274 CATALOGUE OK 



South Asia. 



19. XlPHIDIUM EXEMPTUM. 



Fcem. Testa ceum ; palporum articuli 3us et 4us subaquales, bus multo 

 longior ; antenna apices versus picece ; oviductus perparum arcnatus, 

 corpore vix brevior ; ala diaphana, pallido venosce. 



Female. Testaceous, smooth, shining. Head with a conical, porrect, 

 slender, rounded protuberance between the antennae. Eyes nearly round, 

 very prominent. Third and fourth joinis of the maxillary palpi about 

 equal in length; fifth much longer than the fourth. Antennae piceous 

 towards the tips. Oviduct very slightly curved, almost as long as the body. 

 Wings pellucid, much longer than the body; longitudinal veins testaceous; 

 transverse veins white. Hind wings raiher longer than the fore wings. 

 Length of the body 8 lines ; expansion of the fore wings 23 lines. 



a. Corea. Presented by Capt. Sir E. Belcher. 



20. XlPHIDIUM POST1CUM. 



Frern. Viridi-testaceum ; palporum articulus 4us 3o el bo paullo longior ; 

 antenna pieces, basi pallida ; prothorax vitta pallide fusca nigro 

 marginala ; oviductus fere reclus, abdomine vix brevior; femora 

 quatuor anteriora uniseriatim spinulosa ; femora poslica biaeriatim 

 spinulosa ; tibia quatuor anteriores biserialim spinosa ; tibia poslica 

 quadriseriatim spinulosa; ala antica virides, latiuscula, villa postica 

 fusca lanceolata ; ala postica diaphana, pallido venosa. 



Female. Greenish testaceous, slender, smooth, shining. Head as 

 broad as the prothorax, with a short, porrect, compressed, acute horn between 

 the antenna?; front long, erect; labruin short. Mandibles with black tips. 

 Eyes brown, nearly round, very prominent. Fourth joint of the maxillary 

 palpi a little longer than the third and than the fifth, which is subelaiale. 

 Antennae piceous, pale towards the base, full twice the length of the body. 

 Prothorax with a pale brown stripe which occupies the flat part and is 

 broader hindward, and is bordered by a black line on each keel ; sides ;ind 

 hind border slightly rounded. Oviduct almost straight, full as long as the 

 abdomen. Four anterior femora with a single row of very minute spines; 

 hind femora with two rows of small spines; four anterior tibise with six 

 long spines on each side; hind tibiae with four rows of short slender spines. 

 Fore wings green, rather broad, a little longer than the hind wings, with a 

 brown lanceolate stripe which extends from the base along two-thirds of 

 the length of the interior border. Hind wings pellucid ; veins pale. Length 

 of the body 1 1 lines ; expansion of the fore wings 26 lines. 



a. Silhet. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



Australasia. 



21. XlPHIDIUM LONG1PENNE. 



Locusta (Xiphidium) longipennis, Ifaan, Verz. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Ind. Bez. 

 Ins. 189. 



Banjermassing. 



