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Prothorax transversely subelliptical, thickly and minntely punctured, indis- 

 tinctly rngulose, with a pale testaceous lonftitudimil line; fore part slightly 

 asched, slightly vaulted in the middle; fore border semihyaline; lateral 

 angles rounded; hind border slightly rounded. Abdomen with brown 

 spiracles. Cerci tapering, with obtuse lips. Legs moderately stout ; tibiae 

 with slender spines. Fore wings rather narrow ; cosla very slightly rounded 

 fwr half the length from the base, straight from thence to the tip ; transverse 

 sectors numerous, regular. Hind wings cinereous, minutely and irregularly 

 reticulated along the outer part of the costa. Length of the body 9 Hues; 

 of the wings 22 lines. 



a. NalaL From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



9. Zetobora congrca. 



Mas. Testacea^ longi-fusiformis ; caput dense punclalum ; oculi invicem 

 remoti ; antennw fuscce, basi testacece, corporis dimidio longiores; 

 prolliorax brevi-conicus, subcarhiatus, caput vix superans, lateribus 

 subreJlexiK, maryine postico perparum rolundalo ; abdomen luteum, 

 apice integrum ; pedes sat graciles ; alee anticte pallide testacecE, semi' 

 hijalincB, trunco humerali nigricante ; alee poslica cinerece. 



Male. Testaceous, elongate-fusiform. Head thickly and minutely 

 punctured, transversely impressed between the sockets of the antennse and 

 the eyes. Eyes far apart. AnienncB brown, very minutely setulose, testa- 

 ceous at the base, more than half the lengih of the body. Prothorax short- 

 conical, slightly vaulted in front, hardly extending beyond the head, with a 

 slight longitudinal keel; sides rounded, slightly reflexed; lateral angles 

 obtuse; hind border very slightly rounded. Mesothorax and metathorax 

 piceous, smooth, shining. Abdomen luteous; under side with blackish 

 spiracles ; subanal lamina entire. Cerci lanceolate, slightly curved. Legs 

 rather slender; tibiae with slender spines. Wings rather broad. Fore 

 wings pale testaceous, semihyaline ; costa slightly dilated towards the base; 

 humeral trunk blackish; intermediate longitudinal veins distinct ; trans- 

 verse sectors regular, except in the anal area and between the anterior 

 branches of the humeral vein. Hind wings cinereous; transverse sectors 

 few and regular, except in the costal area and in the marginal part of the 

 discoidal area, where they are numerous and irregular; intermediate 

 longitudinal veins apparent only in the outer part of the anal area. 

 Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 19^ lines. 



The prothorax is more elongated and conical in front than that of 

 Z, sordidula, 



a, h. Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 

 c. ? From Mr. Children's collection. 



10. Zetobora abscissa. 



Mas. Fulva, fusiformis, dense et aspere punctata, subtus tesfacea glabra ; 

 oculi invicem approximati ; antennte nigne, basi testacece, corporis 

 dimidio longiores ; prothorax cucuUif'innis, siibcarinatus, margins 

 subrejlexo, lateribus vulde dilatalis, litura discoidali e rugis utrinque 

 tribus obliquis ; pedes breves, crassi ; aUe anlicce basi picece, abdomen 

 longe superanles ; alee postico^ cinereo-hi/ulince, pallidu venosce. 



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