510 CATALOGUE OF 



Abdomen above blackisb, with two elongated testaceous spols in each seg- 

 ment. Legs slender; four anterior femora wilh a black stripe above; bind 

 femora ochraceous, blackish and sliglitly incrassated at the tips; hind tibiae 

 dull green, shorter than the hind femora, with two rows of minute testaceous 

 spines, which have black tips. Fore wings narrow, brown, blackish along 

 the costa. Hind wings pellucid, blackisb at the tips; veins black. Length 

 of the body 10^ lines; expansion of the fore wings 21 lines. 

 a. Para. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



Africa. 



19. Opomala pallida. 

 Opsomala pallida, Burm. Ilandb. Ent. ii. 611. 

 Seuegambia. 



20. Opomala basalis. 



Mas et foem. Testacea aut viridis ; caput et prothoro.x suhliliter 

 punclaUi ; caput prothorace brevius, non ascendens, anlice conicum et 

 marginatum, ftnnle quadricarinala ; oculi fusiformes, obliqui, non 

 promiiiuli ; antenittc cervinfc, non dilatatce, apices versus picece ; pro- 

 thorax tricarinalus, margine antico recto, margine posiico subro- 

 lunduto ; tibia poslicce rufescenles ; alee antica costce dimidio basali 

 pallide viridi nigro mo.rginatcB ; alee posticce diaphance, nigra 

 venosce. 



Male and female. Testaceous or green, rather slender. Head and 

 protborax finely punctured. Head horizontal, shorter than the prothorax, 

 conical and wiih a sligiilly elevated border in front of the eyes ; i'ront with 

 four distinct keels. Eyes fawn-colour, fusiform, oblique, not prominent. 

 Antennae lanceolate, fawn-colour, piceous towards the tips, much longer 

 than the heail, not dilated. Prolhorax wilh three indistinct transverse 

 impressed lines and with three distinct parallel keels; fore border straif;bt ; 

 hind border slightly rounded. Prosteroum with a slight transverse ridge. 

 Abdomen sligluly keeled and compressed. Legs slender; four anterior 

 legs short; lour anterior tibi;e with very short and slender spines on each 

 side; hind tibiae reddish, shorter ihan the hind femora, with two rows of 

 small black-lipped spines. Fore wings narrow, pale green, and with pale 

 green veins along the costa from the base lo beyond half ihe length ; a 

 black line on the hind border of the green stripe. Hind wings pellucid, 

 rather shorter than the fore wii)};s; veins black. Length of the body 

 14 — 17 lines; expansion of the fore wings 20 — 25 lines. 



a. South Africa. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



b. Natal. From M. Gucinzius' collection. 



21. Opomala inteklineata. 



Mas. Fulva ; caput et prolhorax albo biviltata ; caput prothorace multo 

 brevius, anlice conicum marginatum et subcarinatum, fronte bi- 

 carinata ; oculi fusifortnes ; prothorax tricarinalus, nigricanle 

 Irivittatus, anlice rectus, postice rotundatus ; proslernuni transverse 

 jugntum ; alee anticce striga sttbcosluli nigricante ; alee posiicte 

 diaphance, nigro venosce. 



