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numerous, regular. Hind wings extending much beyond the fore wings. 

 Length of the body 5 lines. 



The specimen described is deprived of its hind legs. 

 a. Celebes. From Madame Ida Pfeiffer's collection. 



27. PLATYDACTYLUS AUSTBALIS. 



Mas. Sordide testaceus, tomen,tosus ; caput antlce subcarinatum, fascia 

 anteriore nigrajlavo trilineata ; palporum art.iculus 3us apice exca- 

 vatus, oblique truncatus ; antenna corpore plus duplo longiores ; 

 abdomen piceum, apice testaceum ; cerci abdomine vix breviores ; 

 tibiae posticce utrinque serratce et quinque-spinosce ; alee anticce tes- 

 taceo-cinerece, abdominis apicem attingentes ; alee posticce valde 

 longiores. 



Male. Dull testaceous, tomentose. Head as broad as the prothorax, 

 prominent between the sockets, fore part shining, with a broad black band 

 including three transverse yellow lines. Eyes testaceous, slightly elongated, 

 rather prominent, narrowest in front. Palpi testaceous ; third joint clavate, 

 obliquely truncated, excavated at the tip, longer than the second. Antennae 

 ferruginous, piceous towards the base, more than twice the length of the 

 body; first joint large. Prothorax transverse; sides slightly rounded. 

 Abdomen piceous, testaceous at the tip. Cerci testaceous, nearly as long as 

 the abdomen. Hind tibiae minutely serrated, and with five rather short 

 spines on each side. Fore wings testaceous-cinereous, extending to the tip 

 of the abdomen ; space towards the tip reticulated; subcostal space with 

 twelve oblique slightly curved veins, those towards the base very near each 

 other, the twelfth Corked. Hind wings extending much beyond the fore 

 wings. Length of the body 12 lines. 



The structure of the fore wings of this species is very different from 

 that of P. subnotatus. The space towards the tips is much larger and the 

 veins near the costa are more remote from each other. It resembles 

 P. transversus in structure. 



a. Australia. From Mr. Macgillivray's collection. 



28. PLATYDACTYLUS CONTINUUS. 



Fcem. Testaceus, gracilis, pubescens ; caput longiusculum, anlice carina- 

 tum, vittis tribus niyricuntibus antice connexis ; antennce articulo lo 

 subdilatato ; prothorax niyro subcompersus et bivittalus, lateribus 

 rectis ; cerci abdomine paullo longiores ; oviductus reclus, abdomine 

 non longior ; pedes breviusculi, sat validi,fusco conspersi, tibiis pos- 

 ticis utrinque setosis et quadriapinosis ; alee anticce abdomen longe 

 superanles, villa subcostali fusca pallido notata ; alee posticce valde 

 longiores. 



Female. Testaceous, slender, pubescent. Head slightly elongate, 

 very prominent between the sockets of the antennae, three blackish stripes 

 on the vertex, united in front. Eyes dark reddish, elongated, slightly pro- 

 minent. Third joint of the palpi clavate, excavated beneath, longer than 

 the second. Antennae blackish, pale and with blackish rings towards the 

 base ; first joint slightly dilated on the inner side. Prolhorax longer than 



