo.
Male. Body rather slender. Proboscis distinct. Palpi porrect, stout, extending rather far beyond the head ; 3rd joint linear, rounded at the tip, much more slender than the 2nd, and about half its length . Antennae smooth. Abdomen extending beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft small, radiate. Legs smooth, stout ; hind tibiae with one of the apical spurs extremely long. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings acutely rectangular at the tips ; costa very slightly convex towards the base ; exterior border slightly oblique hindward.
295. Gariga argentilinea, n. s. Mas. Viridis, subtus rufescens, abdomine albo punctis ventralibus nigris, alls anticis lineis duabus denticulatis argenteis, lituris apud marginem interiorem nigris, fimbria alba nigro notata basi cervina, alis posticis rufis fimbria albida.
Male. Green, reddish beneath. Abdomen whitish, with two rows of black points beneath. Fore wings with some irregular black marks along the interior border ; the largest mark by the interior angle ; two silvery upright denticulated lines ; fringe double, fawn-colour towards the base, alternately black and white exteriorly. Hind wings red ; fringe whitish. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 8 lines.
Gen. Choesia, n. g.
Mas. Corpus robustum, subcylindricum. Proboscis conspicua. Palpi ascendentes, verticem non superantes ; articulus 2"^ arcuatus, latius- culus ; 3"^ minimus. Antenna subpubescentes. Abdomen alas pos- ticas longe superans, fasciculis ventralibus floccosis. Pedes longius- culi, sat graciles ; tibiae posticae calcaribus longissimis. Ala longius- culae, sat angustae ; anticae apice rotundatae, costa recta, margine ex- teriore subconvexo.
Male. Body stout, nearly cylindrical. Proboscis distinct. Palpi as-
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cendiiig, not rising higher than the vertex ; 2nd joint curved, rather broad ; 3rd somewhat eUiptical, very minute, not one-sixth of the length of the 2nd. Antennae minutely pubescent. Abdomen long, extend- ing much beyond the hind wings ; underside with long floccose tufts on each side. Legs rather long and slender; hind tibiaj with four very long spurs. Wings rather long and narrow. Fore wings rounded at the tips ; costa straight ; exterior border slightly convex, very oblique.
296. Chorsia maculosa, n. s. Mas. Albido-cinerea, subtus fusces- cens, thorace antico fuscescente, ahs anticis plagis tribus costalibus, plaga postica, plaga raarginali liturisque fuscis, punctis marginalibus nigris, puncto subtus subapicali albo.
Male. Whitish cinereous, brownish beneath. Thorax brownish in front. Abdomen dingy cinereous. Fore wings with some small slender brown marks, and with three brown costal patches ; a hind- ward brown patch opposite the 2nd costal patch, and another patch on the exterior border ; marginal points black ; underside with a white subapical point. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines.
Gen. AuTOMALA, u. g.
Mas. Corpus sat gracile. Proboscis conspicua. Palpi porrecti, lati, pilosi, securiformes. Aiitennce validse, breviusculai, setulosae, pubes- centes. Abdomen alas posticas superans ; fasciculus apicalis parvus. Pedes laeves, sat graciles. Alee anticae apice rotundatae, costa recta, margine exteriore convexo sat obliquo.
Male. Body rather slender. Proboscis distinct. Palpi porrect, broad, pilose, securiform, projecting somewhat beyond the head ; joints in- distinct. Antennae stout, setulose, pubescent, rather short. Abdo- men long, extending beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft small. Legs smooth, rather slender ; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings rounded at the tips ; costa straight ; exterior border convex, rather oblique.
297. AuTOMALA SEMIDOLOSA, n. s. Mtts. Cana, fusco conspersa, ab- domine fasciis aeueo-cinereis fusco bifasciatis, lineis duabus plagaque costali nigricantibus, alis posticis sordide cinereis.
Male. Hoary, brown-speckled, dingy cinereous beneath. Abdomen with aeneous-cinereous bands. Fore wings with two brown irregular bands ; one in the middle ; the other broader, marginal ; interior and exterior lines blackish, the latter much bent ; a blackish patch near the base of the costa. Hind wings dingy cinereous. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 10 lines.
Gen. Cholimma, n. g. Fuini. Corpus sat gracile. Proboscis robusta. Palpi porrecti, caput
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superantes ; articulus 2"' latus, securiformis ; 3"^ indlstinctus. An- tenneB graciles. ^6£/o?«eM alas posticas non superans. Pec?e* laeves ; tibiae subfimbriatse. AlcB latiusculfe, breviusculae ; anticae apice rectan- gulatic, costa margineque exteriore rectis. Female. Body rather slender. Proboscis robust, moderately long. Palpi porrect, extending beyond the head; 2nd joint broad, seciiri • form ; 3rd indistinct. Antennae smooth, slender. Abdomen not ex- tending beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth ; tibiaj slightly fringed ; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings rather broad and short. Fore wings acutely rectangular at the tips ; costa and exterior border straight, the latter hardly oblique.
298. Cholimma LEUCANioiDES, n. s. Fcem. Pallide straminea, capite thoraceque albis, alis subtus lunula discali fusca, alis anticis fusco sub- conspersis, punctis duobus discalibus punctisque marginahbus nigi-is, spatio marginali cervino, alis posticis extus subcervinis.
Female. Pale straw-colour. Head and thorax white. Wings beneath with a brown discal lunule. Fore wings with minute brown speckles, a few of which are confluent and form a brown point in the interior part of the disk ; two black exterior discal points, one behind the other; marginal space suffused with fawn-colour; marginal points black. Hind wings somewhat fawn-coloured exteriorly ; marginal points only apparent on the fore part of the exterior border. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 12 lines.
299. Cholimma SUBPUNCTATA, U.S. Fcra. Flavescenti-testacea, ahs anticis lituris nonnullis fuscis albido notatis, punctis raarginalibus nigris intus albo marginatis, disco subtus fusco, alis posticis fuscis, fimbria pallida.
Female. Yellowish testaceous. Fore wings with some minute, brown, irregular, more or less whitish-pointed marks ; marginal points black, white-bordered on the inner side ; disk beneath brown. Hind wings brown ; fringe and underside yellowish white. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 1 0 lines.
Gen. Beeia, n. g.
Mas. Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis obsoleta aut vix conspicua. Palpi porrecti, subdecumbentes, caput sujjerantes ; articulus 3"^ lan- ceolatus, 2° brevior. Antennce valida;, setulosa;, pubescentes; articulus 1"^ fasciculatus. Abdomen alas posticas pauUo superans ; fasciculus apicalis parvus. Pedes validi, laeves. Alee sat angustae ; anticae apice subrotundatae, costa recta, margiue exteriore subconvexo.
Male. Body moderately stout. Proboscis obsolete or nearly so. Palpi porrect, slightly decumbent, extending somewhat beyond the head ; 3rd joint lanceolate, shorter than the 2nd. Antennae stout, setulose, pubescent; 1st joint with a small a})ical tuft. Abdomen extending a
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little beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft small. Legs stout, smooth ; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings rather narrow ; fringe long. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips ; eosta straight ; exterior bor- der slightly convex, very oblique.
300, Beria recusata, n. s. Mas. Pallide cervina, abdomine ci- nereo, alis anticis nigro eonspersis, linea marginali nigro extus mar- ginata, linea submarginali venisque albis, fimbria albida fusco inter- lineata, alis posticis albidis nigro marginatis.
Male. Pale fawn-coloured. Abdomen cinereous. Fore wings with black speckles ; veins white ; submarginal line white, nearly parallel to the marginal line, which is also white, and is bordered with black on the outer side ; fringe whitish, interlined with brown ; underside mostly brown. Hind wings whitish, concisely bordered with black ; fringe like that of the fore wings. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 10 lines.
Gen. Makoba, n. g.
Fcem. Corpus Iseve, sat robustum. Proboscis gracilis. Palpi porrecti, lati, pilosi, caput sat superantes ; articuli indistincti. Antennce gla- bra?, breviuscula;, sat valida;. Abdomen alas posticas vix superans. Pedes Iseves. Alas anticse apiee subrotundatse, costa margineque ex- teriore subconvexis.
Female. Body smooth, moderately stout. Proboscis slender. Palpi porrect, broad, pilose, extending rather beyond the head; joints in- distinct. Antennae smooth, rather stout and short. Abdomen hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth ; hind tibiae with four spurs of moderate length. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips ; costa and exterior boi'der slightly con- vex, the latter rather oblique.
301. Manoba iMPLENS, n. s. Fcem. Alba, subtus sordide cinerea, alis anticis nigro subconspersis, gutta basali punctisque submargi- nalibus nigris, lineis duabus fuscis apud costam dilatatis postice ap- proximatis, spatio intermedio postico fuscescente, alis posticis sub- cinereis.
Female. White, shining. Palpi and underside dingy cinereous. Fore wings very slightly and minutely black-speckled, with a black dot in the disk near the base, and with two brown lines which are dilated on the costa and approach each other hindward, where the space between them is brownish ; a few irregular submarginal black points. Hind wings slightly cinereous. Length of the body 3^ lines ; of the wings 9 lines.
Gen. Carmara, ii. g.
Fcem. Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis brevis, gracilis. Palpi por- recti, compressi, caput sat superantes ; articulus 2"^ subfusiformis ;
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3"» minimus. AnteniKc glabrae, graciles. Abdomen alas posticas non superans. Pec^e* validi, laeves. J/<e fimbria longa duplicata ; anticse apice subrotundatse, costa recta, margine exteriore subcouvexo per- obliquo. Female. Body moderately stout. Proboscis short, slender. Palpi porrect, compressed, extending somewhat beyond the head ; 2nd joint subfusiform ; 3rd extremely minute. Antennae bare, slender. Abdo- men not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, smooth ; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings moderately broad ; fringe long, double. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips ; costa straight ; exterior border slightly convex, very oblique.
302. Carmara subcervina, n. s. F(em. Submurino-cervina, alis linea guttulari alba interrupta, punctis marginalibus nigris, alis anticis costa exteriore albido punctata.
Female. Fawn-colour, with a slight tinge of mouse colour, which is most prevalent on the hind wings and beneath. Wings with an incomplete white guttular line, which is most apparent by the interior border of the hind wings ; marginal points black. Fore wings with some whitish points along the exterior part of the costa. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines.
Gen. Enea, n. g.
Mas. Corpus vix robustum. Proboscis conspicua. Palpi porrecti, bre- vissimi, gracillimi, caput vix superantes ; articulus 3"' minimus. A71- tenncE graciles, subpubescentes. Abdomen alas posticas paullo supe- rans; fasciculus apicalis longus. Pedes graciles, Iseves. Alas longi- usculaj ; anticse peracutae, costa recta, margine exteriore subconvexo perobliquo.
