814 CATALOGUE OF 



the hind wings and than the body, with very few black points in the disk. 

 Hind wings pellucid; veins testaceous. Length of the body 11 — 12 lines; 

 expansion of the fore wings 25 — 28 lines. 



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



b. Natal. From M. Gueinzius' colleciion. 



38. CONOCEPHALUS DIVEESUS. 



Foera. Pallide testaceus^ gracilis, suhtiliter pvnctatus ; fasiigium 

 brevissimum, latissirnum, anlice rotundatutn, basi subtus subaugu- 

 lalum ; mandibulce el anlennce fulvte ; oviductus rectus, abdomine 

 longiur; pedes graciles ; alee atiliccB corjjure paullo breviores ; alcB 

 posticcB diaphana. 



Female. Pale testaceous or green, slender. Head and prothorax 

 minuiely punctured. Horn of ihe hoad very broad and short, much 

 rounded, not extending far beyond the first joint of the antennae, forming a 

 rounded angle at the base beneath, where the front is also anjjular. 

 iNIandibles tawny; tips black. Apical joints of the palpi clavate and tawny 

 at the tips. Antennoe tawny. Prothorax with two very indistinct transverse 

 furrows; lateral keels well defined; hind border slightly rounded, with a 

 deep notch on each side. Proslernum with two long slender spines. Ovi- 

 duct straight, somewhat longer than the abdomen. Legs slender; hind 

 femora and four anterior with a few minute spines in two rows. Fore 

 wings a little shorter than the body, a little longer than the hind wings, 

 which are pellucid and have green veins; Length of the body 13 lines; 

 expansion of the fore wings 21 lines. 



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



39. CoNOCEPHALUS OBSCURllS. 



Fuera. Testaceus, gracilis ; caput et prothorax guadrisubvitlata, subtilifer 

 punctata ; fasiigium brevissimum, latissimum, apice rotundatum 

 pallide Jiavum, basi subtus subangulatum ; frons apice Jiavo uni- 

 guttata ; mandibulce pallide rufiB, apice nigrce ; sternum nigricante 

 interrupte vittatum ; oviductus rectus, corpore vix brevier ; pedes 

 graciles, piceo bivittati ; alis antica nigricante guttata, corpore 

 longiores ; alee posticce cinerece,fuscescente venosce. 



Female. Testaceous, slender. Head and prothorax thickly and finely 

 punctured, with four irregular slender paler stripes. Horn of the head 

 horizontal, very broad, pale yellow and not narrower in front, hardly 

 extending beyond the first joint of the antennae, forming a rounded angle 

 at the base beneath, where it is contiguous to an elongated pile yellow dot 

 on the front, which is smooth. Mandibles pale red, with black tips. Eyes 

 with a black incomplete ringlet. Prothorax with the hind border slightly 

 rounded, notched on each side; lateral keels distinct. Sternum wiih a 

 bhjckish interrupted slnpe; proslernum with two long slender spines. 

 Oviduct straight, nearly as long as the body. Legs slender, with two 

 }iiceous stripes which are most determinate on the tarsi ; iiind lemora and 

 four anterior tibiae with a few minute spines in two rows; hind tibiae with 



