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antennae slightly curved; second red, very much longer than the first. 
Prothorax scabrous, with a slight neck ; hind angles obtuse, not prominent. 
Pectus and ventral segments with black dots. Four anterior legs reddish. 
Hind femora slightly tuberculate, dentate beneath, except towards the 
base. Hind tibiae dilated ; membrane on the inner side narrow, extending 
from the base to somewhat beyond the middle ; membrane on the outer 
side a little longer and more than twice broader than that on the inner 
side, with three broad angles along the apical half. Length of the body 
9 lines. 
a. Oajaca. From M. Salle’s collection. 
27. Anisoscelis alata. 
Fcem. Purpureo-cyanea ; caput postice luteo trivittatum, subtus lividum ; 
prothorax fascia ochracea lata undulata nigro guttata, angulis 
posticis prominulis latissimis nigro serratis oblique ascendentibus ; 
pectus lividum, utrinque ockraceum nigro guttatum purpureoque 
bimaculatum ; abdominis latera ochraceo maculata ; venter ochra- 
ceus, e rnaculis cyaneis quadrivittatus ; tibice posticce subdilatatce, 
extus luteo uniplagiatce ; alee anticce luteo unimaculatce. 
Female. Deep purplish blue. Head a little longer than the first joint 
of the antennae ; hind part with three luteous stripes ; under side livid. 
Rostrum extending to the second ventral segment. Antennae pubescent ; 
first joint slightly curved ; second much longer than the first; third as long 
as the first. Prothorax scabrous, with a broad undulating black-dotted 
orange band, which includes the hind angles; these are very broad and 
prominent, beset with black teeth, obliquely ascending. Pectus livid, 
ochraceous, black-dotted, and with two purple spots on each side. Abdomen 
with ochraceous spots along each side; ventral segments ochraceous, with 
four rows of blue spots. Femora slightly dentate beneath towards the tips. 
Hind tibiae slightly dilated on both sides for half the length from the base, 
the membrane on the outer side with a large luteous patch. Fore wings 
with a luteous spot in the disk. Length of the body 10 lines. 
a, Para. From Mr. Hewitson’s collection. 
Africa. 
28. Anisoscelis membranacea, C. H. 454. 
Anisoscelis flavopunctatus, Sgnt. Maillard, Notes Isle Riun. Ins. 27, pi. 2] 
f. 4 — Theognis membranaceus, Stal. ’ 
a. South Africa. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 
b. West Africa. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 
c. d. Madagascar. From Madame Ida Pfeiffer’s collection. 
e. Natal. From M. Gueinzius’ collection. 
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