Male. Body hardly stout. Proboscis distinct. Palpi porrect, very short and slender, hardly extending beyond the head ; 3rd joint ex- tremely minute. Antennae slender, minutely pubescent. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft long. Legs slender, smooth ; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings rather long, moderately broad. Fore wings very acute; costa straight; ex- terior border slightly convex, very oblique.
303. Enea signicosta, n. s. Mas. Albida, subtus sordide cinerea fusco varia, alis lunulis marginalibus nigris, alis anticis maculis tribus costalibus trigonis guttaque discali nigris, margine exteriore ex parte subcervino.
Male. Wliitish, dingy cinereous and varied with brown on the under- side. Wings with black marginal lunules. Fore wings with three black triangular costal spots ; the third much larger than the other two ; a black discal dot ; exterior border partly and slightly tinged with fawn colour. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 10 lines.
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Fam. EEIOPID^, Guen. Gen. Gallop LSTEi A, Huhn.
304. Callopistria ventralis, n. s. Mas. Ferruginea, abdomine cinereo vitta ventrali maculari nigra, alis anticis lineis diiabus nigris albo marginatis, P brevissima, 2^ Integra, striga intermedia discali lanceolata argentea, basi margineque exteriore albidis, alis posticis fuscis.
Male. Ferruginous, pale cinereous beneath. Palpi dark brown. An- tennae setulose, pubescent. Abdomen cinereous, shining, with a ma- cular black stripe beneath. Wings with black marginal lunules. Fore wings with two black white-bordered lines; 1st line only apparent near the costa, with a black streak by its inner side ; 2nd line entire ; a silvery lanceolate discal streak between the two Unes ; basal space of the wing whitish, except along the costa ; marginal space whitish, largely and diffusedly marked with brown. Hind wings brown. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 16 lines.
Gren. Chodda, n. g.
F(£m. Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis valida. Palpi poiTecti, pilosi, subangulati, caput superantes ; articulus 3"^^ longiconicus, 2' dimidio brevior. Antennce glfihrx. ^6c?omera alas posticas vix superans. Pedes sat validi ; tibiae subfimbriatse. Alee anticse apice rectangulatse, costa recta, margine exteriore subflexo.
Female. Body moderately stout. Proboscis robust. Palpi porrect, pilose, extending beyond the head ; 2nd joint oldique ; 3rd elongate- conical, less than half the length of the 2nd, with which it forms a slight angle. Antennae bare. Abdomen hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Legs moderately stout; tibiae slightly fringed; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings rectangular at the tips ; costa straight ; exterior border sUghtly bent in the middle, its hind part rather oblique.
Allied to Callopistria.
305. Chodda sordidula, n. s. Fcem. Cinereo-alba, cervino varia, alis lunulis raarginalibus nigris, alis anticis lituris costalibus cervinis nigro tinctis, striga discali lata obliqua fuscescente nigro intersecta, fascia exteriore informi sordide flavescente fusco varia, striga margi- nali lata obscure fusca, alis posticis apud marginem exteriorem fus- cescentibus.
Female. Cinereous white, varied with dull fawn-colour. Wings with black marginal lunules. Fore wings with various fawn-coloured black- tinged marks along the costa ; discal mark forming a broad brownish oblique streak, which is partly and transversely intersected by a smaller black oblique streak; an exterior irregular dingy yellowish brown- varied band ; a broad streak along the fore part of the exterior border
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and the adjoining fringe dark brown. Hind wings diffusedly brown towards the exterior border. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 16 lines.
Fam. EUEHIPID^, Guen.
Gren. Penicillaeta, Gum.
306. Penicillabia? quadrinotata, n. s. Mas. Pallide cervina, palpis subangulatis, antennis subnodosis, abdominis lateribus fascicu- latis, pedibus dense fimbriatis, alis anticis fusco substrigatis et sub- conspersis, maculis duabus costalibus trigonis linea angulata faseiaque diffusa obliqna fuscis, linea exteriore pallida undulata fusco marginata, macula marginali fusca, alis posticis fuscis basi cinereis.
Male. Pale fawn-colour. Palpi obliquely ascending; .3rd joint conical, not more than one-fourth of the length of the 2nd, with which it forms a slight angle. Antennae simple, forming a slight knot at one- third of the length. Abdomen tufted along each side, not extending beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft small. Legs (including the tarsi) densely fringed. Fore wings slightly streaked and speckled with brown ; two triangular brown spots on the costa ; 1st spot before the middle, accompanied hindward by an angular parallel brown line, behind which there is an incomjjlete diffuse oblique brown band ; 2nd spot subapical ; an exterior pale undulating brown-bordered line ; a brown spot on the fore part of the exterior border, which is slightly angular; marginal points black, elongated. Hind wings brown, cine- reous towards the base. Length of the body .5 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. It hardly agrees with the typical structure of Penicillaria, but does not
differ sufficiently to form a new genus ; and this remark will apply to the
eight following species.
Gen. EuTELiA, Huhn.
307. EuTELiA APPROXIMATA, n.s. Mas. Cinerea, antennis dimidio basali serrato pubescente, alis anticis angustis nigro conspersis fusco trilineatis, linea basali nigra, litura reniformi fusca sublunata albo mar- ginata, macula costali subapicali trigona fusca, alis posticis fuscescenti- cinereis sublineatis, macula discali subtus nigra.
Male. Cinereous. Palpi ascending a little higher than the vertex ; 3rd joint linear, more than half the length of the 2nd, which is marked with black. Antennae serrated and pubescent to beyond half the length. Tegulse of the thorax forming a dorsal ridge. Abdomen ex- tending beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth. Fore wings narrow, minutely black- speckled; lines brown, except the basal line, which is black, undulating, and diffusedly brown-bordered ; interior line much bent in front, where it is contiguous to the brown sublunate white- bordered reniform mark ; exterior line double, undulating, indistinct ; submarginal line dentate, incompletely double, adjoining a brown tri- LINN. PKOC. — ZOOLOQT, YOL. Til. 5
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angular costal spot; marginal points black; exterior border liardly bent, scarcely dentate, very oblique hindward. Hind wings brownish cinereous, with indistinct brown lines ; underside with a brown exte- rior line and with a black discal spot, which is more conspicuous than that of the fore wings. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 14 lines.
308. EuTELiA DULCiLiNEA, n. s. Mas. Cinerea, E. approximate simillima, alls anticis linea basali non nebulosa, linea interiore nigra minus flexa, linea exteriore obscuriore, linea submarginali minus den- tata albo iuterlineata.
Male. Cinereous, very closely allied to the preceding species, from which it may be distinguished by the following characters. Fore wings with the basal line not shaded ; interior line black, less bent ; renifonn mark elliptical, not lunate ; exterior line much darker ; submarginal line interlined with white, much less dentate. Hind wings like those of E. approximata, with brown marks near the end of the interior border and with brown marginal lunules. Length of the body 5^ lines ; of the wings 13 lines.
309. EuTELiA DiMiDiATA, u. s. Foem. Cinereo-cervina, alls anticis fusco lineatis, puncto basali nigro, linea interiore duplicata ex parte nigricante, linea media antice angulata et nigricante, linea exteriore duplicata undulata, linea submarginali pallide cinerea dentata nigro notata, macula costali trigona cervina, litura reniformi nigricante ob- longa pallido marginata.
Female. Cinereous fawn-colour, more cinereous beneath. Third joint of the palpi lanceolate, hardly shorter than the 2nd. Abdomen ex- tending a little beyond the hind wings. Wings with the exterior bor- der hardly dentate. Fore wings with a black basal point ; lines brown, indistinct ; interior hne double, partly blackish ; middle line blackish, and angular in front ; exterior line double, undulating ; submarginal line pale cinereous, dentate, accompanied by some black marks, con- tiguous to a triangular costal fawn-coloured spot; reniform mark blackish, oblong, pale-bordered, attenuated in front ; marginal points black. Length of the body 65 Mnes ; of the wings 13 lines.
310. EuTELiA OBLiauATA, u. s. Fcem. Pallide cervina, alis anticis nigro subconspersis, plaga basali postica obscuriore, striga basali lineis- que nigris, linea basali obliqua abbreviata, lineis exteriore et submar- ginali denticulatis incompletis, litura reniformi albida magna, macula apicali cana, alis posticis fuscesceutibus basi albidis.
Female. Pale fawn-colour, cinereous beneath. Thii-d joint of the palpi lanceolate, less than half the length of the 2nd. Abdomen black- speckled, extending beyond the hind wings. Wings with the exterior border slightly dentate. Fore wings thinly black-speckled, somewhat rounded at the tips, with a darker fawn-coloured patch near the base of the interior border ; lines black ; basal line oblique, much abbre-
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viated at each end ; a short oblique costal streak near the base ; ex- terior and submarginal lines denticulated, very incomplete ; reniform mark whitish, large ; a hoary apical spot ; marginal lunules black ; exterior border extremely oblique hindward. Hind wings brownish, whitish towards the base. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 13 lines.
311. EuTELiA opposiTA, n. s. F<£m. Cervina, femoribus tibiisque pos- ticis dense pilosis, alis anticis nigro subconspersis fusco lituratis, linea obliqua recta, litura reniformi angusta albido marginata nigro unipunc- tata, spatio exteriore ciuereo, macula costali trigona cervina, lineis nonnullis denticulatis fuscis, gutta discali interiore nigricante, alis pos- ticis fuscis vix lineatis.
Female. Fawn-colour, mostly cinereous beneath. Third joint of the palpi Unear, about half the length of the 2nd. Hind femora and hind tibife densely pilose. Wings rather broad, hardly dentate. Fore wings thinly black-speckled, with brown markings ; a straight oblique line contiguous to the narrow whitish-bordered reniform mark, which contains a black dot ; space beyond this line cinereous, excepting a large triangular fawn-coloured costal spot ; several more or less distinct denticulated brown lines ; a blackish dot on the interior part of the disk ; marginal lunules black ; exterior border extremely oblique hindward. Hind wings brown, with some traces of lines, which are most distinct on the 4th inferior vein. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 15 lines.
312. EuTELiA SUBOCELLATA, n.s. Foem. Cinerea, vertice rufescente, abdominis lateribus fasciculatis, alis anticis lituris nigris et cervinis, fascia recta obliqua testacea interlineata ochraceo marginata, ocello inforrai strigam nigram emittente, linea exteriore brevi nigra, macula costali subtrigona cervina, alis posticis fuscis lineis duabus obscu- rioribus.
