300 CATALOGUE OF 



middle and with another very near the fore border. Oviduct tawny, curved 

 upward, about one-fourth of the length of the abdomen. Lejrs stout ; spines 

 minute, with black tips; fore femora with five spines on each side; middle 

 femora with five spines on the outer side and with two on the inner side ; 

 hind femora with a single row of seven spines; fore tibiae with six spines 

 on the outer side and with four on the inner side, these spines larger than 

 those of the femora ; four posterior tibiae with a black spot near the base ; 

 middle tibiae with a single row of nine spines; hiud tibiae with numerous 

 spines in the four rows. Wings rudimentary. Length of the body 

 19 lines. 



The specimen described seems to be not fully developed. 



a. Australia. From Mr. Macgilliv ray's collection. 



Genus 72. MONTESA. 



Fam. Corpus sat gracile. Caput prothorace non angustius, cornu 

 antico brevi laio lobalo subascendenie ; latera rugulnsa; frons subobliqua. 

 Oculi rotundi, valde globosi. Palporum ariiculus 4ns 3o paullo brevior; 

 5us 3o valde longior. Antennae longa, graciles. Prothorax rngulosus, fere 

 planus, transverse unisulcatus, abdomine multo angustior, laleribus valde 

 rotundatis, margine postico subrotundato. Oviductus rectus, corpore 

 longior. Pedes sat graciles; femora uniseriatim spinulosa; tibiae quatuor 

 anteriores biseriatim spinosae; tibiae posticae quadriseriatim spinulosae. Alae 

 anticae corpore longiores. 



Female. Body rather slender. Head as broad as the prothorax, 

 rugulose on each side, with a broad trilobed slightly ascending pro- 

 tuberance between the antennae ; front slightly oblique, nearly smooth ; 

 labrura short. Mandibles large. Eyes round, very prominent. Fourth joint 

 of the maxillary palpi a little shorter than the third ; fifth subclavate, very 

 much longer than the third. Antennae slender, about twice the length of 

 the body. Prothorax rugulose, nearly flat above, with one transverse 

 furrow; sides much rounded; hind border slightly rounded. Abdomen 

 much narrower than the prothorax. Oviduct straight, somewhat longer 

 than the body. Legs rather slender; fore femora with a single row of four 

 spines; middle femora with a single row of ei;;ht spines; hiud femora with 

 a single row of twelve spines; fore tibiee with two rows of six spines; 

 middle tibiae with two rows of eight spines; hind tibiae with four rows of 

 spines. Fore wings narrow, very thickly reticulated, a little longer than 

 the hind wings. 



1. MoNTESA NIORIDENS. 



Foem. Viridis ; caput antice nitens, lahro albido, mandihulis nigris ; 

 abdomen et vagina testacea, hcec apicem versus viridis ; alte posticce 

 diaphajKS, viridi venosce. 



Female. — Grass-green. Head shining in front; labrura whitish. 

 Mandibles black. Eyes red. Abdomen and oviduct testaceous, the latter 

 green towards the tip. Spines of the legs with black lips. Hind wings 

 pellucid ; veins green. Length of the body 16 lines ; expansion of the fore 

 wings 38 lines. 



a. Tapayos. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



