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slirjlitly rounded. Proslernum and mesostevnum excavated; metasternum 

 entire.' Apical appendaii^es of the abdomen lanceolate, curved upward. 

 Ceici very stout, less than half ihe length of the lower appendages, which 

 are more curved. Legs slender, very long; femora and tibiae wiili the 

 w<un\ minute spines ; hind femora incrassated for nearly half the length 

 fittm ihe liase; tibite and tarsi tawny; fore tibiie slightly dilated at the 

 base. F'ore wings shorter by one line than the hind wings, rather narrow, 

 much rounded at the tips, with a few black points in each of the large 

 areolets, which are regular, quadrilateral and conspicuous; the minute 

 areolels very indistinct; veins between the scapular vein and the costa and 

 between the interno-inedial vein and the hind border transverse, nearly 

 parallel to each other ; externo-medial vein with two forked branches ; space 

 between the anal vein and the hind border with a pellucid tympanum in the 

 right wing and with a black patch in the left wing ; a broad blackish streak 

 beyond the patch, reticulated by pale veins ; hind border with numerous 

 black points in boih wings. Hind wings pellucid ; tips with the colour and 

 texture of the fore wings ; veins testaceous ; transverse veinlets white. 

 Length of the body 11 lines ; expansion of the fore wings 36 lines. 



The fore wings are more rounded at the tips than those of the typical 

 species of the genus ; they are also longer in proportion to the hind 

 wings. 

 a. Silhet. From the Rev. Mr. Stainforth's collection. 



38. Phaneroptera notabilis. 



Foem. Testacea, sat rohmta ; caput antice albidum, subtiis nigrum; 

 octdi fulvi, brevi-elliptici, prominuli ; antennce nigrce, basi fufvce, 

 corpore fere irip/o long tores ; prothorax nigro bilineatus, carinis 

 lateralibus bene determinatis ; cerci lanveolati, subarcuati ; oviductus 

 apicem versus erectus^ abdominis dimidio multo brovior ; pedes 

 graciles, longissiini ; ales anlirce virides, nigro punctata ; alee poslicce 

 diaphancE, pluga apicall viridi. 



Female. Testaceous, smooth, rather st(Uit. Head whitish and shining 

 on each side and in front; black beneiith; vertex with the usual keel, 

 which is whitish. Eyes tawny, short-elliptical, prominent. Palpi with the 

 usual structure. Anlenns black, tawny towards the base, nearly thrice the 

 length of the body. Proihorax with two l)lack lines along the well-defintd 

 lateral keels, which slightly approach each other in the middle; fore l)order 

 hardly excavated ; sides and hind border slightly rounded. Sternum 

 notched. Cerci lanceolate, slightly curved upward. Oviduct deep, curved, 

 erect towards the tip, much less than half the length of the abdomen. 

 Legs slender, very long, with the usual structure. Fore win^s green, 

 shorter by one line and a half than the hind wings, with a few black points 

 in each of the large areolets : cosia with larger points; hind border with 

 more numerous points. Hind wings pellucid ; a large costal patch at the 

 tip with the colour and texture of the fore wings; veins testaceous ; tr.ms- 

 verse veinlets while. Length of the body 11 lines; expansion of the foie 

 wings 34 lines. 



The fore wings are a little narrower and less rounded at the lips than 

 those of P. insignis ; it may be the female of that species. 



a. Silhet. From Mr. Sowerby's colleciion. 



