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the falces ; there is also a minute dark spot on the external angle of 

 the thorax where the falces articulate. 



The falces are pyramidal in shape, vertical, tapering gradually 

 toAvards their ends ; they are greenish with a brownish tinge near the 

 articulation of the small claws. 



The maxilla? are elongated, very little broader and roundish at 

 their terminations, somewhat shorter than the falces ; the palpi are 

 articulated at their external bases, but the maxilla? are only thicker at 

 this place, not being dilated in front. The lip is somewhat shorter than 

 the maxilla?, slightly wider about the middle and conspicuously con- 

 tracted and produced at the end. 



The sternum is rather roundish, truncated in front and somewhat 

 pointed posteriorly ; conspicuously indented at the point of articula- 

 tion of each coxa. The first pair of feet is the longest, the 2nd and 

 4th are sometimes perfectly equal, sometimes the 2nd is a trifle longer ; 

 the 3rd pair is only little shorter, than either of the two last named ones. 

 The sternum, lips, maxilla? and coxa? are yellowish green, the femora 

 are purely green, and all feet are covered with very fine whitish and 

 with larger stiff black hairs. The tibia? and tarsi have a brownish or 

 violet tint, and the black hairs on them are long and spiny. The 

 terminal part of the tibia? of the last pair of feet is almost black. Each 

 of the femora have on the internal side two black longitudinal lines, 

 of which the anterior one is the more conspicuous ; above, there are also 

 two or three obsolete blackish lines. 



The abdomen is much elongated, thickest in front, but scarcely 

 covering the edge of the thorax, and gradually tapering towards the oval 

 end ; it is wholly covered with very fine hairs. The front part is pure 

 silvery white, the rest is pale brown. Two very thin conspicuous white 

 lines, internally margined with dark brown, and forming an elongated 

 elipse, unite in the middle and continue as a single white central line 

 towards the end ; this posterior part of the line becomes occasionally 

 obsolete. Three white lines originate anteriorly and partially laterally, 

 and converge together above and posteriorly, but they do not reach 

 the centre, and are on both sides margined with dark brown. Laterally 

 there are very numerous short white stripes which also become obsolete 

 towards the posterior end. Below is a longitudinal central black 

 band, accompanied on either side by a slightly narrower silvery one. 



