588 CATALOGUE OF • 



veins tiwny. Hind wintjs pcllncid, purple lowaids tlie base; veins Mack, 

 pale purplish towards the base. Len^^tii of the bod}' 18 — 24 lines ; expansion 

 of the fore wings 40 — 54 lines. 



fl, h. Cevlou. From the Rev. J. Wenhani's collection. 



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39. ACRIDIUM UUBESCENS. 



Fojin. Fulvum; caput fulvo bislriijatum, laleribus fronleque fiavescentl- 

 bus, virlice anlico hcxagonali ; prolhorax Jlavo quadrivUtatus el 

 bi/)laqiaius phujis qualiwr fusco marginalus vitlisqne duabus Jlavis, 

 niari/iiie postico teslaceo ; prnslerni spina Jtavescens, sat gracilis ; alee 

 aniicce cinerecc, corpore longiores, villa indeterminata e maculis 

 strigulisque fuscis nigro-venosis ; alee posticcB diaphanct, nigra 

 vinoscc. 



Female. 'J'awny. Head smooth, j'ellowisli ou each side aud in front ; 

 fore part of the vertex hexagonal ; a lawny streak proceeding from each eye 

 to the mouth; front wilh four well-deliued keels, the inner pair diverging 

 s]i<ihlly towards the mouth, the outer pair more diverging. Eyes elongate- 

 elliptical, wilh several longitudinal brown lines. Prolhorax scabrous, with 

 a sliyhl dorsal ridge and wilh the usual four transverse impressed lines; 

 two yellow lateral patches (bordered on each side with brown) and u yellow 

 stripe along the margin of each side ; foie border rounded ; sides nearly 

 straight; hind border testaceous, much rounded. Proslernal spine and 

 sternum yellowish, the former straight, rather slender. Hind femora a 

 little longer than the abdomen and than the hind tibiie ; spines of the latter 

 with black tips. Fore wings cinereous, longer than the body, with several 

 brown spots or short streaks, most of which have black veins and form an 

 irregular stripe which extends almost to the tip. Hind wings pellucid; 

 veins black, pale at the base and along the interior border. Length of the 

 body 27 lines ; expansion of the fore wings 64 lines. 



(/. China. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



40. ACRIDIUM VINOSUJJ. 



Foem. Fulvum, robuslum ; vertex antice subhexagonalis ; antennm 

 pattide lestacece ; prolhorax slrigis duabus leslaceis nonnunquam 

 interruptis ; proslerni .spina leslacea, breviuscula ; tibice poslicce 

 albidcc, spinis nigris basi albidis ; alee auticcc cinerece, corpore paullo 

 breviores, gultis plurimis subobscurioribus ; alee poslicce pullidiores, 

 basi purpureo-rosece. 



Female. Tawny, stout. Head smooth ; fore part of the vertex 

 slightly hexagonal ; front thickly punctured, with four well-defiued keels, 

 the inner pair diverging towards the face. Eyes lurid or piceous, elongate- 

 elliptical. Antenna; pale testaceous. Prothorax scabrous, with a distinct 

 dorsal keel and with the usual four transverse impressed lines; a short 

 testaceous sometimes interrupted streak on each side; fore border slightly 

 rounded ; sides hardly undulating ; hind border elongated, rounded. 

 Proslernal spine testaceous, straight, rather short. Hind femora as long as 

 the abdomen, longer than the hind tibiie. Hind tibiae whitish; spines 



