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III. EPILAMPRID.^. 



Head depressed. Antennae setaceous, and shorter than the 

 body, or moderately thick and longer. Pronotum transverse, in 

 winged species produced behind. Elytra coriaceous, horny, or 

 lobiform. Axillary veins, when present, crowded. Wings either 

 perfectly explicate or absent, radial vein much branched, ulnar 

 vein pectinate. Legs long, femora spined. Abdomen in both 

 sexes oval, dorsal segments acute, angular behind. Supra-anal 

 lamina of male quadrate, of female incised with rounded lobes, 

 or entire, broad and round. Cerci shorter than lamina, or 

 scarcely longer. Subgenital lamina of male transverse, with 

 long styles. (The principal distinctive characters are supplied 

 by the supra-anal lamina and the cerci). 



Paraphoraspis, Brunner (ibid, 163, fig. 18). 



( Phlehonotum, Saussure, Mel. Orth., I., 13, tig. 8), 

 " Antenn&e setaceous, very slender. Pronotum rounded in 

 front, and slightly rounded or tubercular behind. Elytra convex, 

 base not dilated, apex acuminate or rounded, horny, with veins 

 distinct above. Wings rudimentary or perfect, fore part 

 acuminate at the apex, anterior area coriaceous and with few 

 veins, ulnar vein with pennate branches towards the dividing 

 vein, none towards external margin. Legs slender, femora with 

 distant spines. Abdomen of both sexes dilated ; of the male 

 with seven, of the female with eight segments. Supra-anal 

 lamina of male transverse, of female triangularly produced, 

 incised in the middle ; ventral segments scarcely constricted, the 

 last segment of female triangular, acuminate, somewhat keeled, 

 with two lateral folds. Cerci very short, dilated." 



The distinct veins of the convex elytra and the truncate pro- 

 notum are the principal generic distinctions. Two species are 

 described ; one P. jmUens, Serv., from Java and Ceylon. 



Paraphoraspis notata, B7\ (ibid, 164, tig. 18). 

 " Reddish testaceous. Pronotum small, deflexed laterally. 

 Elytra acuminate, dusted with black, or concolorous, foremargin 

 brown, bordered with pale yellow, at the base and near the radial 

 vein streaked with pale yellow. Wings with the foremargin 

 of the colour of the body, coriaceous, veins deep-reddish 

 anteriorly, radiating veins l)rown. Abdomen brown above. 

 Both sexes winged. 



Male. Female. 



Length of body .. . ... 16 mm. 17-5 mm. 



Length of elytra ... 15 " 15 " 



Length of pronotum ... 4'5 " 5 " 



Width of pronotum ... 5-8 " 7 " 



Habitat. — Victoria, Australia ; Ceylon." 



