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the abdomen to the extremity of the anal styles, and is 

 emarginate at its extremity. 



Plate XXXIX. Fig. 4. The female, of the natural size. 4 a. 

 The terminal segments of the abdomen seen sideways. 



20. (353.) Necroscia Osmylus, Westw. 

 Plate XXXVII. fig. 4, male. 



Gracillima, valde elongata, fusca obscura ; capite lutes- 

 cente, linea oceipitali nigra ; antennis pedibusque tenuissi- 

 mis, virescenti-luteis ; tegminibus minutis, subovalibus, 

 carina conica media ; alis hyalinis, costa antice viridi, pos- 

 tice fusco-nebulosa ; pedibus setosis, articulo basali tarso- 

 rum apice nigricante (mas). 



Long. corp. unc. If ; cap. lin. 1^ ; anten. lin. 18 ; proth. 

 lin. 1^; mesoth. lin. 3£; metath. lin. 2\ ; abdom. lin. 11 

 + lin. 2=lin. 13 ; tegm. lin. 1 ; alar, expans. unc. \\. 



Hab. Sarawak (D. Wallace). In Mus. W. W. Saunders. 



This species is distinguished by its very delicate shape, 

 pale greenish legs and antennas, and dark stripe down the 

 middle of the crown of the head, which is oblong, with 

 prominent eyes. The antennas are very slender and finely 

 setose, and towards the tip they are annulated with brown 

 at the extremity of the long joints. The mesothorax is finely 

 granulose, slightly widened behind, and with two small 

 black dots near the middle. The tegmina are very small 

 and oval, dirty buff along the middle, with the centre of 

 the carina elevated into a conical protuberance ; the inner 

 and outer portions are reticulated with brown. The wings 

 are hyaline and transparent, with the longitudinal veins 

 slightly coloured ; the costal area is green along its fore 

 margin ; the base, as well as hinder part, is clouded with 

 small reddish-brown shades on a pale ground. The legs 

 are very slender, short, and simple. The abdomen is very 

 long, slender, and brown ; the three terminal ventral seg- 

 ments are short, not extending beyond the extremity of 

 the eighth dorsal segment; the terminal dorsal segment 

 is deflexed at its extremity and bifid, the slit being armed 

 with several minute teeth. 



Plate XXXVII. Fig. 4. The male, of the natural size. 4 a. 

 The extremity of the body seen sideways. 



21. (354.) Necroscia Capito, Westw. 

 Plate XXXII. fig. 4, male. 

 Elongata, cylindrica, lsevis, inermis, olivaceo-viridis ; ca- 

 pite sanguineo ; antennis, tibiis tarsisque fuscis ; abdomine 

 fusco ; alis fuscis, area costali viridi, fusco-tessellato (mas). 

 Long. corp. unc. 2$ ; cap. lin. 21 ; anten. lin. 12 ; proth. 



lin. 1£; mesoth. lin. 6 ; metath. lin. 5 ; abdom. lin. 15^ + 



lin. 3i=lin. 19 ; tegm. lin. 3^ ; alar, expans. lin. 32. 



Hab. Sarawak, Borneo (D. Wallace). In Mus. W. W. 

 Saunders. 



This species is distinguished by its smooth, cylindrical, 

 glossy body and peculiar colouring. The head is oblong 

 and cylindrical, smooth, and destitute of spines ; the eyes 

 of moderate size. The antennoe are rather short, black, and 

 slender, about 22-jointed, the joints of equal thickness to 

 the tips. The pro- and mesothorax are slender and unarmed, 

 the latter long ; they are of a green colour, as well as the 

 tegmina, which are elongate-oval, with the central carina 

 but slightly elevated. The wings are of moderate size, 

 pale brown ; the costal area green, with the hinder portion 

 tessellated with small brown spots within the numerous 

 areolets ; the median vein is furcate near the base. The 

 abdomen is long, slender, and brown-coloured, with the 

 articulations paler ; the three terminal segments are rather 

 dilated ; the three terminal ventral segments not extending 

 beyond the extremity of the eighth dorsal segment. The 

 legs are long, slender, and simple, except that each femur 

 is armed beneath near the tip with two minute spines ; they 

 are dark green, with the tibiae and tarsi greenish black. 



Plate XXXII. Fig. 4. The male, of the natural size. 4 a. 

 The terminal segments of the abdomen seen sideways. 



22. (355.) Necroscia Palinurus, Westw. 

 Plate XI. fig. 6, female. 



Elongata ; capite magno, subconvexo ; abdomine in medio 

 latiori; mesothorace granulato ; tegminibus parvis, oblongo- 

 ovalibus ; alis mediocribus, medium abdominis vix attin- 

 gentibus, area costali obscure albido-fulva, area postica pal- 

 lide albida ; pedibus prsesertim anticis longis, femoribus 

 omnibus subtus ante apicem 1- vel 2-denticulatis (fcem.). 



Long. corp. unc. 3| ; cap. lin. 4 ; proth. lin. 2i ; me- 

 soth. lin. 9; metath. lin. 4; abdom. lin. 17 + lin. 6 = 

 lin. 23 ; tegm. lin. 5 ; alee, lin. 13 ; alar, expans. unc. 2^. 



Hab. In insulis Philippinensibus. B.M. 



Female. Obscure fulvous-coloured; the abdomen brown 

 at the extremity ; the head with a dark streak on each side 

 behind the eyes ; the costal area of the wings dark fulvous 

 buff, and the posterior area very pale buff. Head large, 

 oval, subdepressed ; ocelli wanting ; hind part with several 

 longitudinal impressions. Mesothorax elongate, narrow, 

 slightly dilated behind, finely granulose above. Abdomen 

 elongate, gradually widened from the base to the fourth 

 segment, thence narrowed to the extremity, smooth, the 

 sides finely margined ; seventh segment short, eighth con- 



