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Mule. Black. Head tawny near the mouth. Eyes piceous. Hind 

 part of the prothorax dark tawny. Four anterior femora testaceous towards 

 the base beneath ; hind femora irregularly reticulated with testaceous 

 above, testaceous beneath with a row of black dots on each side. Wings 

 dingy cinereous; veins piceous, those towards the cosla pale testaceous. 

 Length of the body 10 lines. 



a. Hindostan. Presented by Sir J. Hearsay. 



hh. Body very slender. 



Genus 38. NOCERA. 



Mas. Corpus gracillimuru. Caput breve, spina brevi armatuin. Oculi 

 pan i, subrotundi, valde prominuli. Palpi longi, filiformes, gracillirni ; 

 articulus 3us 2o paullo longior. Antenna; gracillimae, corpore quadruplo 

 longiores; articuli lus el 2us incrassati. Prothorax elongatus ; latera fere 

 recta. Abdomen sat longum; sexualia magna. Cerci abdomiue breviores. 

 Pedes longi, gracillirni, femoribus tibiisque spinosis, tarsis quadri-articu- 

 latis. Alae anticee angustae, longissima;, inordinatim reticulata;, tympano 

 uullo. 



Male. Body very slender. Head short, with a short spine above the 

 sockets of the antenna?. Eyes small, nearly round, very prominent. Palpi 

 long, filiform, very slender; third joint a little longer than the second. 

 Antenna; very slender, about four times the length of the body ; first joint 

 elongated, very stout ; second stout, elliptical. Prothorax much longer 

 than broad; sides nearly straight. Abdomen moderately long; sexual 

 appendages large. Cerci much shorter than the abdomen. Legs long, 

 very slender; four anterior femora and tibia; armed with long slender 

 spines, those of the tibia; slightly curved ; hind femora and hind tibia; 

 armed with very short spines, which are more numerous than those of the 

 anterior legs; hind femora sleuder; tarsi short; fourth joint long, 

 slender, with two claws. Wings narrow, more than thrice the length 

 of the abdomen. Fore wings irregularly reticulated ; no tympanum ; 

 longitudinal veins straight ; branches of the mediastinal vein numerous, 

 very short. 



This genus has most affinity to (Ecantlius. 



1. NoCERA PALLIDA. 



Mas. Straminea ; oculi niyri, stramineo reticulata ; alee diaphancr, venis 

 pallidissime stramineis. 



Male. Straw-colour. Eyes black, reticulated with straw-colour. 

 Wings pellucid ; veins very pale straw-colour. Length of the body 

 5 lines. 



a. Samoa Islands. From the Rev. T. Powell's collection. 



