342 CATALOGUE OF 



The black spiues of the femora distinguish this species from P. rufo- 

 notata. The large areolets of the fore wings are more regular and more 

 clearly defined than those of the typical species, such as P. falcata and 

 P. angustifolia. 

 a. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 



23. Phaneeoptera neochlora. 



Mas et fa3m. Viridis, gracilis ; labrum album ; oculi parvi, prominuli, 

 subovati; antennce testacea ; prothoracis carina laterales bene deter- 

 minalcE ; pedes graciles,femoribus spinulosis ; ales anticcB angustcB ; 

 alee posticcB diaphanfB, apud casta apicem viridi strigalce. Mas. — 

 Prothorax et capitis vertex villa ochracea fusco submarginata ; abdo- 

 men fuse o unip/agiatum ; cerci lanceolati, arcuati ; cornicula duo 

 infera longiora, valde arcuata ; ala antica sinistra margine postico 

 ochraceo. Foem. — Prothorax et capitis vertex Luleo unilineati ; ovi- 

 ductus abdominis dimidio (equilongus. 



Male and female. Vivid grass-green, smooth, slender. Head a little 

 narrower than the prothorax, with a short keel between the eyes ; front 

 shining, upright ; labrum white. Eyes brown or pale livid, small, promi- 

 nent, slightly oval. Palpi with the usual structure. Antennae testaceous, 

 long, slender. Prothorax with well-defined lateral keels; fore border 

 hardly excavated ; sides and hind border slightly rounded. Mesosternum 

 and metasternum notched. Legs long, slender; femora and tibise with the 

 usual minute spines. Fore wings narrow, shorter than the hind wings by 

 one line and a half; areolets very numerous and minute and irregular; the 

 larger areolets not very conspicuous. Hind wings pellucid ; veins white; 

 a streak along the apical part of the costa like the fore wings in colour and 

 texture. 3Iale. — Prothorax and vertex of the head with an ochraceous 

 stripe which is partly and slightly bordered with brown. Abdomen with a 

 brown patch near the base. Cerci lanceolate, curved upward, shorter than 

 the lower appendages, which are much curved upward. Left fore wing 

 with an ochraceous line along the hind border, widened near the base to the 

 anal vein. Female. — Prothorax and vertex of the head with a luteous line. 

 Oviduct deep, much curved upward, about half the length of the abdomen. 

 Length of the body 7^ — 8^ lines ; expansion of the fore wings 25 — 27 

 lines. 



It may be a local variety of P. rufonotata. 



a — c. China. Presented by G. T. Laye, Esq. 



34. Phaneroptera punctifera. 



Mas. Testaceo-viridis, gracilis ; oculi fusci, ovati, prominuli ; antennce 



fuivce, basi testacece ; prothorax nigricanie conspersus, pallido quinque- 

 lineatus, carinis lateralibus bene delerminatis ; abdomen corniculis 

 duobus inferis longis subarcuatis ; pedes graciles,femoribus tibiisque 

 spinulosis ; ala antica angusta, nigro punctata ; ala postica diaphana 

 striga coslali upicali leslaceo-viridi nigro punctata. 



Male. Testaceous-green, smooth, slender. Head almost as broad as 

 the prothorax, with the usual forked keel between the eyes ; fore part 



