78 INSECTA SAUNDERSIANA. 



Centrotus simplex. 

 Ferrugineus, validus, subtus niger ; caput nigrum, hituherculatum ; 

 prothorax scabrosus, anlice impressus inermis cornu postico carinato 

 gracillimo ; femora nigra ; al<e anticm pallide ferruginece, venis 

 fulvis ; posticcE subcinerea, venis nigris. 



Ferruginous, stout, black beueath. Head black, with an elongated 

 tubercle on each side of the hind border. Prothorax somewhat scabrous, 

 very slightly keeled in front, with an impression on each side of the fore 

 border; no lateral horns ; hind part keeled, very slender, acute at the tip, 

 which extends to two-thirds of the length of the abdomen. Femora 

 black. Fore wings pale ferruginous ; veins tawny. Hind wings grayish ; 

 veins black. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 6 lines. 



Cape. 



Centbotus oneratus. 

 Fulvus ; prothorax pubescens, sat alius, subpunctatus, cornubus lateralibus 

 lanceolafis latissimis sat planis oblique ascendentibus ; cornu posti- 

 cum rectum, gracillimum, abdomen paullo superans ; abdomen 

 cinereo-ferrugineum, nigro punctatum ; pedes fulvi ; alee vilrecE ; 

 anticce venis testaceis ; posticce venis nigris. 



Tawny. Prothorax pubescent, moderately high, minutely punctured ; 

 lateral horns lanceolate, very broad, rather flat, directly diverging, ob- 

 liquely ascending, with a slight ridge near the hind side of each ; hind 

 horn keeled, straight, very slender, acute at the tip, extending a little 

 beyond the abdomen. Abdomen grayish ferruginous, with black points, 

 except along the hind borders of the segments. Legs tawny. Fore wings 

 with a very slight testaceous tinge ; veins testaceous. Hind wings quite 

 vitreous ; veins black. Length of the body 2 lines ; of the wings 5 lines. 



Hindostan. 



Centrotus flexicorne. 

 Niger ; prothorax pubescens, sat altus, subpunctatus, vix earinatus, 

 cornubus lateralibus longis acutis oblique ascendentibus postice sub- 

 inclinatis valde arcuatis ,- cornu posticum gracile, carinalum ; femora 

 nigra; ala; anticce suhluridce, basi fulvce el punctata, casta apice 

 nigra, venis testaceis ; posticce vitrece. 



