510 CATALOGUE OF 



Abdomen above blackish, with two elongated testaceous spots in each seg- 

 ment. Legs slender; four anterior femora with a black stripe above; hind 

 femora ochraceous, blackish and slightly incrassated at the tips; hind tibiae 

 dull green, shorter than the hind femora, with two rows of minute testaceous 

 spines, which have black tips. Fore wings narrow, brown, blackish along 

 the costa. Hind wings pellucid, blackish at the tips; veins black. Length 

 of the body Wj lines; expansion of the fore wings 21 lines. 



a. Para. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



Africa. 



19. OPOMALA PALLIDA. 



Opsomala pallida, Burm. Handb. Ent. ii. 611. 

 Senegambia. 



20. OPOMALA BASALIS. 



Mas et foem. Testacea aut viridis ; caput et prothorax subtiliter 

 punctata ; caput prothorace brevius, non ascendens, antice conicum et 

 maryinatum, fronte quadricarinata ; oculi fusiformes, obliqui, non 

 prominuli ; antennce cervince, non dilatatce, apices versus pieces ; pro- 

 thorax tricarinatus, margine antico recto, margine postico subro- 

 lunduto ; tibia posticce rufescentes ; alee antica costce dimidio basali 

 patlide viridi nigro marginatee ; alee posticce diaphance, nigro 

 venosce. 



Male and female. Testaceous or green, rather slender. Head and 

 prothorax finely punctured. Head horizontal, shorter than the prothorax, 

 conical and with a slightly elevated border in front of the eyes ; front with 

 four distinct keels. Eyes fawn-colour, fusiform, oblique, not prominent. 

 Antenna? lanceolate, fawn-colour, piceous towards the tips, much longer 

 than the head, not dilated. Prolhorax with three indistinct transverse 

 impressed lines and with three distinct parallel keels; fore border straight ; 

 hind border slightly rounded. Prosternum with a slight transverse ridge. 

 Abdomen slightly keeled and compressed. Legs slender; four anterior 

 legs short; lour anterior tibiae with very short and slender spines on each 

 side ; hind tibiae reddish, shorter than the hind femora, with two rows of 

 small black-tipped spines. Fore wings narrow, pale green, and with pale 

 green veins along the costa from the base to beyond half the length ; a 

 black line on the hind border of the green stripe. Hind wings pellucid, 

 rather shorter than the fore wings; veins black. Length of the body 

 14 17 lines; expansion of the fore wings 20 25 lines. 



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



b. Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



21. OPOMALA INTEBLINEATA. 



Mas. Fulva; caput et prothorax albo biviltata ; caput prothorace mullo 

 brevius, antice conicum marginatum et subcarinatum, fronte bi- 

 carinata ; oculi fusiformes ; prolhorax tricarinatus, nigricante 

 trivitlalus, antice rectus, postice rotundatus ; prosternum transverse 

 jugatum ; alee antica striga subcostali nigricante , alee posticce 

 diaphance, nigro venosce. 