Female. Cinereous, vertex reddish. Palpi ascending higher than the vertex ; 3rd joint linear, shorter than the 2nd. Abdomen extending somewhat beyond the hind wings, with two tufts on each side towards the tip, which is quadrate. Wings with the exterior border slightly dentate. Fore wings with a few small irregular black and fawn- coloured marks, and with a straight oblique testaceous band, which is interlined and bordered with ochraceous and is excavated by a large irregular ocellus; the latter, is cinereous, black and fawn-coloured, and emits a black streak to the hind end of a short upright black line ; this line is contiguous to a large nearly triangular fawn-coloured costal spot which contains three white costal points ; marginal points black ; tips rectangular ; exterior border slightly bent, extremely oblique hindward ; underside with a red diffuse subcostal streak and with three oblique brown lines. Hind wings brown above, with five darker brown lines, which are most distinct on the underside, where there is
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a blackish discal spot. Length of the body 8 hues ; of the wings 17 lines.
313. EuTELTA? CONSENTANEA, n.s. Fcsm. Cinerea, feraoribus tibiis- que dense pilosis, alis anticis striga basali cervina, fascia obliqua cervi- na abbreviata, litura reniformi incompleta albido notata, linea exteriore cana subundulata vix obliqua fvisco marginata, linea submarginali pal- lida vix couspicua, alis posticis fuscis, gutta subtus discali nigricante.
Female. Cinereous. Thorax cinereous fawn-colour. Palpi obliquely ascending, hardly rising higher than the vertex ; 2nd joint pilose ; 3rd linear, less than half the length at the 2nd. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings. Femora and tibiae densely clothed with long hairs. Wings broad ; marginal points black ; exterior bor- der slightly dentate. Fore wings rectangular at the tips, with a fawn- coloured streak proceeding from the base, and with an oblique fawn- coloured band, which is abbreviated by the whitish-marked incom- plete reniform spot; a hoary brown-bordered slightly undulating hardly oblique exterior line ; submarginal line paler than the ground- hue, very indistinct ; exterior border hardly bent, very oblique hind- ward. Hind wings brown ; underside with a blackish discal dot and with an exterior denticulated very distinct dark brown line. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 14 lines.
314. EuTELiA INSTRUCTA, u. s. 3Ias. Alba, capite rufo uigro con- sperso, abdomine alas posticas superante cristis tribusrufis nigro con- spersis, alis anticis pallide ochraceis, Uneis exterioribus obsourioribus nndulatis approximatis parallelis, fasciis duabus obliquis albis, l^lituram retiformem emittente, spatio marginali pallide cervino maculas duas nigro-cinereas includente, alis posticis fascia exteriore lata inform! fusca.
Male. White. Head red, black-speckled. Palpi ascending as high as the vertex ; 3rd joint subfusiform, a little shorter than the 2nd. An- tennae pubescent, and slightly pectinated to much beyond half the length. Abdomen extending far beyond the hind wings, with three red black-speckled hindward crests. Legs short, thick ; tibiae reddish brown, speckled with black and white. Wings long; exterior border slightly dentate. Fore wings pale ochraceous, with some darker undulating approximate parallel exterior lines ; two oblique very irre- gular white bands ; 1st band emitting to the white costa from its inner side a net-shaped white mark ; 2nd band vei'y incomplete, accom- panied by an irregular line formed of black speckles ; marginal space pale fawn-colour, with two blackish-cinereous marginal spots; sub- marginal points black, marked with white ; a chalybeous black dot on the interior border. Hind wings with a broad irregular exterior brown band, which is marked with black towards the interior border; mar- ginal space pale fawn-colour, with an incomplete blackish line. Length of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 20 lines.
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Gen. Vabnia, n. g.
FcEin. Corpus crassum. Proboscis non conspicua. Palpi vix robusti, oblique ascendeutes, froutem superantes; articulus 3"^ lanceolatus, 2i tlimidio non longior. Antennce validse, glabraj. Abdomen alas pos- ticas superans ; fasciculus apicalis parvus. Pedes validi, deusissime pilosi. AloB raargine exteriore exciso ; anticse acut?e, costa recta.
Female. Body thick. Proboscis not distinct. Palpi hardly stout, ob- liquely ascending, rising higher than the front; 3rd joint lanceolate, about half the length of the 2nd. Antennae stout, smooth. Abdomen elongate-conical, extending beyond the hind wings; apical tuft small. Legs stout, most densely clothed with long hairs ; spurs long. Wings moderately broad ; exterior border deeply and irregularly notched. Fore wings acute ; costa straight.
Allied to Eutelia.
315. Varnia miniata, n. s. Fcem. Lsete miniata, subtus cinereo- fusca, capite thoraceque fuscis, hujus fascia rufa, abdomine vitta fusca guttisque lateralibus flavis, alis strigis transversis fasciisque nigris, alis posticis macula discali magna angulata vitrea.
Female. Bright red-lead colour, mostly cinereous brown beneath. Head and thorax brown, the latter with a red band. Abdomen with a brown stripe and with two rows of yellow dots. Legs reddish brown ; hind tibiae densely tufted along the whole length ; the hairs rosy and very long, shorter and brownish towards the tips. Wings with irregular black bands and transverse streaks. Hind wings with a large angular vitreous discal spot. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 15 lines.
Fain. PLUSID^, Boisd.
Gen. Plusia, Ochs.
316. Plusia verticillata, Guen. Noct. ii. 344. 68.
Inhabits also South Africa, Hindostan, Ceylon, China, Java, and Aus- tralia.
The following ten species do not represent the typical forms of Plusia, and some of them may be considered as sufficiently distinct to form. new genera.
317- Plusia ferripunctum, n. s. Mas. Flava, ochraceo varia, ahs anticis ochraceo confertlm conspersis, fasciis duabus obliquis argenteis, 1" lata punctum ferrugineum includente costam versus abbreviata, 2« maculari submarginali, alis posticis rufescentibus, subtus albis rufes- cente quadrilineatis, fasciculo discali interiore floccoso.
Male. Yellow, varied with ochraceous. Frontal tuft prominent. An- tennae pubescent. Abdomen pale. Fore wings thickly speckled with dull ochraceous, the speckles here and there confluent ; two irregular oblique silvery bands ; 1st band broad, much abbreviated towards the
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costa, where it contains a ferruginous point ; 2n(i band macular, sub- marginal ; exterior border with an ochraceous festoon ; underside mostly reddish, with brown submarginal points. Hind wings reddish ; underside white, with four reddish lines and with an interior floccose discal tuft. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 14 lines.
318. Plusia stipata, n. s. Foem. Cinerea, palpis nigricantibus, ab- domine subcristato, alis anticis ex atomis nigris undulato-lineatis, lineis tribus albidis, 1" 3*que costam versus retractis, 3^ duplicata postice obsoleta, lunulis marginalibus nigris intus albo marginatis, macula costali basali alba, alis posticis fuscescenti-cinereis subhyalinis fusco late marginatis.
Female. Cinereous. Palpi compressed, obliquely ascending, mostly blackish ; 3rd joint lanceolate, less than half the length of the 2nd. Abdomen very slightly crested. Fore wings with some irregular trans- verse more or less undulating lines of black speckles ; three irregular whitish shining lines; 1st line acutely retracted towards the costa, where it is approximate to the 2nd line ; 3rd line obsolete hindward, irregularly double, acutely angular and very much recurved towards the costa ; marginal lunules black, elongated, bordered with white on the inner side ; a white costal spot near the base. Hind wings brownish cinereous, very slightly hyaline, with a broad brown border. Length of the body 4^ lines ; of the wings 12 lines.
319. Plusia pallida, n. s. Mas. Cinerea, palpis fuscis, thorace fas- cia fusca, abdoraine alas posticas superante, alis anticis nigro con- spersis purpurascente tinctis, striga obliqua fasciaque lata fuscis, hac strigam albam anticam includente, disco postico cinereo, striga apud marginem interiorem alba obliqua ochraceo notata, lunulis margina- libus nigris intus albo marginatis. Male. Cinereous. Palpi brown ; 3rd joint conical, not more than one- sixth of the length of the 2nd. Antennae smooth. Abdomen extend- ing beyond the hind wings. Thorax with a brown band and with brown sides. Fore wings black-speckled, purplish-tinged, with a brown streak which is dilated from the middle of the base to the interior border, and with a broad brown band which has a cinereous disk hind- ward and in front contains a white streak ; the latter extends to the exterior border and emits an angular white line to the costa ; an oblique white ochraceous-marked streak along the basal part of the interior border; marginal lunules black, bordered with white on the inner side. Wings beneath with a very broad brown border and with a brown discal spot. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 17 lines.
320. Plusia duplicilinea, n. s. Fam. Cinerea, capita thoraceque antico ferrugineo-fuscis, alis anticis latiusculis ferrugineo-fuscis, lineis albidis duj)licatis, 1" angulata, 2" recurrente, 3" undulata, 4* simplici
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ani!;ulosa, lunulis marginalibus fuscis intus albido marginatis, alis pos- ticis fusco-cinereis, litura discali lineaque extei-iore fuscis. Female. Cinereous, shining. Head and fore part of the thorax ferru- ginous brown. Palpi hardly ascending ; 2nd joint broad ; 3rd conical, acute, not more than one-sixth of the length of the 2nd. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. Wings rather broad. Fore wings ferruginous brown ; lines whitish, double, interior line forming an outward angle ; middle line oblique, i)roceeding from the costa to the disk, where it is single and abruptly recurved, and rejoins the costa alongside of the interior line ; exterior line undulating ; submarginal line single, zigzag; marginal lunules brown, whitish-bordered on the inner side. Hind wings brownish cinereous, with a brown discal mark and with a brown exterior line, which are most apparent on the under- side. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 15 lines.
321. Plusia inaperta, n. s. Fcem. Fusca, abdomine cinereo alas posticas vix superante, alis anticis cupreo tinctis, lineis tribus nigri- cantibus undulatis valde indistinctis, spatio marginali pallido, punctis submarginalibus nigris, gutta punctoque discalibus albidis, alis posticis albidis fusco latissime marginatis.
Female. Brown, cinereous beneath. Palpi rising a little higher than the vertex ; 3rd joint lanceolate, much shorter than the 2nd. Abdo- men cinereous, hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Fore wings tinged with cupreous ; three very indistinct undulating blackish lines ; 2nd line not apparent hindward ; marginal space paler, including black submarginal points ; discal mark small, whitish, forming a dot and a point. Hind wings whitish, with a very broad brown border; under- side with a brown discal dot. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 14 lines.
