350 CATALOGUE OF 



Fore wings narrow, shorter by two lines than the hind wings; minute 

 areolets and larger areolets irregular; externo-medial vein emitting two 

 oblique branches beyond the usual forked branch. Hind wings pellucid, 

 with an apical green patch ; veins white. Length of the body 12 lines ; 

 expansion of the fore wings 38 lines. 



a. Australia. Presented by the Haslar Hospital. 



55. PHANEROPTERA PINGUIS. 



Mas. Viridis, robusta; labrum albidum; oculi fulvi, elliptici, valde 

 prominuli ; prothorax albido bivittatus, carinis laleralibus bene 

 determinalis ; mesosternum et metasternum incisa ; abdomen ochra- 

 ceum, viridi transverse slrigatum ; cerci iestacei, recti ; cornicula duo 

 infera arcuata; pedes graciles, tibiis quatuor anterioribus femoribus- 

 que spinulosis ; tibiarum posticarum spinis sat magnis ; aloe anticce 

 costes dimidio basali albo ; alee posliccB diaphana, plaga apicali 

 viridi. 



Male. Grass-green, stout, smooth. Head a little narrower than the 

 prothorax, with the usual structure ; fore part shining ; labrura whitish ; 

 mandibles with black tips. Eyes tawny, elliptical, very prominent. Pro- 

 thorax with a whitish stripe and with a well-defined keel on each side of 

 the flat disk, which widens hindward ; fore border almost straight ; sides 

 slightly rounded; hind border rounded. Mesosternum much more deeply 

 notched than the metasternum. Abdomen ochraceous, with a transverse 

 green streak on each side on the hind border of each segment. Cerci 

 testaceous, lanceolate, straight; inferior appendages curved. Legs long, 

 slender; femora and four anterior tibia? with minute spines ; hind femora 

 incrassated for more than half the length from the base ; hind tibiae with 

 rather large spines. Fore wings narrow, shorter by two lines and a half 

 than the hind wings ; costa white for more than half the length from the 

 base ; minute areolets very irregular ; large areolets mostly irregular. Hind 

 wings pellucid ; apical patch green ; veins white. Length of the body- 

 13 lines ; expansion of the fore wings 42 lines. 



The three regular oblique veins which proceed from the externo-medial 

 vein distinguish P. strenua from this species. 



. Moreton Bay. Presented by Gibbons, Esq. 



56. PHANEROPTERA GLAUCESCENS. 



Mas. Glauco-viridis, gracilis ; caput antice albidum ; oculi fulvi, pro- 

 minuli, fere rotundi ; antenna rufescentes ; prothorax rufescente 

 bilineatus, carinis lateralibus bene determinatis ; mesosternum et meta- 

 sternum incisa; cerci graciles, arcuati; pedes graciles, femoribus 

 inermibus, tibiis spinulosis ; alee anticce spatio basali poslico fulvo 

 piceo-plagiato basi albido, margine postico fulvo ; alee posticce 

 diaphance, apice viridi playiatce. 



Male. Glaucous-green, smooth, slender. Head nearly as broad as 

 the prothorax, with the usual structure; fore part whitish, shining. Eyes 

 tawny, prominent, nearly round. Antennae reddish, long, slender. Pro- 

 thorax with a flat disk which widens hindward and is bordered on each side 



