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42. HETERA.CRIS EEJECTA. 



Foem. Viridescens ; caput longiusculum, lineola arcuata dentata nigri- 

 cante y fastigio piano conico,fronte nigro varia ; antenna rufa; pro- 

 thorax subplanus, subtricarinatus, subtilissime scaber ; prosterni 

 spina longi-conica, obliqua, mesosternum fere at tiny ens ; libiee posticce 

 rufce ; alec antic<e abdomine paullo breviores. 



Female. Dull green, moderately stout. Head smooth, elongate; 

 vertex with two blackish angular lines, which proceed from the hind 

 border and are united in front ; tip flat, conical ; front varied wilh black ; 

 keels slight; inner keels parallel ; outer keels diverging towards the face. 

 Eyes tawny, oval, much rounded on the hind side. Antennae dark red. 

 Prolhorax very finely scabrous, widening slightly hindward; disk nearly 

 flat, with three very slight keels; transverse impressed lines distinct; fore 

 border and sides hardly rounded ; hind border much rounded. Prosternal 

 spine oblique, elongate-conical, moderately stout, nearly reaching the meso- 

 sternum. Hind femora as long as the abdomen ; hind tibiae red, much 

 shorter than the hind femora, their spines with black tips. Fore wings 

 a little shorter than the abdomen. Hind wings pellucid ; veins black, pale 

 at the base and along the interior border. Length of the body 16 lines; 

 expansion of the fore wings 24 lines. 



a. ? Presented by the Entomological Club. 



43. HETEKACRIS VITTIPES. 



Mas. Viridis, sat gracilis; caput longiusculum, nigricante conspersum, 

 fastigio longi-elliptico ; prothorax subtiliter punctatus, disco piano 

 subtricarinato ; prosterni spina pallide viridis, robusta, longi-conica, 

 obliqua ; femora postica abdomine longiora, supra nigricantia, subtus 

 lutea; tibia poslica latissime rufce, fascia basali nigra ; alts anticce 

 cinerea:, basifusca, striga discoidali flava. 



Male. Green, rather slender. Head smooth, rather long, blackish- 

 speckled ; tip of the vertex elongate-elliptical ; four distinct keels, diverging 

 slightly towards the face. Eyes oval. Prothorax minutely punctured ; 

 disk flat; middle keel very slight; lateral keels hardly marked; fore 

 border very slightly rounded; sides and hind border more rounded. Pro- 

 sternal spine pale green, stout, elongate-conical, oblique. Pectus and 

 abdomen greenish brown ; hind borders of the abdominal segments very 

 pale green beneath. Hind femora longer than the abdomen, blackish 

 above, luteous beneath ; hind tibia3 very bright red, with a black basal 

 band, shorter than the hind femora ; spines black. Four anterior legs 

 pale green, their femora brown above. Fore wings cinereous, much 

 shorter than the body, brown towards the base, with a yellow streak in the 

 disk; veins brown. Hind wings pellucid; veins black, very pale green 

 towards the base and along the interior border. Length of the body 

 12 lines ; expansion of the fore wings 20 lines. 