322. Plusia inornata, n. s. Fcem. Cinereo-fusca, abdomine alas posticas non superante, alis anticis vix acutis, lineis cinereis nigrisque denticulatis subobsoletis, costa margineque exteriore perobliquo sub- convexis, alis posticis subtus cinereis lunula discali fusca.
Female. Cinereous brown, shining, more cinereous beneath. Palpi rising a little higher than the vertex ; 3rd joint lanceolate, about one- third of the length of the 2nd. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. Fore wings hardly acute, with some almost obsolete traces of cinereous and black denticulated lines ; costa and exterior border slightly convex, the latter very. oblique. Hind wings brownish cine- reous ; underside cinereous, with a brown discal lunule. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 14 lines.
323. Plusia niVeiplaga, n. s. Mas. Ochraceo-fusca, antennis ser- ratis pubescentibus, abdomine alas posticas non superante, alis anticis apice subrotundatis, macula magna oblonga gutta punctoque discalibus niveis rufescente inclusis, alis posticis cinereo-fuscis.
Male. Ochraceous brown, shining, brownish cinereous beneath. Palpi
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not rising so high as the vertex ; 3rd joint conical, less than one-fourth of the length of the 2ncl. Autennx stout, serrated, pubescent. Ab- domen not extending beyond the hind wings. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips, with a large oblong bright white discal spot, which is connected in front with a white dot, and has a white point near its inner side ; space about the spot mostly red. Hind wings cinereous brown. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 12 lines.
324. Plusia DETEGENS,n. s. Mas. Rufescenti-cinerea, antennis sub- setulosis, femoribus tibiisque flmbriatis, alis anticis latiusculis, striga lata basali fasciisque duabus exterioribus diffusis mfescentibus ex parte nigro n:arginatis, linea intermedia cinerea undulata fusco mar- ginata, litura reniformi cinerea obliqua nigro et I'ufescente marginata, alis posticis cinereo-fuscis fimbria testacea.
Male. Dark cinereous, with a reddish tinge. Palpi rising a little higher than the vertex; 2nd joint fringed; 3vd lanceolate, less than half the length of the 2nd. Antennte stout, very minutely setidose. Femora and tibiae thickly fringed. Wings rather broad, with black marginal lunules. Fore wings with reddish partly black-bordered marks, which consist of a broad streak proceeding from the base and two exterior diffuse bands ; a cinereous intermediate undulating brown-bordered line ; reniform mark cinereous, oblique, bordered with black and red- dish. Hind wings cinereous brown, with a testaceous fringe. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 16 lines.
325. Plusia invicta, n. s. Fcem. Cervina, abdomine cinereo alas posticas vix superante, tibiis pilosis, alis anticis acutis, linea exteriore obscuriore recta obliqua, litura reniformi cinerea elongata coarctata, costa margineque exteriore subconvexis, alis posticis cinereo-fuscis.
Female. Fawn-colour, shining, cinereous beneath. Palpi slender, rising a little higher than the vertex ; 3rd joint elongate-conical, a little more than one-fourth of the length of the 2nd. Abdomen cinereous, hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Tibise pilose. Fore wings acute ; lines almost obsolete, except the exterior one, which is straight, oblique, and a little darker than the ground-hue ; reniform mark cinereous, elongate, much straitened in the middle ; costa and exterior border slightly convex, the latter very oblique. Hind wings cinereous brown. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 12 lines.
326. Plusia? albosignata, n. s. Mas. Cervina, antennis subsctu- losis, ahs anticis vix acutis, lineis duabus rectis obliquis parallelis pal- lidis, Imea 3* exteriore angulosa indistincta, striga discali alba, punctis marginalibus nigris, alis posticis fusco-cinereis.
Male. Fawn-colour, cinereous beneath. Antennae very minutely setu- lose. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings hardly acute, with two pale straight oblique parallel dark-bordered lines ; 3rd line exterior, zigzag, indistinct, nearly parallel to the others ; a short white discal streak adjoining the 2nd line; marginal points black. Hind wings
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brownish cinereous, with brown marginal points. Length of the body 5 (?) lines ; of the wings 12 lines.
Gen. Cak^a, n. g.
F(Pin. Corpus robustum. Proboscis conspicua. Palpi ascendentes. Antennce graciles. Abdomen alas posticas non siiperans. Pedes sat graciles ; tibial subfimbriatae. Ala; a.m\)\as, elongataj ; auticai acuta^, vix falcatae, costa recta, margine exteriore perobliquo vix convexo ; posticse angulo interiore prodncto.
Female. Body stout. Proboscis distinct. Palpi ascending. Antennae slender. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs rather slender ; tibiae slightly fringed ; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings ample, elongate. Fore wings acute, slightly inclining to the falcate form ; costa straight ; exterior border hardly convex, very oblique hindvvard. Hind wings with the interior angle prominent.
327. CANyEA. SEMiTESSELLATA, U.S. F(pm. Pallidc straminca, alis fusco subtessellatis, fasciis duabus cervinis, alis anticis fasciis connexis, alis posticis fasciis valde interruptis.
Female. Pale straw-colour. Wings incompletely and irregularly tes- sellated with little transverse brown streaks ; two fawn-coloured bands ; 2nd band very irregular, partly connected with the 1st band in the fore wings, much interrupted in the hind wings. Length of the body 8 lines ;^ of the wings 20 lines.
Gen. OscA, n. g.
Mas. Corpus robustum. Proboscis conspicua. Palpi porrecti, breves, graciles, caput perpaullo superantes ; articulus 3"" longiconicus, 2' triente non longior. Anfennce pubescentes. Abdomen alas posticas non superans. Pedes lajves, graciles, calcaribus longis. Alee longae, sat angustae ; anticae vix acutse, costa recta, margine exteriore per- obliquo.
Male. Body stout. Proboscis moderately long. Palpi porrect, short, slender, extending very little beyond the head ; .3rd joint elongate- conical, about one-third of the length of the 2nd. Antennae distinctly pubescent. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth, slender ; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings long, rather narrow. Fore wings "hardly acute ; costa straight ; exterior border extremely oblique.
This genus has a slight resemblance to some of the Arctiidce.
328. OscA GUTTULOSA, n, s. Mas. Alba, capite thoraceque a ntico cer- vinis subtus roseis, alis anticis fasciis quatuor obliquis e maculis guttis- que fuscis, alis posticis fasciis roseis indeterminatis, alis subtus lituris costalibus nigris.
Male. White. Ilcad and fore part of the thorax dull fawn-colour, rosy
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beneath. Fore wings with four oblique irregular bands, which are composed of shining brown spots and dots ; veins most rosy on the underside. Hind wings with the bands much more incomplete and mostly rosy. Wings beneath with minute black marks along the costa. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 16 lines,
Fam. CALPID^, Guen. Gen. Deva, Walk.
329. Deva infundens, n. s. Mas. Ochracea, abdomine basi cinereo, tibiis anterioribus rufescentibus, alls anticis aurato-cervinis fusco line- atis, linea P undulata, 2" lata recta obliqua extus purpurascente mar- ginata, 3* iudistincta incompleta undulata, 4" recta obliqua, alis pos- ticis fuscescenti-cinereis ajneo tiuctis.
Male. Ochraceous, pale beneath. Palpi long, much compressed, hardly curved ; 2nd joint fringed ; 3rd acute, about half the length of the 2nd. Antennae very thickly setulose and pubescent. Abdomen cine- reous towards the base. Anterior tibiae reddish. Fore wings gilded fawn-colour, with brown lines ; space about the base of the costa pur- ple-tinged ; 1st line undulating, near the base; 2nd broad, straight, oblique, diifusedly bordered with purple on the outer side ; 3rd line indistinct, incomplete, undulating ; 4th straight, oblique, nearly con- tiguous to the 2nd on the interior border ; apical space purple-tinged ; exterior part of the costa with five white points ; fringe cinereous, interlined with brown. Hind wings brownish cinereous, with an ajneous tinge. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines.
Gen. Aeippaea, n. g.
Mas et Fcem. Corpus crassum. Fasciculus frontalis productus. Probos- cis distincta. Palpi porrecti, rostriformes, lati. Antennce maris setu- losae, pubescentes. Abdomen alas posticas non superans. Perfes robusti. Alee anticae vix acutfc, costa recta, margine exteriore vix convexo.
Male and Female. Body thick. Frontal tuft prominent. Proboscis distinct. Palpi porrect, rostrlform, broad, slightly acute, not longer than the breadth of the head ; joints indistinct. Antennae stout, se- tulose and pubescent in the male. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs robust ; spurs stout, moderately long. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings hardly acute ; costa straight ; exterior border hardly convex, moderately oblique.
330. Arippara indicator, n. s. Mas et Fcem. Obscure cervina, nigro conspersa, alis anticis spatio medio pallidiore, lineis interiore et exteriore adhue pallidioribus, puncto discali nigro elongate obliquo, alis posticis cinereis fusco conspersis, linea exteriore recta pallida cinerea.
Female. Dull fawn-colour, minutely black-speckled. Fore wings with the middle space slightly paler, and bounded by the still paler interior
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and exterior lines ; interior line a little more undulating than the ex- terior line, to which it is miieh more approximate on the interior bor- der than on the costa ; discal point black, oblique, elongated. Hind wings cinereous, brown-speckled, with a straight pale-cinereous exte- rior line, and with the more exterior space slightly darker. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 14 lines. Male. Paler. Fore wings with a larger discal point. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 11 lines.
Gren. Nertobkiga, n. g.
FcEm. Corpus robustum. Proboscis conspicua. Palpi graciles, ad frontem applicati, verticem non superantes ; articulus 3"^ lanceolatus, 2' dimidio brevior. AntenncB graciles. Abdomen cristatum, alas pos- ticas non superans. Pedes laeves, validi ; tibiffi posticfe calcaribus quatuor longis. Aloe breviusculae, latiusculae; anticae apice rectangu- latae, costa basi subconvexa, margine interiore valde convexo.
Female. Body stout. Proboscis moderately long. Palpi slender, erect, applied to the head, not rising higher than the vertex ; 3rd joint lan- ceolate, less than half the length of the 2nd. Antennae slender. Ab- domen crested, not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth, stout ; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings rather short and broad. Fore wings rectangular at the tips ; costa very slightly convex towards the base; exterior border oblique hindward; interior border very convex.
331. Nertobriga reversa, n. s. Fcem. Fuscescenti-rufa, abdomine cinereo cristis fuscis, alis anticis linea recta obliqua, spatio exteriore cinerascente, macula costali subapicali elongata cinerea albido margi- uata, linea interiore undulata indistincta, alis posticis seneo-fuscis.
