^72 CATALOGUE OF 



green veins. Hind wing-s pellucid, a little longer than the fore wings ; 

 veins brown ; a slight brownish linge along ihe tip of the cosla. Length 

 of the body 6 lines; expansion of the fore wings 15 lines. 



The oviduct is much shorter than that of X. Iris. 

 a. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. D. F. Morgan. 



South Africa. 



14. XiPHIDIUM PUNCTIPENNE. 



Foem. Teslaceum ; caput et prothorax vittis duahus fuseis anliee 

 approximatis ; caput albo bilineatum ; antenncB nigric antes ; pro- 

 t/ioracis tinea lutescente marginata: ; pectus albidum ; abdomen vitta 

 dorsali fusca ; ovlductus subarcuatus, abdomine paullo longior ; alee 

 pallidissime cinerece ; alee antice linea e guttis parvis nigris ; alcB 

 posiiciB longiores. 



Female. Testaceous, like X.fuscum in structure. Head and pro- 

 thorax with two brown lines which diverge from the foreborder of ihehead 

 to the hind border of the prothorax. Head with a white line on each side 

 between the brown line and the eye. Eyes piceous. Antennae blackish, 

 testaceous at the base. Prothorax with a luteous tinge along the outer side 

 of each brown line. Pectus whitish. Abdomen with a brown dorsal stripe. 

 Oviduct slightly curved upward, a little longer than the abdomen. Wings 

 very pale corneous, veins pale. Fore wings with a line of small black dots, 

 which extends in the disk from near the base to rather beyond half the 

 length. Hind wings somewhat longer than the fore wings. Length of 

 the body 6^ lines; expansion of the fore wings 19 lines. 



a. South Africa. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



15. XiPHIDlUM TENUE. 



Mas. Viride^ gracillimum ; caput et prothorax vitta ferruginea Jlavo 

 marginata ; antenna picece, bast fulvce ; abdomen vitta pallide luteu ; 

 alcB pallide cervince^ apud costam diaphance viridi venosce ; al<2 posticce 

 longiores. 



Male. Grass-green, slender. Head and prothorax with a ferruginous 

 stripe, which is bordered with pale yellow on the outer side. Eyes brown. 

 Antennae piceous, tawny towards the base. Abdomen with a pale luteous 

 stripe. Wings pale fawn-colour, pellucid and with green veins along the 

 costa. Hind wings somewhat longer than the fore wings. Length of the 

 body 6j lines; expansion of the fore wings 19 lines. 



The body is more slender than that of X.fuscum. 



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



16. XiPHIDIDM TENELLUM. 



Foem. Testaceo-viride ; caput et prothorax e lituris nonnullis rujts sub- 

 vittata ; antenna piccie ; oviductus rectus, abdomini cequilongus i alee 

 diaphance, venis pallide viridibus ; alee postica longiores. 



Female. Testaceous-green. Head and prothorax with a very 

 incomplete or almost obsolete stripe indicated by some red marks on each 



