2l6 



Total 75 days. 



One individual matured in 11 1 days: (embryonic period 38 days, 



nymphal period 73 days.) 



Measurements : 



The ovipositor makes its appearance in the second instar 

 (i mm.), increasing in length with succeeding stadia, but its de- 

 velopment is not uniform per instar. 



The teeth of male cerci appear in fourth instar, being very 

 small, on inner side, near the apex; in fifth instar they are 

 larger and about the middle of inner side. 



(5). Description. 



Xiphidiiim varipcnnc, sp. nov. 



Bright green; fastigium reddish brown and a dorsal stripe of 

 the s'ame color extending backwards the whole length of the 

 body; from the fastigium it widens to the width of the pronotum 

 when it reaches the posterior margin of the latter; a whitish line 

 borders this stripe on either side, sometimes obscure on the 

 abdomen, sometimes yellowish; on either side of the abdomen of 

 female a brownish stripe outside of the whitish line, often red- 



