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the antennjB slij^hlly curved; secoiul red, veiv much lonj^er than the first. 

 Prothorax scabrous, with a slight neck ; hind anfjles obtuse, not prominent. 

 Pectus and ventral segments with black dots. Four anterior legs reddish. 

 Hind femora slightly tuberculate, dentate beneath, except towards the 

 base. Hind tibiic dilated ; membrane on the inner side narrow, extending 

 from the base to somewhat beyond the middle; membrane on the outer 

 side a little longer and more than twice broader than that on the inner 

 side, with three broad angles along the apical half. Length of the body 

 9 lines. 



a. Oajaca. From M. Salle's collection. 



27. Anisoscelis alaTa. 



Foera. Purpureo-cyanea ; caput poslice luleo lrivittalum,subtus lividum ; 

 prothorax fascia ochracea lata undulata nigro guttata, angidis 

 posticis prominuiis latissimis nigro nerratis oblique ascendentibus ; 

 pectus lividum, utrinque ochraccum nigro giittatum purpurenque 

 bimaculatwii ; abdominis laiera ochraceo maculata ; venter nclira- 

 ceus, e maculis cyaneis quadrivittatus ; tibice poxtica subdilalalce, 

 extus luteo uniplagiatic ; ahe anlicce luteo unimaculatcc. 



Female. Deep purplish blue. Head a little longer than the first joint 

 of the antennae; hind part with three luleous stripes; under side livid. 

 Rostrum extending to the second ventral segment. Antennae pubescent ; 

 first joint slightly curved ; second much longer than the first; third as long 

 as the first. Prothorax scabrous, with a broad undulating black-dotted 

 orange band, which includes the hind angles; these are very broad and 

 prominent, beset with black teeth, obliquely ascending. Pectus livid, 

 ochraceous, black-dotted, and with two purple spots on each side. Abdomen 

 with ochraceous spots along each side; ventral segments ochraceous, with 

 four rows of blue spots. Femora slightly dentate beneath towards the tips. 

 Hind tibia? slightly dilated on both sides for half the length from the base, 

 the membrane on the outer side with a large luteous patch. Fore wings 

 with a luteous spot in the disk. Length of the body 10 lines. 



a. Para. From Mr. Hewilson's collection. 



Africa. 



28. Anisoscelis membranacea, C II. Ab\. 



Anisoscelis flavopunctatus, Sgixt. Maillard, Notes Isle Reun. Ins. 27, pi. 21, 

 f. 4 — Theoguis membranaceus, Stal. 



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



b. West Africa. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



c. d. Madagascar. From Madame Ida Pfeiffer's collection. 

 e. Nalal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



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