50(5 CATALOGUE OF 



** Caput prothorace paullo bievius. 



Genus 9. PERENA. 



Mas. Corpus gracile,loiifii-fiisifoi'uie. Caput et protborax subtilissinie 

 punctata. Caput lauceolatuni, asceiiflens, piotborace supra l)revius, ante 

 oculos longi-couicum et sulcatum, lateril)us poslicis subtuberculatis, fronte 

 quadricarinata. Oculi fusifonnes, vix obliqui, nou prominuli. Antennae 

 hmceolatae, non dilatata', capiie paullo longiores. Protborax tricarinatus, 

 margiue antico subtruncato, margine postico rotundato, latevibus sub- 

 tuberculatis. Prosternum transverse jugaium. Pedes graciles; tibiae 

 quatuor anteriores spinulosae ; tibiae poslica; biseriatiui spinosaB. Alae 

 anticas angustae, acutK, alls poslicis valde longiores. 



Male. Body slender, tapering from tbe Iiind border of ibe protborax 

 to tbe bead and to tbe tip of tbe abdomen. Head and protborax very 

 minutely punctured. Head lanceolate, ascending, ratber sborter tban tbe 

 protborax above; part in front of tbe eyes elongate-conical, furrowed, 

 longer tban tbe bind part, of wbicb tbe sides are minutely tuberculate ; 

 front witb four keels, of wbicb tbe inner pair are nearly contiguous. Eyes 

 fusiform, bardiy oblique, not prominent. Anteunaj lanceolate, not dilated, 

 a little longer tban tbe bead. Protborax witb tbrce keels and witb three 

 sligbl transverse impressed lines; fore border sligbtly truncated; bind 

 border rounded ; sides minutely tuberculated. Prosternum witb an oblique 

 elevated transverse ridge. Legs slender; spines of tbe four anterior tibiie 

 few, extremely minute; bind tibia; a little sborler than tbe bind femora, 

 witb two rows of minute spines. Fore wings narrow, acute, much longer 

 tban tbe bind wings. 



1. Perena concolor. 



Mas. Cervina ; alee 'postica diaphance, lestaceo venosa. 



Male. Fawn-colour. Eyes livid or tawny. Hind wings pellucid;- 

 veins testaceous. Lengtb of the body 18 lines : expansion of tbe fore wings 

 30 lines. 



fl, b. Corea. Presented by Capt. Sir E. Belcber. 



*** Caput protborace multo brevius. 



Genus 10. OPOMALA. 



Opsomala, Serv. Rev. 1831 ; Hist. Orlh. 586. Burnt. Handb. Ent. ii.6I0 

 Xipbocera, Perty — Opomala, Erichs. Agass. Nom. Zool. Ind. Gen. 

 Fisch. Orth. Eur. 305. 



Europe. 

 1. Opomala tryxalicera. 

 tryxalicera, Fisch. Orlh. Eur. 305, pi. 15, f. 8. 

 Sicily. 



