3'^ CATALOGUE OF 



formi testacco cnnfcrliin nnlnfn, marginc postico angulato ; ahdomni 

 luteum, apice bilobatum, snpncnlnrum ungulis posticis elongalis 

 aculis ; pedes lutei, crassi ; alee anlicm lalcE, coriaceee, apices versus 

 metyibranacsce, venis longitudinalibus non abbwvialis ; aloe postica 

 testaceo hyalina:, vents lc>,taceis, area aiiali pellucida, 

 Male. Testaceous, broad, elliptical. Head sliiiiiiig, tliinly puiicuired, 

 extending a little bevond tbe pidthoiax, with a dentate interrupted piceous 

 band on the vertex and on the front with a piceous ringlet which emits two 

 curved streaks towards the mouth. Eyes livid, moderately wide apart. 

 Aulenna) piceous, tawny towards the base. Prothorax transversely dilated ; 

 a ])iueous discoidal sciitchcon-shaped patch which comprises many small 

 marks ; lore border truncated ; lateral angles rounded ; hind border angular, 

 much extended. Mesothorax, metathorax, abdomen and legs luieous, 

 shining. Hind angles of the abdominal segments elongated, acute ; sub- 

 anal lamina bilobed. Cerci flat, lanceolate, setose. Legs thick ; tibice with 

 long stout spines. Wings broad. Fore wings coriaceous, membranous 

 towards the tips; exterior discoidal area with complete inlevmediate longi- 

 tudinal veins and with regular transverse sectors; costa much rounded; 

 Hind wings pellucid; veins testaceous; costal area and discoidal area 

 tinged with testaceous ; space between the two anal veins with many short 

 transvers sectors ; anal area with whitish transverse sectors. Length of the 

 body 10^ lines; of the wings 25 lines. 



It differs widely from P. astuans in colour and is somewhat broader. 

 It has more affinity to F.fervida, but the latter has brownish gray fore 

 wings slightly speckled with testaceous, aud the hind wings are brownish. 

 It differs very decidedly in colour from P. africana. 



a. Gambia. From Mr. Kendall's collection. 



29. Panchlora scutelligera. 



Fccm. Lulea, sal lata, fere elliptica ; caput transverse striatum, piceo 

 binotatum,Jlavo bimaculatum ; antennce. nigra, basi testacea, corporis 

 ditnidio longiores ; prothorax siibellipticiis, pallide stramineus, litura 

 picea magna hcplagona, lateribus perparunt rejlexis, margine postico 

 subungiilato ; abdomen apice integrum ; pedes robusti ; alee anliccB 

 villa costali pallide slraminca apicem versus oblit/va, Irunco humerali 

 fusco,spatio discordali pallide cinereo-liyalino luleo postice marginato ; 

 alee posliccB pellucidee, venis pallide luteis. 



Female. Luteous, rather broad, nearly elliptical. Head transversely 

 striated, with two piceous marks between the two yellow spots which 

 adjoin the sockets of the antenna;. Eyes black, not far apart. Antennae 

 black, testaceous towards the base, more than half the length of the body. 

 Prothorax pale straw-colour, transversely subelliptical, with an heptagonal 

 large piceous scutcheon-shaped mark in the disk; fore border slightly 

 truncated ; sides very slightly reflexed ; hind border slightly angnlar. 

 Subanal lamina entire. Legs stout. Fore wings with a pale slraw- 

 coloured costal stripe, which is oblique towards its tip, and extends to 

 three-fourths of the length ; humeral trunk brown ; discoidal space 

 pale cinereous and hyaline, except along the hind border. Plind 