Female. Brownish red, mostly cinereous beneath. Abdomen cinereous, with brown crests. Fore wings with a straight ferruginous line, which extends from the tips to the middle of the interior border; space be- yond the line tinged with cinereous ; an elongated cinereous whitish- bordered spot near the tip of the costa ; an imdulating indistinct interior line. Hind wings aeneous brown, with a cinereous fringe. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 12 lines.
Fam. HYBLJEID^, Gum. Gen. Htbl^a, Fahr.
332. Hyblaea tortricoides, Guen. Nod. ii. 391. 1252.
333. Hyblaea erycinoides. Walk. Cat. Lep. 3rd ser. no. 1 792. Inhabits also Malacca.
Gen. NoLASENA, Walk.
334. NoLASENA GRATissiMA, n. s. Fosm. Lutco-viridis, subtus ochra-
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cea,:ibiloraineviridi-ochraceo alas posticas superante, alis anticis glauco- viridibus, fasciis duabus obscurioiibus vix undulatis albido marginatis, punctis raarginalibus nigris albo marginatis, costa ocliracea, macula apicali fusca, alis pnsticis ochraceis basi viridescentibus. Female. Luteous green, bright ochraceous beneath. Palpi porrect, subfusiform, extending beyond the head ; 3rd joint subfusiform, shorter and narrower than the 2nd. Abdomen greenish orange, extending beyond the hind wings. Fore wings glaucous green, with two upright darker green hardly undulating bands, the 1 st whitish-bordered on the inner side, the 2nd on the outer side ; marginal points black, white-bordered ; costa dull ochraceous, with white points towards the tip ; a brown apical spot. Hind wings bright ochraceous, greenish towards the base. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 12 lines.
335. NoLASENA DULCissiMA, n. s. F(£m, Laete viridis, subtus alba, capite lutescente, palpis pedibusque purpurascentibus, abdomine albo apice subtus rufo, alis anticis luteo conspersis et marginatis, lineis duabus flavescentibus subparallelis, guttis raarginalibus connexis pur- purascentibus rufo marginatis, alis posticis albis roseo marginatis.
Female. Bright green; white beneath. Head with a luteous tinge. Palpi purplish, ascending higher than the vertex ; 3rd joint linear, as long as the 2nd. Antenna; slender. Abdomen white, hardly extend- ing beyond the hind wings, red at the tip beneath. Legs mostly pur- plish. Fore wings mostly luteous along the borders and with luteous speckles in the disk ; two upright pale yellowish nearly parallel lines ; marginal dots connected, purplish, red-bordered; costa with three elongated whitish points towards the tip. Hind wings white, with a diffuse rosy border. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines.
This and the preceding species might be separated from Nolasena and form two new genera.
Tarn. GONEPTEEID^, Ou^n.
Geu. CosMOPHiLA, Boisd.
336. CosMOPHiLA sciTiPENNis, n. s. Mas. Ochracea, abdomine alas posticas sviperante, pedibus posticis albidis fimbriatis, alis anticis fusco lineatis, spatio exteriore subalbido nebulis fuscis, linea Fbasali, 2"' angulata, 3^ recta obliqua, 4" angulata postice abbreviata. Male. Bright ochraceous. Underside, abdomen, and hind wings paler. Palpi erect, rising higher than the vertex ; 3rd joint much shorter and more slender than the 2nd. Antennae very minutely setulose. Ab- domen extending beyond the hind wings. Hind legs whitish ; femora and tibiae thickly fringed. Fore wings with brown lines ; space be- yond the middle partly clouded with brown and tinged with whitish ; 1st line basal; 2ad forming an acute outward angle; 3rd straight.
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oblique ; 4th angular, not extending beyond half the breadth from the costa. Length of the body 7 hues ; of the wings 16 lines.
337. CosMOPHiLA FUSCIFRONS, n. s. Fcsm. Testaceo-flava, nigro con- spersa, capite antico palpisque obscure fuscis, alis linea obliqua recta nigricante subduplicata, spatio exteriore cervino puncta nigra inclu- dente, alis anticis hnea ochracea non obliqua, puncto discali nigro, gutta costali subapicali alba, margine exteriore angulato.
Female. Testaceous yellow, very thinly black-speckled. Head, excejit the vertex and palpi, dark brown. Palpi erect, rising higher than the vertex ; 3rd joint more slender and much shorter than the 2nd. Wings with an oblique straight blackish slightly doubled line; space beyond the line fawn-colour, including an indistinct row of black points. Fore wings with an upright dull ochraceous line ; a black discal point near the outer side of the latter ; a white costal subapical dot ; exterior border distinctly angular. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 17 lines.
338. CosMOPHiLA? INCONCLUSA, U.S. Lfete ochracea, abdomine cinereo, alis fasciis duabus difFusis schistaceo-cinereis, 2^ marginali, punctis marginalibus nigris, alis anticis costa obscure schistaceo-cine- rea, margine exteriore vix flexo, alis posticis costae dimidio basali albo.
Bright orange. Abdomen and underside cinereous. Wings with two dark-slaty cinereous diffuse irregular bands ; 2nd band marginal ; marginal points black. Fore wings dark-slaty cinereous along the costa ; exterior border hardlj' bent. Hind wings shining white along the basal half of the costa. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 16 lines.
Gen. Anomis, Hiibn.
339. Anomis fulvida, Gaen. Noct. ii. 397- 1259. Inhabits also Ilindostan and Ceylon.
Var. Female. Reddish fawn-colour, cinereous beneath. Abdomen and hind wings brown. Fore wings with the interior and exterior lines brown, zigzag, the latter very much bent ; submarginal line cinereous, zigzag, very indistinct ; discal point white. Hind wings with a whitish fringe. Note. — Gonitis albitibia seems to be a variety of this species. G. com- binans and G. revocans probably belong to the genus Anomis.
Greu. Banisia, u. g.
Foem. Corpus crassum. Proboscis conspicua. Palpi ascendentes, ver- ticem non superantes ; articulus S'^^ lougiconicus, 2' triente non lon- gior. AntenncB glabrae. Abdomen lanceolatum, alas posticas non superans. Pedes longiusculi ; tibiaj posticae fimbriatae. Aloe latius- culae ; anticae peracutas, costa margineque exteriore rectis.
Female. Body thick. Proboscis distinct. Palpi ascending, not rising
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higher than the vertex ; 3rd joint elongate-conical, not more than one-third of the length of the 2nd. Antennae smooth. Abdomen lanceolate, not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs rather long ; hind tibiae thickly fringed, with four spurs of moderate length. Wings rather broad. Fore wings very acute; costa and exterior border straight, the latter rather oblique.
Type, B.fenestrifera.
Allied to Gonitis.
340. Banisia FENESTRiFERA, n. s. Fosm. Rufescenti-cervina, alis ni- gi'o subtessellatis, alis anticis macula discali vitrea litm-aque marginali subapicali nigra, alis posticis fimbria apice alba.
Female. Reddish fawn-colour. Wings irregularly and minutely tessel- lated with black, the markings much more distinct on the underside than above. Fore wings with a large vitreous discal spot; underside with an irregidar black mark on the fore end of the exterior border. Hind wings with a white-tipped fringe. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 14 lines.
341. Banisia? tetragonata, n. s. Mas. Pallide cervina, vix ro- busta, abdomine alas posticas superante, alis fusco lineatis et sub- tessellatis, maculis duabus subhyalinis duabusque nigricantibus disca- libns quadratis, alis anticis acutis, margine exteriore postico per- obliquo.
Male. Pale fawn-colour, hardly stout. Third joint of the palpi not one-fourth of the length of the 2nd. Antennae stout. Abdomen ex- tending beyond the hind wings. Wings indistinctly tessellated with brown ; six or seven slight hardly undulating brown lines ; two small quadrate nearly hyaline discal spots, each accompanied by a quadrate blackish spot. Fore wings acute ; exterior border very oblique hind- ward. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines.
Gen. EusicADA, Walk.
342. RusiCADA LiGNiGERA, n. s. Mos. Pallidissime cervina, abdo: mine alas posticas vix superante, alis anticis apud costam palhdioribus fusco notatis, margine interiore albido, plaga apud angulum interiorem ferruginea cinereo-fusco suffusa guttam pallidam iucludente, alis pos- ticis aeneis basi cinereis.
Male. Wood-colour or very pale fawn-colour. Palpi obliquely ascend- ing ; 3rd joint linear, acute, full half the length of the 2nd. Antennae very minutely pubescent. Abdomen keeled, hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Legs very stout; spurt long. Fore wings paler and with regular brown marks along the costa ; space along the interior border irregularly whitish ; a ferruginous mark near the base of the interior border and a ferruginous patch by the interior angle, the patch tinged with cinereous brown and containing a pale dot ; mar- ginal points black, very minute. Hind wings aeneous, cinereous to-
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wards the base and along the interior border ; fringe hoary, interlined with ferruginous. Length of the body 5 Hues ; of the wings 1 4 lines.
343. RusiCADA? BASiscRiPTA, n. s. Foem. Albido-cinerea, palpis sub- arcuatis verticem superantibus, abdomine alas postieas vix superantc, femoribus tibiisque densissime vestitis, alis latiusculis nigro sub- conspersis, linea exteriore cerviua subduplicata costam versus flexa albo interliueata, alis anticis basi fuscis, lineis duabus obscurioribus albido marginatis, margine exteriore ecrvino, plaga marginali subapi- cali alba. Female. Whitish cinereous. Pal]n erect, much compressed, slightly curved, ascending above the vertex ; 3rd joint linear, acuminated, much shorter and more slender than the 2nd. Abdomen hardly ex- tending beyond the hind wings ; femora and tibiae most densely clothed. Wings rather broad, very thinly black-speckled ; discal point and submarginal points black ; an oblique exterior slightly double fawn- coloured line, which in the fore wings forms a rounded angle and is interlined with white towards the costa. Fore wings very acute ; base brown, containing two darker-brown whitish-bordered lines ; marginal space pale fawn-colour, darker towards the costa, where it contains a white patch ; a black apical spot and a black spot on the angle of the exterior border. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. This species differs much from the typical structure of Rusicada, and may form a new genus.
Fam. TOXOCAMPID^, Guen.
Gen. ToxocAMPAj Guen.
344. ToxocAMPA? DECERNENS, n. s. F(£m. Cinereo-cervina, palpis porrectis extus fuscis, alis fusco conspersis et quadrilineatis, alis an- ticis purpureo subtinctis, spatio submarginali fusco lineam pallide tes- taceam includente, macula discali nigra magna oblongo-qviadrata, alis posticis lineis quatuor fuscescentibus minus dcterminatis.
