CATALOGUE OF 



green veins. Hind wings pellucid, a little longer than the fore wings ; 

 veins brown ; a slight brownish linge along the tip of the costa. Length 

 of the body 6 lines; expansion of the fore wings 15 lines. 



The oviduct is much shorter than that of X. Iris, 

 a. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. D. F. Morgan. 



South Africa. 



14. XlPHIDIUM PUNCTIPENNE. 



Fcem. Teslaceum ; caput et prothorax vittis duabus fuscis anlice 

 approximates; caput albo bilineatum ; antenna nigricantes ; pro- 

 tlioracis linete lutescente maryinatce ; pectus atbidum; abdomen villa 

 dorsali fusca ; oviductus subarcuatus, abdomine paullo longior ; alee 

 pallidissime cinerece ; alee antice Linea e gullis parvis nigris ; alts 

 po&ticce longiores. 



Female. Testaceous, like X.fuscum ui structure. Head and pro- 

 thorax with two brown lines which diverge from the fore border of the head 

 to the hind border of the prothorax. Head with a white line on each side 

 between the brown line and the eye. Eyes piceous. Autenna3 blackish, 

 testaceous at the base. Prothorax with a luteous tinge along the outer side 

 of each brown line. Peclus whitish. Abdomen with a brown dorsal stripe. 

 Oviduct slightly curved upward, a little longer than the abdomen. Wings 

 very pale corneous, veins pale. Fore wings with a line of small black dots, 

 which extends in the di*k from near the base to rather beyond half the 

 length. Hind wings somewhat longer than the fore wings. Length of 

 the body 6 lines; expansion of the fore wings 19 lines. 



a. South Africa. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



15. XlPHIDIUM TENUE. 



Mas. Viride, gracillimum ; caput et prothorax vitta ferruginea flavo 

 marginata ; antennae picece, basifulvce; abdomen villa paltide luteu; 

 alee pailide cervince, apud costam diaphance viridi venosce ; alee poslicce 

 longiores. 



Male. Grass-green, slender. Head and prothorax with a ferruginous 

 stripe, which is bordered with pale yellow on the outer side. Eyes brown. 

 Antennae piceous, tawny towards the base. Abdomen with a pale luteous 

 stripe. Wings pale fawn-colour, pellucid and with green veins along the 

 costa. Hind wings somewhat longer than the fore wings. Length of the 

 body 6^ lines; expansion of the fore wings 19 lines. 



The body is more slender than that of X.fuscum. 

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



16. XlPHIDJUM TENELLUM. 



Fo3m. Teslaceo-viride ; caput et prothorax e lituris nonnullis rufis sub- 



vittala ; antenna picete ; oviductus rectus, abdomini ceguilongus ; alee 



diaphanee, venis pailide viridibus ; alas postica longiores. 



Female. Testaceous-green. Head and prothorax with a very 



incomplete or almost obsolete stripe indicated by some red marks on each 



