PHASMIDJE. ASCHIPASMA. 



14. (247.) Aschipasma Dulichia, Westw. 

 Plate XXXIII. fig. 2, male. 



Elongatum, gracile, fuscum ; capite pone oculos flavo- 

 bilineato ; pro- et mesothoracis lateribus rufo-luteis ; teg- 

 minibus minutis, nigris, spinaeformibus ; alis vix fumosis, 

 area costali fusca, margine antico basali fasciisque 4 irregu- 

 laribus albidis ; pedibus fusco luteoque variis, segmentis 

 apicalibus ventralibus maris baud dilatatis (mas). 



Long. corp. lin. 17 ; cap.lin. 1 ; proth. lin. 1^; mesoth. 



lin. 2 ; metath. lin. 2|; abdom. lin. 8 + lin. 2 = lin. 10; 



alar, expans. lin. 20. 



Hab. Sarawak, Borneo (D. Wallace). In Mus. Saun- 

 ders. 



Nearly allied to the male of A. Daunus, but with the 

 tegmina much shorter, and the terminal segments of the 

 underside of the body not swollen in the male. It is slen- 

 der, with the abdomen elongated and subcylindrical. The 

 head is blackish above, slightly varied with luteous ; the 

 sides of the head behind the eyes with two luteous lines. 

 Antenna? slender and blackish. The prothorax with the 

 sides dirty reddish ; the upper side with a large central 

 black spot contracted in the middle. The mesothorax not 

 twice the length of the prothorax, blackish above, and with 

 the sides dirty reddish. Tegmina very small, and resem- 

 bling two minute, acute, erect black spines. Wings hyaline, 

 very slightly stained with blackish brown along the edges ; 

 the costal area brown, with the base of the fore margin, 

 several spots near the base, and four very irregular fascise 

 hyaline. The legs are slender and short, very slightly setose ; 

 the fore femora slightly sinuated at the base ; they are all 

 varied with dark brown and luteous ; the femora black at 

 the extremity, and the posterior pair of tibiae entirely lu- 

 teous on the upper surface. The abdomen is elongate, 

 slender, and subcylindrical ; the terminal segments not 

 swollen, and but slightly wider than the preceding. 



Plate XXXIII. Fig. 2. The male, of the natural size. 2 a. 

 The terminal segments of the abdomen seen sideways. 



15. (248.) Aschipasma Eryx, Westw. 

 Plate XIX. fig. 3. 



Gracile, cylindricum, inerme, viridi-fuscum ; antennis 

 elougatis, meso- et metathoracis lateribus femoribusque vi- 

 ridibus ; tegminibus spinaeformibus ; alis fuscis, area costali 

 lutea maculis minutissimis fuscis ; femoribus anticis fere 

 rectis, quatuor posterioribus subtus spinis minutis nonnullis 

 armatis (mas). 



Long. corp. lin. 17£; cap. lin. 1 ; anten.lin. 13; proth. 



lin. 1; mesoth. lin. 2| ; metath. lin. 2f ; abdom. lin. 8£ + 

 lin. l£=lin. 10 ; alar, expans. lin. 22. 



Hab. In Malacca (D. Wallace). In Mus. Saunders. 



Slender, obscure, greenish brown. Body destitute of 

 spines or tubercles. Eyes with a transverse black line. 

 Crown of head with a slender pale line on each side behind 

 the eyes, and a central impressed longitudinal line. An- 

 tenna? long, slender, with about thirty-five slender joints, 

 slightly setose. Mesothorax about half as long again as 

 the prothorax, widened behind ; its sides, as well as those 

 of the metathorax, obscure green. Abdomen long, slender, 

 cylindrical, slightly dilated at the extremity ; terminal 

 joint rounded behind ; the anal styles deflexed, obtuse at 

 the tip, setose. Tegmina in the shape of two minute erect 

 black spines. Wings brown ; costal area pale luteous ; the 

 cells formed by the transverse veins pale brown ; principal 

 vein entire, pale green towards the base, preceded by a 

 longitudinal brown stripe. Legs slender, rather short, 

 tinged with green, finely setose ; anterior femora nearly 

 straight ; four posterior femora with several minute spines 

 along the under surface ; terminal ventral segments of the 

 abdomen scarcely swollen, the last narrow and compressed. 



Plate XIX. Fig. 3. The male, of the natural size. 3 a. The 

 terminal segments of the body seen laterally. 



16. (219.) Aschipasma Darnis, Westw. 

 Plate XX. fig. 3, male. 



Elongatum, gracile, loeve, inerme, tenue villosum ; abdo- 

 mine tenui, fusco ; capite, pro- et mesothorace piceis ; 

 antennis gracilibus ; tegminibus minutis, spinaeformibus ; 

 alis fuscis, area costali lutescente, pallide fusco maculatis- 

 sima ; pedibus fulvo-fuscis, femoribus anticis ad basin 

 parum emarginatis, stylis analibus elongatis, forcipiformi- 

 bus (mas). 



Long. corp. lin. 23 ; cap. lin. 2 ; anten. lin. 14 ; proth. 



lin. 2i ; mesoth. lin. 3 ; metath. lin. 3 ; abdom. lin. 10 + 



lin. 2i=lin. 12^; alar, expans. lin. 19^. 



Hab. In insula Java (Dr. Horsfield). In Mus. Soc. 

 Merc. Ind. Orient. 



Of this species I have only seen a single perfect male, 

 of which the wings are comparatively smaller than those 

 of the supposed male of Asc. Daunus ; they are, in fact, 

 more analogous to those of the female. It is rather longer 

 than the male of A. fiavicome, De Haan ; but the uniform 

 minute maculation of the costal area of the wings at once 

 distinguishes it from that species. The head, pro- and me- 

 sothorax are pitchy-coloured, the remainder of the bodv 

 being reddish brown. The head is small and rounded, 



