316 CATALOGUE OF 



than the body, with a few black points in the disk. Hind wings pellucid ; 

 veins green. Length of the body 1 1 — 15 lines ; expansion of the fore wings 

 32—44 lines. 



Nearly allied to C. dijferens. 



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

 b—f. Nalal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



42. CONOCEPHALUS VICINUS. 



Mas et foem. Testaceus ; caput Pt prothnrax punctata ; fastigium breve, 

 apice rotundatum, subtus basi angulatum ; oviduclvs rectus^ corpore 

 brevior ; pedes longi, graciles ; alee anticce longisdma, nigro sub- 

 punctatce ; alee posticce diaphana, testaceo venosa. 



Male and female. Testaceous. Head and prothorax thickly punc- 

 tured. Head with a horizontal horn which extends a little beyond the first 

 joint of the antenna3 and is rounded and not narrower in front, and forms 

 at the base beneath a slightly acute angle ; front smooth. Mandibles with 

 black tips. Prothorax with two indistinct transverse furrows ; hind border 

 slightly rounded, with a deep excavation on each side. Prosternum with 

 two slender spines. Oviduct slrai^'ht, rather shorter than the body. Legs 

 long, slender; hind femora and four anterior tibiae with a few minute 

 spines in two rows; hind tibiae with four rows. Fore wings less than twice 

 the length of the body, a little longer than the hind wings, with a few black 

 points in tlie disk. Hind wings pellucid ; veins testaceous. Length of the 

 body 11 — 15 lines; expansion of the fore wings 38 — 54 lines. 



a. Congo. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 

 b — e. East Africa. Presented by Earl Russell. 

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



43. CONOCEPHALUS SUBVITTATUS. 



Foem. Testaceus, gracilis ; caput et prothorax punctata, vittis nonniiUis 

 pallide fuscis vittisgne diiabus obscure fuscis ; fastigium breve, apice 

 rotundatum, basi subtus subangulatum ; antennce fulvce, basi testacece ; 

 sternum nigricante interrupte vittatmn ; oviductus vix arcuatus, cor- 

 pore paullo brevior ; pedes graciles, femoribus fusco subvittatis ; aire 

 anticcB corpore paullo longiores, vitta guttisque paucis nigricantibus ,• 

 alcB posticcB cinerecc, testaceo venoscs. 



Female. Testaceous, slender. Head and prothorax thickly and 

 minutely punctured, with several pale brown and two dark brown stripes. 

 Horn of the head horizontal, extending a little beyond the first joint of the 

 antennae, rounded and not narrower in front, forming a rounded angle at 

 the base beneath; front mostly smooth. Eyes mottled with black. 

 Antennae tawny, testaceous at the base. Prothorax notched on each side 

 of the slightly rounded hind border; lateral keels defined. Sternum with 

 an interrupted blackish stripe; prosternum with two slender spines. Ovi- 

 duct hardly curved, a little shorter than the body. Legs slender; femora 

 slightly striped with brown; hind femora and four anterior tibiae with a few 

 minute spines in two rows ; hind tibiae with four rows. Wings a little 

 longer than the body. Fore wings with a blackish stripe and with a few 



