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vitlatum ; cerci graciles, sublanceolati, valde arcua.li ; cornicula duo 

 in f era /a/fora, vix arcuata ; pedes graciles, longissimi, tibiis qualuor 

 anterioribus femoribusque spinulosis, tibiis poslicis spinosis ; alee 

 anticae sat angustce, roseo marginalce, costa basi nigro tinea ta ; alee 

 posticte diaphance, apice viridi plagiatce^ alis anticis non longiores. 



Male. Pale green, smooth, ralher stout. Head a little narrower than 

 the proihorax, whitish and shining in front, with the usual forked keel 

 between the eyes; from erect. Eyes tawny, round, very prominent. 

 Maxillary palpi very slender; fourth joint much shorter than the third and 

 not more than half the length of the fifth. Antennae long, slender. Pro- 

 thorax with an indistinct yellowish longitudinal line and with three trans- 

 verse impressed lines, of which the first is widely interrupted and the second 

 and third are curved hindward ; disk flat, widening hindward ; lateral keels 

 indeterminate; fore border hardly excavated; sides straight; hind border 

 rounded. Sternum notched. Abdomen with a broad rosy dorsal stripe. 

 Cerci slender, slightly lanceolate, much curved, crossing each other; the 

 two lower appendages broadly lanceolate, hardly curved. Legs slender, 

 very long; femora and four anterior tibiae with the usual minute spines; 

 hind femora incrassated for half the length from the base ; fore tibia? 

 slightly dilated at the base ; hind tibiae with four rows of ralher small spines. 

 Fore wings rather narrow, as long as the hind wings, dull red between the 

 costa and the hind border; a white tinge along: the basal part of the costa 

 which is rosy, the latter hue fading away towards the tip, accompanied by 

 a black line at the base ; hind border rosy ; minute areolets as usual ; the 

 larger areolets not clearly defined. Hind wings pellucid; veins white; a 

 green patch on the fore part of the tip. Length of the body 12 lines ; 

 expansion of the hind wings 46 lines. 



The equal length of the four wings distinguish it from nearly all the 

 other species of the genus. 



a, b. Australia. From Mr. Darnel's collection. 



54. PHANEKOPTERA STRENUA. 



Fcem. Viridi-flavescens, sat valida ; oculielliptici, prominuli ; antenna 

 fuscce, basi pallidce ; prothorax linea longitudinali lineisque duabus 

 transversis impressis, carinis lateralibus bene determinatis ; meso- 

 sternum et metasternum valde incisa ; pedes graciles, tibiis quatuor 

 anterioribus femoribusque spinulosis, tibiarum posticarum spinis sat 

 magnis apice nigris ; alee poslicte diaphance, plaga apicali viridi. 



Female. Yellowish, smooth, rather stout, with some traces of the 

 green hue which was prevalent in the living state. Head nearly as broad 

 as the prothorax, with the usual structure ; fore part shining. Eyes ellip- 

 tical, prominent. Palpi with the usual structure. Antennae brown, long, 

 slender, pale towards the base. Prothorax with a flat disk which widens 

 hindward ; one longitudinal and two transverse impressed lines ; lateral 

 keels well defined ; fore border hardly excavated ; sides and hind border 

 rounded. Mesosternum and metasternum deeply notched. Legs long, 

 slender; femora and four anterior tibiae with minute spines ; hind femora 

 incrassated for half the length from the base ; fore tibiae slightly dilated at 

 the base ; hind tibiae with the spines larger than usual and with black tips. 



