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29. TSCHNOPTERA LONGIPENNIS. 



Mas. Testacea,lonf/a,sublinearis ; capitt prothoracem sat superans ; oculi 

 invicem late dhjuncti ; prothorax bifoveulatus, lateribus deflexis valde 

 rotimdatis, maryine poslivo subrotnndato ; venter lateribus apiceque 

 piceis ; pedes breviusculi ; alee anticce abdomen longe siiperantes,vitta 

 picea subcostuli abbreviata ; alee poslica cinerece. 

 Male. Testaceous, long:, smooth, shiiiin(>, nearly linear. Head extend- 

 ing rather beyond the pruiliorax. Eyes black, wide apart. Prothorax 

 deflexed on each side, with two distinct furrows which converge hiudward ; 

 fore border truncated ; sides much rounded ; hind border slightly rounded. 

 Abdomen piceous beneath on each side and at the tip. Legs rather short; 

 femora setose beneath. Wings much longer than the body. Fore wings 

 piceous about the humeral trunk and along the exterior two-thirds of the 

 costa. Hind wings cinereous. Length of the body 9 lines; of the wings 

 26 lines. 



The prothorax is less dilated and has more distinct furrows than that 

 of/, erythrocephala, in which the sides are not deflexed. The veins of the 

 fore wings aie less prominent. 



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



Sect. 5. 



This section may be distinguished from the two preceding groups by 

 the short and stout legs. The less rounded sides of the piothorax separate 

 it from the 4th section. 



30. ISCHNOPTERA NATALENSIS. 



Mas. Nigra, fusiformis ; caput prothoracem pavllo superans, margine 

 antico fulvo ; oculi invicem sat approximati ; antenna picece ; pro- 

 thorax luteus, bifoveolatus, lateribus rotimdatis subrejlexis, maryine 

 poslico subrotundato ; pedes fiilvi ; aim antica. lutece, semicoriacece, 

 abdomen longe super antes ; alae posticce cinerece, luteo venosce. 



Male. Black, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head extending a little 

 beyond the prothorax; fore border tawny; sockets of the antennae pale 

 testaceous. Eyes piceous, somewhat approximate. Palpi piceous. Antennae 

 piceous, minutely selulose ; joints very short. Prothorax liiteous, narrower 

 in front; disk with a slight oblique furrow on each side; fore border hardly 

 truncated; sides rounded, slightly deflexed and reflexed; hind border 

 slightly rounded. Styles short. Cerci lanceolate, rather long and slender. 

 Legs tawny; femora with slender spines. Wings extending much beyond 

 the abdomen. Fore wings hiteoiis, seinicoriaceous ; veins slightly elevated ; 

 costa hardly rounded ; anal furrow slight. Hind wings cinereous ; veins 

 luteous. Length of the body 6^ lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



a. Natal. From M. Gueiuzius' collection. 



