350 CATALOGUE OF 



Fore winfjs narrow, shorter by two lines than the hind win^s; minute 

 areolets and larger areolets irregular; exlerno-medial vein emitting two 

 oblique branches beyond the usual forked branch. Hind wings pellucid, 

 with an apical green patch; veins while. Length of the body 12^ lines; 

 expansion of the fore wings 38 lines. 

 a. Australia. Presented by the Haslar Hospital. 



55. Phaneroptera pinguis. 



Mas. Viridis, robusta ; labrum albidum; oculi fulvi, elliptici, valde 

 prominuli ; prolhorax albido bivitlatus, carinis Laleralibus bene 

 determinatis ; mesosternum el metasternum incisa ; abdomen ochra- 

 ceuin, viridi transverse strigatum ; cerci testacei, recti ; cornicula duo 

 infera arcuata ; pedes graciles, tibiis quatuor anterioribus femoribus- 

 que spinulosis ; tibiarum posticarum spinis sat magnis ; alee anticcB 

 eostcB dimidio basali alba ; alee poslicce diaphauce^ plaga apicali 

 viridi. 

 Male. Grass-green, stout, smooth. Head a little narrower than the 

 prothorax, with the usual structure ; fore part shining ; labrum whitish ; 

 mandibles with black tips. Eyes tawny, elliptical, very prominent. Pro- 

 thorax with a whitihh stripe and with a well-defined keel on each side of 

 the flat disk, which widens hindward ; fore border almost straight ; sides 

 slightly rounded ; hind border rounded. Mesosternum much more deeply 

 notched than the metasternum. Abdomen ochraceous, with a transverse 

 green streak on each side on the hind border of each segment. Cerci 

 testaceous, lanceolate, straight; inferior appendages curved. Legs long, 

 slender; femora and four anterior tibiae with minute spines ; hind femora 

 incrassated for more than half the length from the base ; hind tibiae with 

 rather large spines. Fore wings narrow, shorter by two lines and a half 

 than the bind wings; costa white for more than half the length from the 

 base; minute areolets very irregular ; large areolets mostly irregular. Hind 

 wings pellucid ; apical patch green ; veins while. Length of the body 

 13 lines ; expansion of the fore wings 42 lines. 



The three regular oblique veins which proceed from the externo-medial 

 vein distinguish P. strenua from this species. 

 a. Moreton Bay. Presented by — Gibbons, Esq. 



56. Phaneroptera glaucescens. 

 Mas. Glauco-viridis, gracilis ; caput antice albidum ; oculi fulvi, pro- 

 rninuli, fere rolundi ; antenme rufescentes ; prothorax rufescente 

 biiineutus, carinis lateralibus bene determinatis ; mesosternum et meta- 

 sternum incisa; cerci graciles, arcuati ; pedes graciles, femoribus 

 inermibus, tibiis spinulosis ; alee antiae spatio basali poslico fulvo 

 piceo-plagiato basi albido, margine postico fulvo ; alee posticce 

 diaphance, apice viridi plug in tee. 

 Male. Glaucous-green, smooth, slender. Head nearly as broad as 

 the prothorax, with the usual structure; fore part whitish, shining. Eyes 

 tawny, prominent, nearly round. Antennae reddish, long, slender. Pro- 

 thorax with a flat disk which widens hindward and is bordered on each side 



