90 CATALOGUE OF 



Male. Testaceous, tomentose. Head with a blackish ridge between 

 the eyes and with three anterior blackish stripes, the hind part of the 

 middle stripe interlaced ; some blackish marks on the face. Eyes tawny, 

 prominent. Antennae piceous, testaceous at the base, about thrice the 

 length of the body. Prothorax, mesothorax and mela thorax with some 

 irregular piceous spots. Cerci a little longer than the abdomen. Legs 

 with brown bands on the femora and on the tibiae. Length of the body 

 6 lines. 



The specimen described is without hind legs. 



a. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's collection. 



2. Zaora morbillosa. 



Mas. Teslacea, tomentosa ; caput nigra quinque vittatum ; palpnrum 

 articulus '3 us subsecuriformis ; antenna piaa ; prothorax nigro sub- 

 marginatus, fascia nigricanle indeterminala abbreviata fulvo binotala, 

 laleribus rectis ; mesothorax et metathorax nigricanle fasciati ; abdo- 

 men fulvum nigricante conspersum et maculatum, vilta nigricante 

 teslaceo guttata. 



Male. Testaceous, tomentose, nearly cylindrical. Head shining, 

 with five broad black stripes on the vertex ; middle stripe including a testa- 

 ceous line; outer pair very short; a horse-shoe-sbaped black mark in front 

 of the middle sliipe. Eyes piceous, slightly elongated, very slightly convex. 

 Third joint of the palpi slightly securiform, a little longer than the second. 

 Antennae piceous, testaceous at the base. Prothorax with a very narrow 

 black border, and with a blackish broad irregular abbreviated middle band 

 which contains a transverse tawny spot on each side ; lateral keels much 

 rounded; vertical part broadest in front; sides straight. Mesothorax and 

 metathorax with blackish bands, whose hind borders are dentate. Abdo- 

 men tawny; dorsal segments with a blackish stripe which includes a testa- 

 ceous dot on the hind border on each segment, with blackish speckles and 

 with transverse rows of blackish dots. Four anterior legs rather short and 

 stout, thickly beset with blaek bristles. Length of the body 1\ Hues. 



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



3. Zaora paedalis. 



Fcem. Teslacea, tomentosa ; caput striga ramosa antice furcata strigis- 

 que duabus lateralibus nigris ; antenna nigra; prothorax fasciis 

 duabus nigris subinterruptis, la lata abbreviata, 2a informi utrinque 

 attenuata ; abdomen nigro punclatum guttatum et plagiatum ; cerci 

 corpore patdlo longiores ; oviductus corpore paullo brevior ; pedes 

 nigro fasciati. 



Female. Testaceous, tomentose. Head shining, with a black ramose 

 streak on the vertex, forked in front; a black streak on each side extending 

 from the eye to the face. Antennae black, about thrice the length of the 

 body. Prothorax with two slightly interrupted black bands; first band on 

 the fore border broad, abbreviated; second near the hind border, irregular, 

 attenuated on each side. Dorsal abdominal segments with black points, 

 with a few black patches on each side, and with a row of black dots along 



