LOCUSTIDli. 275 



22. XiPHIDIUM LEPIDUM. 



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

 189. 



Java. 



23. Xiphidium mel^num. 



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



Ins. 189. 

 Java. 



24. Xiphidium fuscescens. 



Ljcusla (Aprion) fuscescens, Haan, Verz. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Ind. Bez. Ins. 

 206. 



Java. 



25. Xiphidium? brevifolia. 



Locusta (Aprion) brevifolia, Haan, Verz. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Ind. Bez. Ins. 

 207, pi. 19, f. 3. 



Java. 



26. Xiphidium maculatum. 

 maculatum, Le Guillou, Rev. Zool. 1841, 294. 

 Macassar. 



27. Xiphidium amabilk. 

 araabile, Stal. Eug. Resa, 323. 

 Manilla. 



Australia. 

 28. Xiphidium bilineatum. 

 bilineaium, Erichs. Archiv. 1842, 249. 

 Tasmania. 



29. Xiphidium albescens. 



Foem. Albidum ; caput fusco vittatum ; antenna picecE, basi albida ; 

 prothorax vitta fusca Lineas duas pallidiores includente ; abdomen 

 segmentorum marginibus poslicis ventreque fidvis ; oviductus fiilvus, 

 fere rectus, corpore paullo longior ; alee pallidissime cinerea ; alee 

 anlicce vilta costali brevi nigra ; alee postlcce longiores. 



Female. Whitish, in structure like X./u^cum. Head and prothorax 

 with a dark brown stripe which is bordered with white on the outer side, 

 and is broadest in the prothorax, where it includes two pale brown lines. 

 Eyes livid. Antennae piceous, whitish at the base. Abdomen with a tawny 

 band on the hind border of each segment; ventral seg-ments tawny. Ovi- 

 duct tawny, almost straight, a little longer than the body. Wings very 

 pale cinereous ; veins pale. Fore wings with a black costal stripe, extend- 

 ing from the base to somewhat beyond half the length. Hind wings 



