﻿1032 CATALOGUE OF 



12. TOXOCAMPA METASPILA. 



Foem. Cervina ; palporum articulus Sus lanceolatvSy 2i dimidio 

 non brevior ; tegulce nigro-fusco marginatce ; alee anticce ex 

 parte cinereo subnebulosce, lineolis plurimis interruptis trans- 

 versis undulatis nigricantibus, macula postica interiore nigra, 

 linea recta exteriore pallida albido punctata^ strigis submargi- 

 nalibiis ferrugineis, guttis marginalibus nigris ; posticce pal- 

 lidiores, fascia margineque lato cinereis. 



Female. Fawn-colour. Third joint of the palpi lanceolate, 

 about half the length of the first. Tegulae of the thorax with 

 blackish brown borders. Fore wings partly and slightly clouded 

 with gray, with many slight interrupted transverse undulating 

 blackish lines, with a black spot near the base of the interior border, 

 with a pale straight exterior line which contains some whitish dots, 

 and is accompanied on the outer side by some ferruginous streaks, 

 and with a row of marginal black dots. Hind wings pale fawn- 

 colour, with a cinereous band and a broad cinereous border. 

 Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 

 a. Ceylon. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Genus 5. PLECOPTEEA. 



Mas. Corpus gracile. Proboscis mediocriter longa. Palpi 

 Kraciles, brevuisculi, oblique ascendentes ; articulus Sus minimus. 

 AntenncT cihatae, subserratae, corporis dimidio longiores. Abdomen 

 aJas poslicas non superans. Pedes graciles ; tibia postica calcari- 

 bus Jongis. Ala mediocriter latas ; anticae apud costam recta, apice 

 suDrotundatBB, margme exieriore mediocriter obliquo; postica mar- 

 gine intenore late reflexo. 



Plecoptera, Guen. Nod. ii. 429. 



Male. Body slender. Proboscis moderately lonff. Palpi 

 slender, rather short, obliquely ascending ; third joint very minute. 

 Antenna ciliated mmutely serrated, more than half the length 

 fel S' Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. 

 W^ F. ''-^"^'^^T -'''^ ^""^ ^P"^'«- Wings moderatfly 

 LdiupW iT-"^' 'V^^g^\"^ ^^■^"t, somewhat rounded at the tips, 

 mode ately oblique along the exterior border. Hind wings with 

 the interior border deeply reflexed. ^ 