Female. Cinereous fawn-colour. Palpi porrect; 2nd joint brown on the outer side ; 3rd conical, hardly one-fourth of the length of the 2nd. Wings brown-speckled; marginal points black. Fore wings slightly purple-tinged, with four zigzag brown lines ; 4th line partly obliterated by the brown submarginal space, which is intersected by an abbreviated pale testaceous line; a large oblong-quadrate black discal spot ; exterior border hardly bent. Hind wings with four less distinct brownish lines. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings IG lines.
345. ToxocAMPA? OBLITERANS, U.S. Mas. Cinereo-cervina, palpis fuscis, pedibus dense pilosis, alis fusco conspersis, spatio marginali lato fuscescente, alis anticis litura reniformi iineisque quatuor angulosis fuscis, linea 5^ pallida abbreviata subarcuata, alis posticis lineis duabus rectis indistinctis, margine interiore dense fimbriato.
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Male. Cinereous fawn-colour, stout. Palpi brown, excepting the 3rd joint, which is extremely minute. Antennae setulose, pubescent. Legs stout, thickly pilose. Wings brown-speckled, with a broad brownish marginal space ; marginal points black. Fore wings with the reni- form mark and four zigzag lines brown, indistinct ; 5th line pale, very slightly curved, much abbreviated at each end. Hind wings with two indistinct straight lines ; interior border thickly fringed. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 17 hues.
346. ToxocAMPA ? NiGRiPALPis, n. s. Mas. PaUide cinereo-cervina, fasciculo frontali producto, palpis nigris, abdomine alas posticas super- ante cristis duabus nigris, alis anticis nigro subconspersis vix falcatis, linea exteriore pallida marginata subundulata, linea submarginali punc- tulari maculisque duabus posticis nigris, alis posticis fuscescenti- cinereis. Male. Pale cinereous fawn-colour, hardly stout. Frontal tuft porrect, very prominent. Palpi black, obliquely ascending ; 3rd joint pale, somewhat truncated, not one-sixth of the length of the 2nd. An- tennae serrated, pubescent. Abdomen attenuated, extending beyond the hind wings, with two small black-tipped crests near the base. Legs smooth. Wings with black marginal lunules. Fore wings thinly black-speckled, slightly lilac-tinged, hardly falcate ; exterior line pale, dfirk-bordered, slightly undulating, nearly upright, contiguous to a black spot on the interior border ; a larger black spot near the base of the interior border ; submarginal line indicated by black points. Hind wings brownish cinereous, with a straight nearly obsolete brown line, which is black and distinct by the interior angle. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 15 Hnes. The three preceding species hardly belong to Toxocampa, but form a
transition from it to the two following genera, in which the characters of
Toxocampa are still more altered.
Gren. Sabthida, n. g.
Mas. Corpus robustum. Proboscis conspicua. Palpi ascendentes, subarcuati, verticem vix superantes ; articulus 2"' latissimus ; 3"^ gra- cillimus, apice incisus, 2' dimidio brevior. Antcnnw longfe, subpec- tiuata;. Pedes validi, pilosi ; tibiae i)osticse calcaribus quatuor longis. Alee anticaj apice rectangulatse, costa recta, margine exteriore sub- obliquo vix convexo.
Male. Body stout. Proboscis distinct. Palpi ascending, slightly curved, hardly rising higher than the vertex; 2nd joint very broad; 3rd very slender, notched near the tip, not half the length of the 2nd. Antennae long, slightly pectinated ; branches pubescent. Legs stout ; femora and tibiae pilose; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings rectangular at the tips ; costa straiglit ; exterior border hardly convex, slightly oblique.
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347. Sarthida signifera, n. s. Mas. Pallide cinerea, palpis extiis nigris, alls anticis fusco subeonspersis lineis duabus diflfusis fuscescen- tibus, 2" albo punctata, fascia exteriore cervina costam versus obsoleta, lituris orbiculari et reniformi atris, hac magna cinereo strigata.
Male. Pale cinereous. Second joint of the palpi black on the outer side. Fore wings thinly brown-speckled, with two brownish diffuse lines ; exterior line bent in front, accompanied by white points, suc- ceeded by a pale fawn-coloured band, which is obsolete towards the costa ; orbicular and reniform marks deep black, nearly round ; the latter large, including a curved cinereous streak. Length of the body 7 (?) lines ; of the wings 18 lines.
Gen. Oboba, n, g.
Mas. Corpus robustum. Proboscis conspicua. Palpi compressi, ver- ticem longe superantes ; articulus 3"" acutus, 2° vix brevior. AntennxB longiusculae, subserratse. Abdomen alas posticas superans. Pedes longiusculi ; femora pilosa ; tibiae posticse calcaribus quatuor longis. AlcE latiusculse ; anticae apice subrotundatse, costa recta, margine exte- riore subconvexo subobliquo.
Male. Body stout. Proboscis distinct. Palpi erect, long, compressed, ascending much higher than the vertex; 3rd joint acute, nearly as long as the 2nd. Antennae rather long, very minutely serrated. Ab- domen extending beyond the hind wings. Legs rather long ; femora pilose ; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings rather broad. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips ; costa straight ; exterior border slightly convex and obhque.
348. Oroba surrigens, n. s. Mas. Cervina, subtus albida, alis ma- cula discali fusca subtus nigra, alis anticis lineis quinque subundulatis subparallelis, alis posticis linea diffusa fasciaque lata marginali fuscis.
Male. Fawn-colour, whitish beneath. Abdomen cinereous fawn-colour. Wings with a discal brown spot, which on the underside is black and and very conspicuous. Fore wings with five brown slightly undulating nearly parallel lines. Hind wings with a diffuse brown line and a broad brown marginal band. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 18 lines.
Gen. DoEsirPA, n. g.
Mas. Corpus vix robustum. Pro6oscJs conspicua. Pa/p breves, lati, erecti; articulus 3"^ conicus, minimus. Antennce setulosae, pubes- centes. Abdomen alas posticas vix superans. Pedes sat validi ; tibiie posteriores dense fimbriatae, calcaribus quatuor longis. Ala latius- culae ; anticae apice rectangulatae, costa recta, margine exteriore sub- convexo.
Male. Body hardly stout. Proboscis distinct. Palpi short, broad, vertical; 3rd joint conical, very minute. Antennae setulose, pubes- cent. Abdomen hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Legs LINN. PROC- — ZOOLOGY, VOL. VII. 6
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moderately long and stout ; posterior tibise thickly fringed with long hairs ; hind tibiae with four long spurs. "Wings rather broad. Fore wings rectangular at the tips ; costa straight ; exterior border slightly convex and oblique.
349. DoRSippA NOTABiLis, n. s. Mas. Cinereo-cervina, alis anticis spatio marginali obscuriore, puncto basali, litura discali clavata, lineola transversa, maculis duabus costalibus punctisque marginalibus nigris.
Male. Cinereous fawn-colour. Fore wings with black marginal points, with a black point in the disk near the base ; discal mark black, cla- vate, followed by a transverse little black line; two black costal spots, the exterior one much larger than the other, and followed by three black costal points ; space along the exterior border darker fawn-colour. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 12 lines.
Gen. Lacibisa, n. g.
Mas. Corpus crassutn. Proboscis conspicua. Palpi robusti, ascen- dentes, verticem uou superantes ; articulus 2^s arcuatus, 3^^ minimus. Antenna subpubescentes. Abdomen subcylindricum, alas posticas su- perans ; fasciculus apicalis dense lanuginosus. Pedes validi ; tibise fim- briatse, calcaribus longissimis. Al<e anticEe apice rotundatae, costa recta, margine exteriore vix convexo.
Male. Body very stout; Proboscis distinct. Palpi stout, ascending, not rising so high as the vertex ; 2nd joint curved ; 3rd joint extremely minute, less than one-eighth of the length of the 2nd. Antennae mi- nutely pubescent. Thorax smooth, with large tegulse. Abdomen nearly cylindrical, extending beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft densely lanuginous. Legs stout ; tibiae fringed ; hind tibiae with four very long sjiurs. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings rounded at the tips ; costa straight ; exterior border hardly convex, moderately oblique.
350. Lacibisa bifaria, n. s. Mas. Cervina, alis anticis fusco sub- conspersis et quadrilineatis, linea 1* basali, gutta discali nigra, fascia marginali cinerea intus nigro -fusco marginata, punctis marginalibus nigris pallido marginatis.
Male. Fawn-colour, paler and with a cinereous tinge beneath. Wings slightly brown-speckled. Fore wings with four transverse parallel nearly straight and upright brown lines; 1st line basal; a black discal dot near the exterior side of the 3rd line ; marginal space cine- reous, dilated in the middle and excavated in front of the interior side, where it is broadly but irregularly bordered with blackish brown ; marginal points black, pale-bordered. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 17 lines.
Gen. Carteia, n. g.
Fam. Corpws robustum. Proboscis conspicua. PaZpi validi, vix as_
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cendentes, caput pauUo superantes ; articulus 3"« brevissimus. An- tenna subsetulosae. Abdomen alas posticas vix superans. Pedes Iseves, sat robusti ; tibiae subfimbrlatae, calcaribus longissimis. Alee latius- culae; anticfe acutsc, costa margineque exteriore rectis. Female. Body stout. Proboscis distinct. Palpi hardly ascending, ex- tending a little beyond the head ; 2nd joint stout ; 3rd conical, not more than one-sixth of the length of the 2nd. Antennae minutely setulose. Abdomen hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth, moderately stout ; tibise very slightly fringed ; hind tibine with four long spurs. AVings rather broad. Fore wings acute ; costa and exterior border straight, the latter rather oblique.
351. Carteia NEBULILINEA, n. s. Fonm. Cinereo-cervina, alisanticis nigro conspersis, linea interiore fusca subdenticulata, linea exteriore recta obliqua nigricante fusco late marginata, linea submarginali fusca diffusa undulata, punctis marginalibus nigris, alis posticis fusco late marginatis.
Female. Cinereous fawn-colour. Fore wings black-speckled, with a slight denticulated brown interior line, and with a blackish, straight, oblique, more conspicuous exterior line, which is broadly and difFusedly bordered with brown on the outer side ; submarginal line brown, diffuse, undulating; marginal points black. Hind wings broadly bordered with brown. Wings beneath with a blackish discal dot and with a blackish guttular exterior line. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 16 lines.
Fam. HOMOPTERID^, Boisd. G-en. HoMOPTERA, Boisd.
352. HoMOPTERA iNTRACTABiLis, n. s. Mus. Fusca, abdominis punc- tis dorsalibus ventreque pallide testaceis, alis linea exteriore denticu- lata et venarum fasciis pallide testaceis, gutta discali nigricante indi- stincta, alis anticis lituris costalibus testaceis, alis posticis margine exteriore denticulato.
