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32. DECTICUS SINENSIS. 



Fcera. Viridix ; vertex vilta lata testacea interlineata ; antenna picece, 

 basi pallide virides ; prothorax villa lata testacea fusco inlerrupte 

 maryinata, margine postico rotundato ; abdomen cervinum, strigis 

 lateralibusviridibus,ventre testaceo cervino-vittato ; oviduclus fulvus, 

 reclus,abdomini cequilongus ; pedes femoribus uniseriatim spinutosis, 

 tibiis quatuor anterioribus triseriatim spinosis , tibiis posticis quadri- 

 seriatim spinosis ; alee diaphance, corpore multo longiores ; alee anticce 

 vilta discoidali e maculis septem fuscis ; alee posticce pallido venosce. 



Female. Grass-green, smooth, shining. Vertex of the head with a 

 broad interlined testaceous stripe. Eyes reddish. Palpi pubescent; third 

 joint of the maxillary longer than the fourth ; fifth subclavate, very much 

 longer than the third. Antennae piceous, pale green at the base, much 

 longer than the body. Prothorax with two transverse furrows, testaceous 

 between the lateral keels, except towards the hind border, which is 

 rounded ; sides much rounded ; an irregular and interrupted brown stripe 

 along each keel. Abdomen fawn-colour; hind borders of the segments 

 green on each side, where there are some irregular green streaks ; 

 ventral segments testaceous, with a fawn-coloured stripe. Oviduct 

 tawny, straight, as long as the abdomen. Femora with a few minute 

 spines beneath ; four anterior tibia? with two spines above ; fore tibiae with 

 six spines on each side; middle tibias with six spines on one side and with 

 four on the other; bind tibia3 with numerous spines on two of the keels and 

 with a few on the other two keels; spines with black lips. Wings pellucid, 

 much longer than the body. Fore wings with a row of seveu brown spots 

 along the internomedian vein; veins green or testaceous; some of the 

 principal veins black towards the base. Hind wings with pale veins. 

 Length of the body 17 lines; expansion of the wings 48 lines. 



Like D. albifrons in structure, 

 o. Amoy, China. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



33. DECTICUS OBSCUKUS. 



Mas et foem. Ferrugineus ; from fulva ; clypei latera nigricantia; 

 palpi testacn ; prothorax longiusculus, disco postice latiore, carinis 

 lateralibus bene determinatis ; abdomen fuscum ; oviductus perparum 

 arcualus, apicem versus niger, abdomine longior ; pedes robusti, 

 femoribus nigricante strigatis, tibiis triseriatim spinosis ; alee anticce 

 fuscescenle cinerece, abdnminis apicem attingenles, nigricante macu- 

 lalce et venosce ; alee posticce cinerece, paullo breviores. Var. (3. Ab- 

 dominis seymenta pallido fasciata. Var. y. Caput et prothorax 

 testacea ; prothorax nigricante bivittatus ; alee abdomen superantes. 



Male and female. Ferruginous. Head as broad as the prothorax, 

 slightly prominent and rounded between the antennae ; front tawny, erect; 

 clypeus blackish on each side; mandibles blackish. Eyes black. Palpi 

 testaceous; third joint of the maxillary much longer than the fourth ; fifth 

 subclavate, much longer than the third ; third joint of the labial clavate, 

 longer than the second. Prothorax elongate; flat part broader bindward; 

 lateral keels well defined; a transverse furrow near the fore border and two 



