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Sect. 3. 



13. NaUPHCETA MONnA. 



Mas Fuh'a, fongi-fiiniformi.i, siibtun nigricans ; ocxiH invicem valde 

 rcmoli ; atitennce corpore invito breviorca ; piolhiirax lestacetm, dcrme 

 punvtatim^ laleribns subrejlexis, marline poslico vix angulaln^ plaga 

 discnidali nigra magna qnadrata ; abdomen nigricans, laleribux 

 opicff/ue fulvis ; pedes sal graciles ; alee anticce subcnriacece ; uLe 

 poslicte cinerece,fulvo venoste, apud costam subfulvescentes. 



Male. Tawny, elong^ate-fusifovm. Head extending a liitle beyond ihe 

 prothorax, thinly and minutely punctured, with two transverse impressions 

 towards the moutli. Eyes black, very far apart. Antennae very minutely 

 selulose, nuicli sliorter than the body, Prothorax testaceous, thickly and 

 minutely punctured, truncate and vaulted in front, dilated on eaeh side; 

 sides slightly reflexed ; lateral angles much rounded ; hind border hardly 

 angular; a large quadrate blackish discoidal patch, excavated on each 

 side in front. Mesoihorax, metalhorax, abdomen and pectus blackish. 

 Abdomen tawny along each side and at the tip; subanal lamina entire. 

 Cerci tawny, long, cylindrical, very minutely pubescent. Legs rather 

 slender; tibia with short and slender spines. Fore wings subcoriaceous, 

 more coriaceous towards the base and along the costa ; longitudinal inter- 

 mediate veins and transverse sectors irre^'ular; anterior branches of the 

 humeral vein hardly apparent; posterior branches slightly undulating. 

 Hind wings cinereous; veins tawny; a lawny tinge along the costa and at 

 tlie tips; longitudinal intermediate veins and transverse sectors irregular, 

 except in the anal area ; intercalated triangle large, irregularly veined. 

 Length of the body 10^ lines; of the wings 25 lines. 



a. Cape. From Dr. Krauss' collection. 



Sect. 4. 



14. Nauphceta marginalis. 



Foem. Ferrugineu, longi-fusifnrmis, glabra ; caput nigrum, prothoracem 

 perpau/lo svperans, margine anlico luteo , prothorax piceus, lateribus 

 maryineqne antico pallide lestaceis, semihyalinis, rejlexis, margine 

 postico recto; abdomen maculis lateralibus Irigonis apiceque integro 

 pallide testaceis ; pedes fulvi ; aim anticm pallide cinerece, testaceo 

 venosce ; alee poslicce pellucida. 



Female. Ferruginous, elongate-fusiform, smooth, flat. Head black, 

 extending very little beyond the prothorax, luleous towards the mouiii. 

 Eyes piccons, wide apart. Palpi piceous ; second joint subclavale ; third 

 linear, longer than the second. Anienns piceous. Prothorax pictou-i, 

 narrower in fiont, dilated on each side, pale testaceous, reflexed and semi- 

 hyaline on each side and in front ; the seraihyaline pari broad and notched 

 on each side; hind border straight. Abdomen with pale teslnceous 

 triangular spots ahmg each side; subanal plate pale testaceous, entire ; 

 under side with a paler disk and with two pale testaceous marginal stripes. 

 Cerci short, lanceolate. Legs tawny. Fore wings narrow, pale cinereous, 

 with testaceous veins ; the two branches ol the hind division of the humeral 



