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10. Phylloptera contracta. 

 Foeni. Viridis aut testacea; caput ulrinque et anlice albldum, verlicis 

 carina sulcata postice dilatata anlice oblusa, fronle inter antennas 

 longi-cnnica ; prothoracis discus rugulosus^ postice vix latior, carinis 

 lateraLibus rotundatis ; mesosternum et metasternum subincisa ; ovi- 

 ductus abdoniine paullo brevior ; pedes graciles ; alee anticce fusi- 

 formes^femoribus posticis sat longiores ; alee posticce diaphana, paullo 

 longiores^ striga apicali lata viridi. 



Female, Green or testaceous, narrow, smooth, shining'. Head a little 

 narrower than the prothorax, witli a whitish tinge above and on each side; 

 keel of the vertex furrowed, dilated hiiidward, o!>tuse on the fore border ; 

 elongation of the front between the anlennae elonifate-conical. Eyes brown, 

 round, prominent. Palpi very slender; fourth joint about half the length 

 of the third, less than one-ihird of the length of the fifth. Prothorax rugu- 

 lose; disk flat, hardly widening hindward, with an angular transverse im- 

 pressed line; lateral keels rounded; fore border and sides very slightly 

 excavated in the middle; hind border slightly rounded. Mesuslernum 

 and metasternum slightly notched. Oviduct curved, a little shorter than 

 the abdomen. Legs slender; spines minute; hind femora much more than 

 half the length of the fore wings. Fore wings fusiform, very minutely 

 reticulated, shorter by one line and a half than the hind wings ; large 

 areolets irregular, their veins not prominent. Hind wings pellucid ; veins 

 pale green ; apical patch green. Length of the body 10 lines ; expansion 

 of the fore wings 30 lines. 



The outline of the lateral lobes of the prothorax and the shape of the 

 fore wings distinguish this species from P. Zetterstedli. 



a. Brazil. Presented by J. P. G. Smith, Esq. 



South Africa. 

 11. Phylloptera proteifolia. 

 Phanoptera proleifolia, Burnt. Handb. Ent. ii. 692. 



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

 d^e. South Africa. Presented by R. Triiuen, Esq. 

 f—j. Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



12. Phylloptera Cereris. 

 Cereris, Stal, Ofo. K. V. Ak. Fork. 1856, 170. 

 Caj)e. Natal. 



13. Phylloptera fasciata. 



Foera. Viridis, plus minusve testacea aut Intea ; caput carina inter 

 antennas albida lanceolata sulcata antennarum articulo \o angustiore 

 f route inter antennas conica, labro albido ; ocuti rufescentes, nigra 

 viltati ; prothorax nigro unifasciatus, carinis lateralibus vix deter- 

 minatis ; mesosternum et metasternum subincisa ; oviductus brevissi- 

 rnus ; pedes longi, graciles ; alee anticce latiusculcE, femoribus posticis 

 vix duplo longiores, costa valde convexa, margine postico subangulato ; 

 alec posticce diapkance, paullo longiores, striga apicali lata viridi. 



