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slenderly separated from the hind edge ; the outer stripes slender and 

 more than four times as long as broad, separated from the outer edge 

 by a slender yellow line, and the space between them and the inner 

 stripes nearly as wide as that between the latter. The scutel is large, 

 triangular, lemon-yellow, sometimes orange in the males, its outer 

 angles black, tliis color thus connecting the middle stripes of the 

 thorax with those of the wing covers. 



"The wing-covers at their base equal the thorax in width, and be- 

 come slightly wider across the middle. They are of a leathery texture 

 with the hind ends thin and membranous. The leathery portion is 

 bright lemon-yellow, minutely and irregularly punctured, ending in a 

 triangular piece which is separated by a transverse suture. On each 

 wing-cover are two black stripes, continuous with those upon the 

 thorax. Outer stripe commencing as a slender point on the anterior 

 edge of the outer margin, gradually widening and receding nearly half 

 its width from the margin as it extends backward, its rounded hind 

 end commonly touching the transverse suture, and beyond this is a 

 large black dot, upon the triangular piece slightly forward of its 

 center. The inner stripe is usually broader than it is on the thorax, 

 as is also the space between it and the outer stripe, whilst between it 

 and its fellow the space is narrower here than on the thorax and scutel. 

 The membranous ends of the wing-covers are black and united with 

 the hind ends of the middle stripes, and the outer end of their curved 

 vein is pale yellowish in the females. The wings are smoky black and 

 translucent, with opake black veins. 



'' The under side is orange-yellow, in the male red, and without spots 

 or marks in some specimens, whilst others have a black dot on each 

 side of the breast, a black spot on the end of the body, and sometimes, 

 forward of this spot is a short band on each segment. 



" The legs are long and slender, the hind pair much longer than the 

 others and their thighs thicker. They are dull yellowish-white, trans- 

 lucent and glossy. The thighs are long, cylindrical and bearded with 

 fine short hairs and along their under sides a few longer ones. Toward 

 their tips are two black bands which are sometimes united more or 

 less, the upper band commonly broader, and on the four forward legs 

 both bands extending but half way round. The trochanters or 

 small smooth lobes on the base of the thighs are frequently 

 black, and the fore thighs sometimes have an oblong black spot or 

 cloud immediately below the trochanters. Hind thighs usually with a 

 black line on their outer side, extending their whole length above the 

 bands. The shanks are a third longer and much more slender than 

 the thighs, cylindrical, bearded with small black spmes, their tips 



