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twice the length of the body. Prothorax with two slight curbed transverse 

 furrows; hind border slightly elongated, much rounded. Proslerimm, 

 mesosternum and metasternum with a black curved band on each. 

 Prosternum with two spines. Apical appendages of the abdomen consisting 

 of two short obtuse teeth above, of two slender obluse slightly curved spines 

 beneath, and with two intermediate thick obtuse slightly curved spines. 

 Legs stnui ; fore coxae wiih one spine; femora and tibiae with small black- 

 lipped spines; fore femora with five spines on the outer side and with six 

 on the inner side; middle femora with six spines on the outer side and 

 with two on the inner side ; hind femora with a single row of ten spines; 

 fore tibiae with six spines on each side; middle tibiae with ten spines on the 

 outer side and with fewer on the inner side; hind tibiae with four rows of 

 spines, two with twelve or thirteen spines each, and two with six or seven. 

 Wings not extending beyond the abdomen. Fore wings irregularly and 

 very thickly reticulated ; costa much rounded, except towards the tip. 

 Hind wings pellucid ; veins pale testaceous. Female. — Oviduct piceous, 

 curved, much shorter than the abdomen. Length of the body 27 — 30 

 lines; of the wings 42 — 51 lines. 



The unspotted fore wings distinguish it from A. viegacephala. 



a—c. Sunday Island, Australia. From Mr. Macgillivray's collection. 

 d. Sundaw Island, New Zealand. Presented by J. B. Jukes, Esq. 



6 AoRiECIA MARMORATA. 



Foem. \Testacea^ longiuscula, dense punctata; caput longiusculunty 

 apud antennas subcornutum et nigra notatum, antice obliquum 

 et aspere punctatum, facie nigra ; prothorax transverse sulcatuSy 

 margine antico rotundato, iateribus fere rectis, margine postico snb- 

 producto ; oviductus vaf.de arcuatus, apice niger, abdomine vix 

 brevior ; pedes robusti, femoribus nigro strigalis spinosis : tibiis 

 qualuor anterioribus biseriatim quinquespinosis^ tibiis posticis 

 quadriseriatim novemspinosis ; alee anticce coriacece ; alte posticce 

 cinerece. 



Acanthodis marmorata, Blanch. Voy. Pole Sud. pi. 2, f. 5, 6— Saloraona 

 marmorata, Blanch. Voy. Pole Sud. 362. 



Female. Testaceous, convex, shining, elongated, thickly punctured. 

 Head hardly broader than the prothorax, rather long above, flat and 

 abruptly retracted in front, with a very short horn between the anienuEe ; 

 a small black mark near the base of each of the antennae, which are also 

 marked with black at the base and are more than twice the length of the 

 body; front roughly punctured; face black. Prothorax hardly broader 

 than long, with a furrow across the middle; fore border rounded; sides 

 nearly straight; hind border slightly elongated in the middle. Oviduct 

 much compressed, much curved upward, black towards the tip, almost as 

 long as the abdomen. Legs stout, moderately long; femora with a black 

 streak on the outer side; four anterior femora with a variable number of 

 minute spines on each side ; hind femora with a single row of seven small 

 spines; four anterior tibiae with five spines on each side; hind tibiae with 

 nine minute spines on each of the four rows; spines with black tips; tarsi 

 broad, except the fourth joint, which is much longer than any of the others. 

 Wings of equal length ; veins tawny. Fore wings coriaceous ; transverse 



