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16. CUSPICONA VIGENS. 



Lulea, longi-ovala, vage punctata; caput transverse striatum; rostrum 

 seqmenfi ventralis 3J marginem posticum attingens ; antenn<e corporis 

 dimidio longiores ; thorax prasinus, laleribus, margine antico lineaque 

 lutcis, spinis duahus nigris longis vnlldis subacutis suhascendenlibus 

 basi luteis ; sctilellum apiccm versus prasiuum ; pectus viridi quadri- 

 notatum, carina caput attingente ; venter e macnlis fuscis bioiltatus, 

 macula siihapicali nigra; pedes validi, nigro conspersi ; alec anticce 



fusco punctalcE et nebulosce, striga subcostali glabra, mernbrana 



fuscescente. 



Luteous, elougate-oval, tbinly punctured. Head elongate, trans- 

 versely striated ; lobes of equal length. Rostrum black towards the tip, 

 extending to the hind border of the third ventral segment. Anlennse 

 slender, a little more than half the length of the body; first joint not 

 extending to the front of the head; second much shorter than the third: 

 fourth longer than the third and than the fifth. Thorax almost smooth 

 in front, grass-green except the fore part, the sides and a slender 

 stripe; hind angles forming two long stout slightly acute diverging 

 spines, which are black except at the base and are slightly ascending. 

 Sculellum grass-green towards the tip. Pectus with two green marks 

 and with two intermediate black marks on each side ; keel very deep 

 in front, extending beyond the base of the antennae. Abdomen be- 

 neath with some transverse brown spots on each side and wilh a large 

 black spot on the fifth segment; four stout black apical spines; basal 

 spine extending to the hind coxte. Legs stout ; femora and tibiae speckled 

 with black. Fore wings with brown punctures, partly clouded with brown ; 

 a smooth elongated subcostal spot ; membrane brownish. Length of the 

 body 7 lines. 



Closely allied to C. hamata and to C. eontraria, but the spines of the 

 thorax are not recurved. It is shorter than C.forficuloides, and the spines 

 are less slender. 



a, b. Lizard Isle, 



17. CUSPICONA TRANSVERSA. 



Testacea, longi-ovata, vage punctata ; caput transverse striatum ; rostrum 

 segmenti ventralis \i marginem posticum attingens ; antenna; corporis 

 dimidio breviores ; thorax spinis duahus robustis acutis subrecurvis 

 apice rujis ; pectoris carina caput attingens ; abdomen spinis quatuor 

 apicalibus apice rufis ; pedes robusti; mernbrana limpida. 



Testaceous, elongate-oval, thinly and roughly punctured. Head some- 

 what long, transversely striated ; lobes of equal length. Rostrum extending 

 to the hind border of the first ventral segment; tip black. Antennae 

 slender, rather less than half the length of the body; first joint not 

 extending to the front of the head; second much shorter than the third; 

 third much shorter than the fourth ; fifth a little shorter than the fourth. 

 Thorax mostly smooth and slightly rugulose in front; hind angles forming 

 two stout acute spines, which are dark red towards the tips and are slightly 

 recurved. Pectoral keel extending to the base of the antennae. Abdomen 

 wilh four apical spines which are dark red towards the tips, the inner pair 



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