Male. Brown, rather slender, paler beneath. Antennae very minutely pubescent. Abdomen with pale testaceous dorsal points ; underside pale testaceous. Wings with numerous transverse dull pale testaceous bands on the veins ; exterior line pale dull testaceous, denticulated ; discal dot blackish, indistinct; underside with the pale hue more prevalent. Fore wings with many testaceous marks along the costa. Hind wings with the exterior border denticulated. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 18 lines.
353. HoMOPTERA BiARMioiDES, n. s. Foem. Fuscescenti-cinerea, ferrugineo conspersa, alis subdentatis, lineis duabus ferrugineo-fuscis dentatis, linea submarginali diffusa, punctis marginalibus nigris, litura reniformi annulari oblonga.
Female. Brownish cinereous, speckled with ferruginous, paler beneath.
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84 MK. A. ADAMS OX THE JAPANESE SPECIES OE LEIOSTRACA.
Palpi rising higher than the vertex ; 3rd joint lanceolate, shorter than the 2n(l. Wings slightly dentate; interior and exterior lines ferrugi- nous brown, dentate ; marginal space pai-tly clouded by the diffuse submarginal line ; marginal points black. Fore wings acute ; reniform mark represented by an oblong ringlet ; exterior border very oblique. Length of the body 85 lines ; of the wings 10 lines,
[To be continued.]
On the Japanese Species of Leiostraca. By Abthue Abams, F.L.S.
[Bead Jan. 15, 1863.]
In the " Annals " for 1861 I described twelve new species of Lei- ostraca from Japan. To these I am now enabled to add many- more from the same seas. The Inland Sea, or Seto-Uchi, I found very prolific in species of this genus, as I did also Tobuko and Uraga, at both of which places I obtained a portion of the bottom. From the circumstance of their living in deep water, they are sel- dom to be observed alive ; and, indeed, nearly all the species men- tioned in this communication were obtained (with considerable labour), from mud-washings and the sifted produce of the dredge, in a dead state, and often with the markings obscure.
Gen. Leiostkaca, H. Sf A. Ad. A. Species concolores.
1. Leiostraca turgidula, A. Ad. Annals, 1861. Hab. Gotto ; Tsu-Sima.
2. Leiostraca lanceata, A. Ad. Annals, 1861. Hah. Seto-Uchi ; Mino-Sima ; Gotto.
3. Leiostraca Leachii, A. Ad, Annals, 1861. Hab. Mino-Sima ; Gotto.
4. Leiostraca paxillus, A. Ad. Annals, 1861. Hab. Mino-Sima; Gotto.
5. Leiostraca clara, A. Ad. Annals, 1861. Hab. Gotto; Mino-Sima.
6. Leiostraca labiata, A. Ad. Annals, 1861. Hab. Mino-Sima.
7. Leiostraca nitida, A. Ad. Annals, 1861. Hab. Okosiri; Yobuko.
8. Leiostraca clavella, A. Ad. Annals, 1861. Hab. Sado.
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9. Leiostraca MinJorensis, Ad. ^- Rve. Zool. Voy. Samarang, pi. 11. fig. 25.
Hab. Seto-Uchi.
10. Leiostraca Oberon, A. Ad. Annals, 1861. Hab. Yobiiko.
11. Leiostraca Ariel, A. Ad. Annals, 1861. Hab. Seto-Uchi (Bingo-Nada).
12. Leiostraca nivea, A. Ad. Annals, 1861. Hab. Tsu-Sima; Gotto ; Mino-Sima.
13. Leiostraca pura, A. Ad. Annals, 1861.
Hab. Gotto ; Tsu-Siraa ; Seto-Uchi (Akasi and Mososeki).
14. Leiostraca hastata, A. Ad.
L. testa recta, subulato-lanceata, albido-lutescente, semiopaca ; anfracti- bus normalibus 9, planis, sutiiris inconspicuis, anfractu ultimo elongato, in medio tumidulo ; apertura oblongo-ovata, antice efFusa ; labio sub- incrassato, aurantiaco tincto.
Hab. Gotto, 48 fathoms.
A yellowish white lanceate species with the inner lip tinged with orange.
15. Leiostraca subulina, A. Ad.
L. testa recta, subulata, alba, polita, subpellucida ; anfractibus normali- bus planis, suturis latissime raarginatis, anfractu ultimo elongato, antice producto ; apertura anguste ovata, postice acuminata, antice dilatata ; labro margine subflexuoso.
Hab. Gotto, 48 fathoms.
A smooth, white, subulate species with flat whorls, and with the sutures very broadly marginate.
16. Leiostraca lepida, A. Ad.
L. testa recta, in medio turgidula, semiopaca, alba, nitida ; anfractibus normalibus 8, convexis, ultimo magno, subventricoso ; apertura elon- gata, antice et postice angusta. Hab. Seto-Uchi; Yobuko.
A little, bright, neatly-fashioned species, rather tumid in the middle, and with the whorls convex.
17. Leiostraca Miranda, A. Ad.
L. testa recta, subulata, lanceata, in medio turgidula, luteo-alba, opaca, solidula ; anfractibus normalibus convexiusculis, varicibus irregularibus instructis, anfractu ultimo in medio subventricoso, antice angusto et producto ; apertura elongata, antice et postice acuminata.
Hab. Yobuko.
A rather solid, cream-white species, with a few irregular varices on the whorls.
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18. Leiostraca metulina, a. Ad.
L. testa recta, subulata, in medio tumidula, solidula, laetea, opaca, me- tiformi ; aufiactibus normalibus planis, suturis profundis, anfractu ultimo elongato ; apertura quadrato-ovata ; labio arcuato.
Hab. Seto-Uchi (Akasi).
A neatly-formed, solid, opaque, milk-white species.
19. Leiostraca pistillum, A. Ad.
L. testa recta, vix rimata, clavato-subulata, teretiuscula, ad basin tumida, tenui, albida, opaca ; anfractibus normalibus planiusculis, suturis im- pressis, anfractu ultimo ad basin rotundato, gibboso ; apertura subqua- drata, antice valde dilatata ; labro margine flexuoso, in medio i)ro- ducto. Hah. Seto-Uchi (Harima-Nada).
A pistilliform or club-shaped species, with the base gibbous and the mar- gin of the outer lip flexuous.
20. Leiostraca crystallina, A. Ad.
L. testa subulato-ovata, vitrea, pellucida, tenuicula, vertice violaceo tinc- ta ; anfractibus normalibus convexiusculis, suturis anguste marginatis, anfractu ultimo amplo, in medio tumidulo ; apertura oblonga, autice dilatata.
Hab. Yobuko.
This species is most like L. tantilla in form, but is pellucid and vitreous, with the apex tinged violet.
21. Leiostraca pusilla, A. Ad.
L. testa parva, subulata, recta, pallide succinea, nitida, pellucida ; anfrac- tibus normalibus planis, suturis obsoletis, anfractu ultimo magno, elongato ; apertura oblonga, obliqua, angusta, antice producta et dilatata,
Hab. Seto-Uchi (Mososeki).
A small, subulate, transparent, pale amber -coloured species, with an elon- gate aperture produced in front.
22. Leiostraca pygm^a, A. Ad.
L. testa parva, subulata, vitrea, pellucida, in medio tumidula, suturis an- guste marginatis ; anfractibus normalibus convexiusculis, ultimo mag- no ; apertura elongata, antice producta, postice angusta, labro margine subdilatato.
Hab. Seto-Uchi (Mososeki).
A very small, pellucid species, with the last whorl large, and produced anteriorly.
23. Leiostraca pusio, A. Ad.
L. testa subulata, antrorsum subarcuata, gracili, semidiaphana, pallide cornea; anfractibus normalibus convexiusculis, suturis marginatis, anfractu ultimo elongato ; apertura acuminato-ovata.
Hab. Yobuko.
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A pale horn-coloured, subulate species, slightly bent forwards, and with somewhat convex whorls.
24. LeIOSTRACA EXIGUA, /i. Jc?.
L. testa subulata, recta, utriuque aiigiistata, sordide alba; anfractibus normulibus planulatis, suturis anguste marginatis, anfractu ultimo aui- plo, in medio turgidulo ; apertura elongata, antice et postice augusta.
Hab. Seto-Uchi (Akasi).
A small, dull-white species, with the base narrowed.
25. Leiostraca nana, A. Ad.
L. testa ovato-subulata, recta, spira attenuata, alba, nitida, subdiaphana ;
anfractibus normalibus couvexiusculis, suturis marginatis ; apertura
elongato -ovata, antice effusa et subproducta. Hab. Yobuko.
Most like.L. tantilla ; but the outline of the spire is concave, the vertex attenuated, and the whorls less convex.
26. Leiostraca pumila, A. Ad.
L. testa parva, subulata, gracili, utrinque angustata, alba, opaca; anfrac- tibus normalibus couvexiusculis, ultimo in medio tuiriidulo ; apertura angusta, elongata, antice acuminata ; labio rectiusculo.
Hab. Uraga.
Belongs to the species with convex whorls, such as L. tantilla, but is slender, with a narrow aperture, and straight inner lip.
B. Species variegated.
27. Leiostraca nixa, A. Ad. Annals, 186L Hab. Mino-Sima; Gotto.
28. Leiostraca spiculum, A. Ad. Annals, 186L Hab. Mino-Sima.
29. Leiostraca bilineata. Ad. 8f Rve. Zool. Voy. Samarung, pi. 1 1. fig. 24, (L, bivittata, H. ^ A. Ad. " Genera.")
Hab. Uraga ; Seto-Uchi.
30. Leiostraca lentiginosa, A. Ad. Annals, 1861. Hab. 0-Sima; Seto-Uchi (Mososeki).
31. Leiostraca picturata, A. Ad.
L. testa subulata, crassa, subdiaphana, nitida, lutescente, lineis rufis undu- latis longitudinalibus et maculis irregularibus varie picta, vertice viola- ceo ; suturis rufescentibus, marginatis ; anfractibus normalibus 8, planis, ultimo antice producto ; apertura elongata ; labio incrassato, calloso.
Hab. Gotto, 48 fathoms.
A very pretty species, variously marked with lines and spots.
32. Leiostraca coNSPURCATA, J. Jrf.
L. subulata, recta, teretiuscula, sordide alba, lineis maculisque fuscis ir- regulariter reticulata ; spira attenuata ; anfractibus normalibus 6, planis.
