I'^O CATALOGUE OF 



Sect. 8. 

 The broad head and ihe flat prolborax are the prominent characters of 

 this group. 



38. ISCHNOPTERA CENTRALIS. 



Foein. Nigra, fusiformis ; capttt apud os rufum, prothoracem perpaulto 

 svperans ; ncnli invicem sat late remoti ; antentiie corpore paulto 

 lonf/iores ; prolhorax rufescens, planus, bifoveolatus, laleribus niyris 

 dejlexis, margine postiro fere recto ; venlris discus rufescens ; pedes 

 picei, i/enubus tarsisque rufesceniibus ; alee anliccc ryfce,snt coriacea, 

 abdomen longe superanles, apices versus saturate cinereee, villa coslali 

 abbreviala nigra ; alee postica saturate chierece. 



Female. Black, /usifomi, smooth, shining. Head extending very 

 little beyond the prolborax ; iove border, sockets of the antenncc and palpi 

 dark red. Ejes rather wide apart. Antennae slender, setose, a little 

 longer than the body. Prothorax reddish, flat, black and dellexed on each 

 side ; a broad and very shallow oblique furrow on each side of the disk ; 

 fore border truncated; sides rounded, slifihtly reflexed ; hind bonier 

 almost straijjht. Disk of the under side of the abdomen mostly reddish. 

 Cerci lanceolate, moderately long and stout. Legs piceous, moderately 

 stout; femora with a few slender spines; knees and tarsi reddish. Wings 

 extending much beyond the abdomen. Fore wings red, somewhat 

 coriaceous, dark cinereous towards the tips; costal area black for more than 

 half the length from the base; costa hardly rounded; anal furrow slight. 

 Hind wings dark cinereous. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 

 14 lines. 



a. South Australia. Presented by R. Bakewell, Esq. 



Sect. 9. 



This group is closely allied to Blalla, and the oblique furrows on the 

 prolhorax are very slight. 



39. IsCHNOPTERA LOCIDA. 



Foem. Pallide testucea, fusiformis ; caput prothoracem vix stiperans ; 

 oculi fere count xi ; antenna; j,allide lutea, sal robustce ; proikorax 

 anlice rotundntus, lateribus defiexis pellucidis subangulalis, margine 

 poslico subrolundalo ; alceanliccB semidiaphancB, fere menibranacece, 

 abdomen longe superanles ; ala posticce pellucidce. 



Female. Pale testaceous, fusiform, smooth, shining, rather slender. 

 Head hardly extending beyond the prothorax. Eyes nearly connected. 

 Antennas pale luteous, rather stout. Prothorax narrower in front, deflexed 

 and pellucid on each side ; fore border rounded, not truncated ; sides 

 nearly angular; hind border slightly rounded. Cerci broad, linear, 

 rounded at the tips. Legs moderaiely stout ; femora minutely setulose. 

 Wings extending much beyond the abdomen. Fore wings semihyaline, 

 nearly membranous; veins not elevated. Hind wings pellucid ; veins pale. 

 Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 15 lines. 



a. Pernanibuco. Presented by — Spooner, Esq. 



