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44. ISCHNOPTERA RUFICEPS. 



Foem. Nigra, longi-ovata ; caput ruftim, nigra fascialum, prolhoracem 

 sat superans, palpis antennis'jue nigris ; prolhorax bifoveolatus, sub- 

 tililer punctalus, tnargine antico lateribusque rujis; segmenla 

 ventralia rufo margina.la ; aUe antica; coriacece, basi rufescentes, 

 abdomen non superantes. Var. 0. — Prothoracis margo posticus rufus ; 

 alts anticcE dimidio basali rufo. 

 Female. Black, elongate-oval, smootli, shining. Head red, very 

 tliinly punctured, extending rather beyond the prolhorax ; a broad irregular 

 black band on the front. Palpi and anlennEB black. Prothorax dull, 

 tliickly and minutely punctured, with an oblique furrow on each side near 

 the fore border; fore border and sides very narrowly red, the fornaer 

 truncated, the latter much .ounded ; hind border slightly rounded. Hind 

 borders of the ventral segments red. Cerci stout, lanceolate. Legs stout; 

 femora minutely setose. Wings not extending beyond the abdomen. 

 Fore wings coriaceous, with a reddish tinge at the base; anal furrow 

 indistinct ; covered part of the right wing blackish cinereous, mem- 

 branous. Var/? — Hind border of the prothorax red. Fore wings red for 

 half the length from the base. Length of the body 5^—8 lines; of the 

 wings 12 — 15 lines. 



a, b. South Africa. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



c. Natal. Presented by the Rev. H. Methuen. 



d. Natal. From Dr. Krauss' collection. 



Sect 13. 



The distinct styles of the male are the only character which distin- 

 guishes this group from Blatla. 



45. IsCHNOPTERA BILIGATA. 



Foem. Teslatea, fusifarmis ; caput prolhoracem perpaullo svperans, 

 pieeo fascialum ; oculi invicem sat approximati ; antenncB fulvce, 

 corpore pauUo Longiores ; prolhorax brevis, taleribus hyalinis vix 

 rejlexis, margine postico subrotunda.lo ; alee anlicce membranaeecp, 

 abdomen longe superantes ; alee posliccE diaphana, venis pallide 

 ieslaceis. 

 Female. Testaceous, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head extending 

 very little beyond the prothorax; an irregular piceous band on the front. 

 Eyes black, not wide apart. Antennae tawny, slender, setulose, a little 

 longer than the body. Prothorax short, narrower in front, hyaline and 

 slightly deflexed on each side; fore border slightly truncated; sides 

 slightly rounded, hardly reflexed ; hind border slightly rounded. Cerci 

 lanceolate, long, slender. Legs rather slender ; femora with several slender 

 spines. Wings extending much beyond the abdomen. Fore wings mem- 

 branous. Costa slightly rounded ; veins very slightly elevated. Hind 

 wings pellucid; veins pale testaceous. Length of the body 5 — 6 lines; 

 of the wings 12 — 14. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Tcmpletou. 

 6. Celebes. 