88 MK. A. ADAMS ON THE JAPANESE SPECIES OP LEIOSTKACA.
suturis obsoletis ; apertuia elongato-ovata, antice dilatata, postice
acuminata. Hab. Takano-Sima. A small, subulate species, with irregular fuscous reticulate markings.
33. Leiostraca bizona, A. Ad.
L. testa subinflato-subulata, recta, spira attenuata, semiopaca, alba, su- turis late margiuatis ; aufractu ultimo amplo, subventricoso, antice producto-acuminato, ad peripheriam fasciis duabus fuscis ornato ; aper- tura elongata, labio subcalloso.
Hab. Gotto, 48 fathoms.
A banded species, with the spire attenuated and the last whorl some- what ventricose.
34. Leiostraca circumcincta, A. Ad.
L. testa subulata, recta, vitrea, nitida, semipellucida, corneo-lutescente ; anfractibus normalibus 6, convexiusculis, in medio linea rufa transversa ornatis, aufractu ultimo ad peripheriam lineis duabus transversis fuscis succincto ; apertura elongata, utrinque angustata ; labio subcalloso ; labro in medio producto.
Hab. Seto-Uchi (Akasi.)
Most like L. vincta, but with the rufous line in the middle of the whorls, and the lines on the last whorl parallel.
36. Leiostraca bifasciahs, A. Ad.
L. testa subulata, recta, fulvescente, rufo nebulosa, basi rufo tincta, fascia rufa diffusa ad suturas ornata ; anfractibus normalibus 9, planis, suturis marginatis, anfractu ultimo elongato, fasciis duabus fuscis ad periphe- riam succincto ; apertura angusta, ovata, antice et postice acuminata ; labio rufo tincto, labro in medio subproducto.
Hab. Bingo-Nada; Suwo-Nada.
Near L. bilineata. Ad. et Rve., but of stouter build, the base stained with rufous, and the bands broad and nebulous.
36. Leiostraca vincta, A. Ad.
L. testa recta, subulata, nitida, semiopaca, sordide alba, linea rufa ad su- turas ornata, vertice violaceo ; anfractibus normalibus 7, planatis, ulti- mo ad peripheriam lineis angustis rufis, ad marginem labri approxi- mantibus, ornato ; apertura acuminato-ovata, labio rufo tincto.
Hab. Bingo-Nada ; Harima-Nada.
The two rufous lines on the last whorl approach each other, and are united at the produced middle of the outer lip.
37. Leiostraca t^niata, A. Ad.
L. testa subulata, recta, gracili, cornea, subdiaphana, linea rufa transversa supra suturas ornata ; anfractibus normalibus 6, convexiusculis, suturis impressis, anfractu ultimo elongato, lineis duabus rufis transversis cincto ; apertura anguste ovata ; labio subcalloso ; labro margine flex- uoso.
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Hab. Seto-Uchi (Akasi).
A rather slender, horn-coloured species, with the whorls banded in the middle.
38. Leiostraca balteata, A. Ad.
L. testa subulata, tenni, recta, subpellucida, cornea ; suturis impressis, anguste marginatis, fuscis ; aufiactibus norraalibus 7, planiusculis, an- fractu ultimo elongato, antice prodiicto, lineis rufis transversis in medio succincto; apertura acuminato-ovata; labio subcalloso; labro margine flexuoso.
Hah. Uraga.
A subulate, hoi-n-coloured species, with two bands on the last whorl.
39. Leiostraca gracilenta, A. Ad.
L. testa subulata, recta, gracili, cornea, vitrea, semipellucida ; anfractibus normalibus 7, planatis, suturis rufo tinctis, anfractu ultimo elongato, producto, in medio lineis duabus fuscis transversis ornato ; apertura obliqua, ovato-acurainata ; labio rufo, pallide tincto ; labro margine subrecto.
Hab. Uraga.
A slender, horn-coloured, transparent, tapering species.
40. Leiostraca cinctella, A. Ad.
li. testa ovato- subulata, recta, spira attenuata, lactea, tenuicula ; anfracti- bus normalibus 7, convexiusculus, ultimo amplo, subventricoso, fasciis duabus pallide fulvis transversis ornato; apertura oblongo-ovata, pos- tice acuminata, antice dilatata.
Hab. Seto-Uchi (Mososeki).
Most like L. tantilla, but with the spire attenuated and the last whorl more ventricose.
41. Leiostraca cingenda, A. Ad.
L. testa tumidulo-subulata, spira attenuata, alba, tenui, subdiaphana, li- nea rufa transversa in medio anfractuum et lineis duabus in anfractu ultimo ornata, anfractu ultimo magno, antice producto et acuminato ; apertura elongata, angusta, labro margine rectiusculo.
Hub. Yobuko.
A thin, semipellucid, banded species, with the last whorl ventricose.
42. Leiostraca interrupta, A. Ad.
L. testa subulata, retrorsum inclinata, semidiaphana, alba ; anfractibus normalibus 8, planis, suturis marginatis, sublutescentibus, anfractu ultimo linea fulva interrupta ornato ; apertura ovata, antice dilatata ; labio subcalloso, labro margine in medio subproducto.
Hab. 0-Sima.
A white, subulate species, somewhat inclined backwards, and with an interrupted fulvous zone on the last whorl.
43. Leiostraca tantilla, A. Ad.
L. testa ovato-subulata, vertice attenuato, alba, interdum fascia pallida
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oriiata ; anfiactibus normalibus 6, convexis, ultimo amplo, in medio turgidulo, fasciis duabus obsoletis fuscis saepe circumcincto ; apertura oblono'o-ovata, antice producta ac dilatata.
Hab. Seto-Uchi (Akasi, Mososeki).
A somewhat tumid species, resembling in form L. turgidula, but smaller and obscurely banded.
44. Leiostraca crassula, A. Ad.
L. testa subulato-conica, elongata, crassa, semidiaphana, alba, fascia lata transversa pallide fulva ornata ; anfractibus normalibus 7, planis, ultimo ma^no, subventricoso ; apertura oblonga, antice dilatata, postice acu- miuata.
Hab. 0-Sima.
A rather soHd, semipellucid species, obscurely banded with fulvous.
45. Leiostraca inouinata, A. Ad.
L. testa teretiuscula, subulata, gracih, nitida, albida, fulvo pallide inqui- nata ; anfractibus normalibus circa 6, suturis callosis, obsoletis, anfractu ultimo subdilatato ; apertura acuminato-ovata.
Hab. Yobuko.
A small species, with a broad fulvous stain on the whorls.
46. Leiostraca scitula, A. Ad.
L. testa subulata, in medio tumidula, spira attenuata, alba, opaca ; anfrac- tibus normalibus 6, convexiusculis, suturis marginatis, anfractu ultimo amplo, antice acuminato et producto, in medio vix angulato, linea rufa transversa subobsoleta succincto ; apertura elongata, antice et postice
angusta.
Hab. Seto-Uchi (Mososeki).
A white species, with the last whorl large and slightly angulate at the periphery.
47. Leiostraca spreta, A. Ad.
L. testa parva, ovato-subulata, teretiuscula, alba, semiopaca, fulvo lato indistincto ad suturas ornata ; anfractibus normalibus planis, ultimo magno, subventricoso, in medio fascia pallida circumcincto ; apertura ovata, antice dilatata, postice acuminata.
Hab. Yobuko.
A small, pointed species, with the whorls obscurely banded.
48. Leiostraca humilis, A. Ad.
L. testa parva, subulata, subcorapressa, albida, nitida; suturis rufescen- tibus, marginatis ; anfractu ultimo lineis duabus rufis ornato ; apertura elongata, antice dilatata, labio rufo tincto.
Hab. Uraga.
A small species, somewhat compressed, and with two transverse rufous lines on the last whorl.
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Subgenus Mucronalia, A. Ad.
Testa subulata, recta, pupoidea, vertice obtuso, apice subito nmcro- uata ; anfractibus siuiplicibus. Ajjertura oblonga.
1. Mucronalia bicincta, A. Ad. Annals, 1860. Hab. Mino-Sima, 63 fathoms.
2. Mucronalia exilis, A. Ad. Annals, 1861. Hab. Seto-Uchi (Mososeki).
3. Mucronalia lactea, A. Ad.
' M. testa subulata, pupoidea, vertice obtuso, mucrone parvo brevi, lactea, vixopaca; anfractibus uormalibus 4, planis, suturis impressis; aper- tura obliqua, oblonga, antice dilatata et producta. Hab. Tanabe.
A milk-white pupoid species, with the aperture very oblique and pro- duced.
4. Mucronalia subula, A. Ad.
M. testa subulata, nivea, vix opaca, pupoidea, vertice obtuso, mucrone parvo; anfractibus normalibus 6, planis, suturis impressis; apertura uormali, oblongo-ovata.
Hab. Simoda.
Like M. lactea, but lai'ger, with more numerous whorls, and the aperture not produced nor oblique as in that species.
Subgenus Selma, A. Ad.
Testa oblongo-ovata, tenuis, subdiaphana, spira brevi, anfractu ul- timo magno. Apertura elongato-ovata, antice iutegra ; labio arcuato, oblique subplicato.
1. Selma succiniola, A. Ad.
S. testa elongato-ovali, teuui, rimata, subdiaphana, cornea, rufo tincta, spira brevi ; anfractibus 3|, vix convexis, ultimo amplo ; apertura ob- longa ; labio rufo tincto, plica subtortuosa rufa instructo, labro margine simplici. Hab. 0-Sima.
I have been necessarily obhged to keep this species distinct from the others on account of its short spire and the spiral twist on the inner lip. The only specimen I obtained is a little Succinia-sha\)ed shell, and, were it not for the aperture being entire in front, might be taken for a very young Olivella.
On the Species of Eostriferous Gasteropods {Stromhida, Tricho- tropidw, Ci/prceidce, and Ampkiperasidce) found in Japan. By Arthur Adams, F.L.S., &c.
[Read January 15, 1863.]
The species of Stromhidce collected by me during the recent ex-
92 ME. A. ADAMS ON JAPANESE GASTEEOPODS.
ploratiou of the coasts of Japan by H.M.S. ' Actaeon ' are all well- knowu species; in the family TricJiotropidce I was fortunate in finding a new Iphinoe and a beautifully-sculptured Tricliotropis, besides nearly all the known species of that group. In the Cowry tribe nearly all the species are old Linnean shells. They are most numerous along the Pacific shores of the Japanese Islands, and more especially along the southern and eastern parts of Kiusu. The coral reefs of the Tropics are badly represented in Japan, and it is among the recesses of these that the Cowries delight to live. One new species only, belonging to the Amphipe- rasidce, has occurred to me, most of the specimens found having been previously described by Sowerby from examples