248 CATALOGUE OF 



Female. Testaceous. Prothorax with black points along the fore 

 border and along the hind border. Abdomen with two black stripes which 

 are much interrupted, except towards the base, and are continued with a 

 blackish hue on the hind part of ihe prothorax, where they have between 

 them two indistinct brown lines. Oviduct with a broad green streak on 

 each side near the base. Var. j8. — Darker than the male. Length of the 

 body 8 — 12 lines. 



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

 d — k. Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



7. Thyreonotus viridifer. 



Mas. Testaceus ; frons subohliqua ; prothorax postiee productus, disco 

 postico et nonnunquam margine anlico viridibus. Var. ^. — Fulvus ; 

 prothorax postiee viridis. 



Male. Testaceous, smooth, shining. Head prominent and rounded 

 between the antennae; front slightly oblique. Eyes not prominent. Pro- 

 thorax rounded on each side, contracted at the base of the hind part, which 

 is conical and much elongated and has a grass-green disk, which hue also 

 sometimes appears on the fore border of the prothorax. Abdomen shorter 

 than the prothorax, by which it is covered for more than half its length. 

 Legs stout; hind femora with a single row of four minute spines beneath; 

 four anterior tibia? with six spines on each side beneath and wilh two above ; 

 hind tibiae with four rows of numerous minute spines. Var. (3. — Tawny. 

 Elongated part of the prothorax wholly grass-green. Length of the body 

 8-9 lines. 



a — c. Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



Genus 46. ORCHESTICUS. 

 Orchesticus, Sauss. Rev. Zool. 1859, 201. 



1. Orchesticus Ameeicanus. 

 Americanus, Sauss. Rev. Zool. 1859, 201. 

 Tennessee. 



Genus 47. CYPHODERRIS. 



Cyphoderris, Uhler^ Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. ii. 551. 



1. Cyphoderris monstrosus. 

 monstrosus, Uhler, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. ii. 552. 

 Oregon Territory. 



Genus 48. REQUENA. 



Fcem. Corpus glabrum, nitens, apterum, sat gracile. Caput pro- 



thorace paullo angustius, cornu anlico porrecto robusto brevi acuto ; frons 



obliqua ; facies parva. Oculi valde globosi. Palpi maxillares graciles; 



aiticuli 3us et 4us aequales; ous subclavatus, 4o valde longior; Antennae 



