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EpILAMPRA LATICOLLIS. 



FcEin. Livida, fusiformis ; caput prothoracem vix superans, verticis fascia 

 lata fronleque piceis ; antenna rufce, basi picecB ; prolhorax funco- 

 guttaius, lateribus dilatalis semihi/alinis, margine postico perparum 

 rolundato ; lamina supra-analis divisa ; cerci picei, breviuscuii, sat 

 graciles, apice fulvi ; pedes validi ; alee anlicce semicoriacece, fusco- 

 nigroque conspersce, cosla subrotundata ; alee posticce cinerece, apud 

 coslam fusco conspersce, area anali pallidiore albido venosa. 



Female. Livid, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head hardly extending 

 beyond the prolhorax ; front and a broad stripe on the vertex piceous ; 

 socliets of the antennae whitish. Eyes black, wide apart. Antennae red, 

 piceous towards the base, slender. Prolhorax wiih numerous small brown 

 dots, slighily slanting on each side : fore border hardly truncated; sides 

 dilated, semihyaliue, much rounded ; hind border very slightly rounded. 

 Supra-anal lamina of the abdomen bilobed. Cerci piceous, lanceolate, 

 rather short and slender, with tiiwiiy tips. Legs rather stout; feuiorawith 

 short spines. Wings extending a little beyond the abdomen. Fore wings 

 semicoriaceous, irregularly speckled wiih brown; some black speckles, 

 which are chiefly on the humeral trunk ; costa slightly rounded ; divisions 

 of the humeral vein forked; longitudinal veins simple-, intermediate 

 longitudinal veins distinct. Hind wings cinereous; veins testaceous; 

 some brown speckles along the costa ; anal area pale cinereous, with 

 whitish veins. Length of the body 16 lines; of the wings 30 lines. 



Much like P. notabilis in structure. In the male the head is more 

 completely hidden by the prothorax and the wings are longer. 



a. Richmond River, Australia. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Epilampra mdnda. 



Fcem. Teslacea, longi-fusiformis ; caput prothoracem vix superans, 

 verlice fronlisque disco piceis ; palpi apice picei ; anlennce picece, 

 corpore breviores ; prothorax nigra subconspersus, lateribus dejlexis 

 rolundatis vix rejlexis, margine postico producto ; cerci fulvi, longi, 

 graciles ; alee anticce semicoriaceee, nigro conspersce et plagiatce, abdo- 

 men longe superantes ; alee posticce cinerem, breviores. 



Female. Testaceous, elongate-fusiform, smooth, shining. Head 

 hardly extending beyond the prothorax ; vertex and disk of the front 

 piceous. Eyes black, wide apart ; third joint of the palpi piceous. 

 Antennae piceous, slender, testaceous at the base, shorter than the body. 

 Prolhorax thinly and minutely black-speckled, narrower, rounded and 

 hardly hooded in front; sides rounded, slanting or deflexed, hardly re- 

 flexed ; hind border produced and rounded in the middle, covering the 

 scutellum. Supra-anal lamina of ihe abdomen bilo1)e(l. Cerci tawny, 

 long, slender. Legs moderately long and stout; femora with slender 

 spinel. Wings extending much beyond the abdomen. Fore wings semi- 

 coriaceous, extending beyond the hind wings, with many black points 

 and with some black blotches; veins slightly elevated; intermediate 



