1274 CATALOGUE OF 



South Asia. 



19. XiPHIDlUM EXEMPTUM. 



FoEtn. Testaceum ; palporum arliculi 3iis et 4us subaquales, 5us multo 



lonyior ; antennce apices versus picece ; oviduclus perparum arcnatuSf 



corpore vix brevior ; alee diaphanrB, pallido venosce. 



Female. Testaceous, smooth, shining. Head with a conical, porrect, 



slender, rounded protuberance between the antenna?. Eyes nearly round, 



very prominent. Third and fourth joints of the maxillary palpi about 



equal in length; fifth much longer than the fourth. Antennae piceous 



towards the lips. Oviduct very slightly curved, almost as long as the body. 



Wings pellucid, much longer than the body; longitudinal veins testaceous; 



transverse veins white. Hind wings rather longer than the fore wings. 



Length of the body 8 lines ; expansion of the fore wings 23 lines. 



a. Corea. Presented by Capt. Sir E. Belcher. 



20. XlPHIDIUM POSTICUM. 



Foera. Viridi-testaceum ; palporum arliculus 4us 3o ef 6o paullo longior ; 

 antennoB picecB, basi pallida: ; prolhnrax villa pallide fusca nigro 

 marginala ; oviduclus fere rectus, abdomine vix brevior; femora 

 guatuor anteriora uniserialim spinvlosa ; femora poslica hiseriatim, 

 spinulosa ; tibia guatuor anteriores biserialim spinosce ; tibicB posticce 

 guudriserialim spinulosa; ala anlica virides, latifiscula,vitla poslica 

 fusca (anceolala ; ala poslica diaphana, pallido venosa. 



Female. Greenish testaceous, slender, smooth, shining. Head as 

 hroad as the prolhorax, with a short, porrect, compressed, acute horn between 

 the antenna"; front long, erect; labrum short. Mandibles with black lips. 

 Eyes brown, nearly round, very prominent. Fourth joint of the maxillary 

 palpi a little longer than the third and than the fifth, which is subclavate. 

 AntennsB piceous, pale towards the base, full twice the length of the biidy. 

 Prolhorax with a pale brown stripe which occujiies the flat part and is 

 broader hindward, and is bordered by a black line on each keel ; sides and 

 hind border slightly rounded. Oviduct almost straight, full as long as the 

 abdomen. Four anterior femora with a single row of very minute spines; 

 hind femora with two rows of small spines; four anterior tibia? with six 

 long spines on each side; hind tibiae with four rows of short slender spines. 

 Fore wings green, rather broad, a little longer than the hind wings, with a 

 brown lanceolate stripe which extends from the base along two-thirds of 

 the length of the interior border. Hind wings pellucid ; veins pale. Length 

 of the body 1 1 lines ; expansion of the fore wings 26 lines. 



a. Silhet. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



Australasia. 



21. XlPHIDIUM LONGIPENNE. 



Locusta (Xiphidium) longipennis, Haan, Verz. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Ind. Bez. 

 Ins. 189. 



Banjermassing. 



