624 MR. H. F. CARTER ON THE ABULT, LAEVAL, 



narrow doi'so-lateral lines extending parallel from the scutelliim 

 to a spot sliglitly beyond the centre of the scntum, then becoming 

 somewhat broader and curving outwards to meet the edge of the 

 scutum about the anterior third, two very short admedian lines 

 immediately before the bare space in front of the scutelhim, and 

 lastly, a few scattered scales laterally'- over the roots of the wings. 

 Prothoracic lobes dark brown, conical, widely separated dorsally, 

 with black bristles anteriorlj^, and intermingled, curved, golden, 

 and creamy ilat scales centrally and posteriorly. Scntellum 

 lighter in colour than the scutum, with sparsely arranged golden, 

 curved scales ; border bristles black. Pleurte dark brown Avitli 

 patches of creamy- white flat scales. Abdomen: Integument dark 

 brown. Dorsal surface in the female covered with dark, almost 

 black, flat scales ; in the male similar, but with traces of pale 

 lateral basal spots (each formed of a few cream-coloured scales) 

 on the 5th, 6th, and 7th segments; ventral surface in both sexes 

 dark brown, with a pair of large creamy-white lateral basal spots 

 on each segment. Terminal segment of female paler brown, with 

 moderately long cerci. Wings : Veins rather densely clothed with 

 dark brown scales, the lateral scales somewhat broadly linear. 

 Fork cells with their bases almost level, the first cell long and 

 narrow, about three times as long as the petiole, the second wider, 

 about twice as long as the petiole ; posterior cross-vein about one 

 and one-half times its own length distant fiom the median cross- 

 vein. Legs: Dark brown, blackish. Fore and middle femora each 

 with a narrow line of cream-coloured scales on the ventral surface, 

 basal half of each hind femur broadly cream-coloured, apices of 

 femora with small, yellowish spots. Tibife with inconspicuous 

 yellowish knee-spots. First and second tarsal segments of the 

 fore and middle legs with incomplete narrow, basal, whitish 

 bands, tarsal segments of hind legs with basal, white bands. 

 Ungues of female all equal and uniserrate ; of fore and middle 

 legs of male unequal and unisen^ate, of hind legs of male small, 

 equal, and uniserrate. 



Length: Female approximately 5'5 mm., male 50 mm.; length 

 of wings of female 5-2 mm., length of wing of male 4*5 mm. 



Male Hyjjopygium (text-fig. 1). — Side-pieces long and narrow — 

 from three to four times as long as the width at the extreme 

 base, — with j)rominent basal and apical lobes. Dorsal surface of 

 side-piece moderately hairy, the hairs relatively short towards the 

 base, longer apically and laterally; ventral surface with numerous, 

 long, curved hairs ; outer margins with a few scales. Basal lobes 

 subquadrate, beai^ing numerous strong, short hairs ; apical lobes 

 large, extending backwards to the basal lobes, with densely 

 arranged, short, inwardly projecting hairs. Terminal clasp-seg- 

 ment slender, comparatively weak, with a long terminal spine 

 a,nd two short delicate hairs slightly before the apex. Tenth 

 sternites (harpes) slender, strongly chitinised, slightly recurved at 

 the tips ; connecting membrane with three small spines on each 



