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middle and with another very near the fore border. Oviduct tawny, curved 

 upward, about one-fourth of the length of the abdomen. Le^s stout ; spines 

 minute, with black tips; fore femora with five spines on each side; middle 

 femora with five spines on the outer side and with two on the inner side ; 

 hind femora with a single row of seven spines; fore tibia? with six spines 

 on the outer side and with four on the inner side, these spines larger than 

 those of the femora; four posterior tibiae with a black spot near the base ; 

 middle tibia? with a single row of nine spines; hind tibiae with numerous 

 spines in the four rows. Wings rudimentary. Length of the body 

 19 lines. 



The specimen described seems to be not fully developed. 

 . Australia. From Mr. Macgillivray's collection. 



Genus 72. MONTESA. 



Fcem. Corpus sat gracile. Caput prothorace non angustius, cornu 

 antico brevi lato lobato subascendeme ; latera rugulosa; frons subobliqua. 

 Oculi rotundi, valde globosi. Palporum ariiculns 4us 3o paullo brevior; 

 5us 3o valde longior. Antennae longa?, graciles. Prothorax rugulosus, fere 

 planus, transverse unisulcatus, abdomine multo angustior, laleribus valde 

 rotundatis, margirie postico subrotundato. Oviductus rectus, corpore 

 longior. Pedes sat graciles; femora uniseriatim spinulosa; tibia? quatuor 

 anteriores biseriatim spinosa?; tibia? postica? quadriseriatim spinulosa?. Ala? 

 antica? corpore longiores. 



Female. Body rather slender. Head as broad as the prothorax, 

 rugulose on each side, with a broad trilobed slightly ascending pro- 

 tuberance between the antenna? ; front slightly oblique, nearly smooth ; 

 labrum short. Mandibles large. Eyes round, very prominent. Fourth joint 

 of the maxillary palpi a little shorter than the third ; fifth subclavate, very 

 much longer than the third. Antennae slender, about twice the length of 

 the body. Prothorax rugulose, nearly flat above, with one transverse, 

 furrow; sides much rounded; hind border slightly rounded. Abdomen 

 much narrower than the prothorax. Oviduct straight, somewhat longer 

 than the body. Legs rather slender; fore femora with a single row of four 

 spines; middle femora with a single row of eiht spines; hind femora with 

 a single row of twelve spines; fore tibia? with two rows of six spines; 

 middle tibia? with two rows of eight spines; hind tibia? with four rows of 

 spines. Fore wings narrow, very thickly reticulated, a little longer than 

 the hind wings. 



1. MONTESA NIORIDENS. 



Fcem. Viridis ; caput antice nitens, labro albido, mandibulis nigris ; 

 abdomen et vagina testacea, hcBC apicem versus viridis ; alt posticce 

 diaphanee, viridi venosce. 



Female. Grass-green. Head shining in front; labrum whitish. 

 Mandibles black.' Eyes red. Abdomen and oviduct testaceous, the latter 

 green towards the tip. Spines of the legs with black tips. Hind wings 

 pellucid ; veins green. Length of the body 16 lines ; expansion of the fore 

 wings 38 lines. 



a. Tapayos. From Mr. Bales' collection. 



