94 TNSECTA SAUNDERSIANA. 



Dark testaceous. Head with a broad blackish stripe beneath. Ab- 

 domen blackish on the middle part. Coxae blackish. Femora with 

 blackish streaks. Hind tibise with blackibh tips. Fore wings testaceous, 

 slightly darker towards the base. Hind wings vitreous. Length of the 

 body 3^ lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



Hindostan. 



Ptyelus poreigens. 



Fulvus ; caput fascia margineque antico nigris ; prolhorax fascia nigri- 

 caute ; abdomen rufescens ; al(B anticce fuscescentes, viitis tribus 

 basalibus, macula discall plagaque exteriure costali luteis, strigis 

 exterioribus tcslaceis ; posticce cinereo-vitrece. 



Tawny. Head bordered with black in front, and with a black band 

 between the eyes. Prothorax with a slight blackish band. Abdomen red- 

 dish. Fore wings brownish, wilh three luteous basal stripes, beyond 

 which there is a liUeous spot in the disk, and a more exterior costal 

 luteous patch ; some testaceous streaks behind the latter. Hind wings 

 vitreous-gray. Length of the body 2j lines ; of the wings 5 lines. 



West Africa. 



Ptyelus subtactds. 



Pallida testaceus ; caput antice conicum ; abdomen supra subliUeum ; 

 ungues nigri ; alee posticce vitrece. 



Pale testaceous. Head conical in front. Abdomen slightly luteous 

 above. Ungues black. Hind wings vitreous. Length of the body 

 2k lines ; of the wings 5J lines. 



West Africa. 



Ptyelus maculosus. 



Niger; caput hreve, transverse striatum, macula maxima ochracea ; pro- 

 thorax maculis duubus maximis ochraceis ; scutellum ochraceo macu- 

 latum ; pectus fascia interrupta albo-flavescente ; pedes testaceo varii ; 

 alte anticcB maculis tribus ochraceis vitreo submarginatis ; posticce 

 cinereo-vitrece. 



Black. Head short, transversely striated, with a very large orange 

 spot. Prothorax wiih two very large orange spots. Scutellum with 

 an orange spot in the disk. Pectus with au interrupted yellowish white 



