MEGOURA VICIiE. 
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Very large, globose, mucb domed ; smooth, shining, 
green. Head, prothorax, and thorax nearly of the 
same breadth, distinctly separated by sutures. Head 
brown. Frontal tubercles very large and not gibbous. 
First antennal joint about twice the length of the 
second. The third the longest. The fourth and fifth 
decreasing in size. The sixth small, the seventh long 
and setaceous. Eyes large and red. The abdomen globu- 
lar, so as to give the insect somewhat the form of a 
flask. The cornicles vasiform and dilated at the 
mouth. The anterior part thin. Colour black. Tail 
dark olive, hirsute, remarkably long and stout, taper- 
ing to the tip. Legs large, ochreous, and tipped as to 
the femora, tibia3, and tarsi, with black. All the limbs 
are more or less hairy. Underside green, with two or 
three dark undefined blotches. 
The young are green, with very pale legs. 
Winged viviparous female. 
Inches. Millimetres). 
Expanse of wings 0*400 10*16. 
Size of body 0*120x0*070 3*04x1*77. 
Length of antennse 0*160 4*06. 
5 5 cornicles 0*017 0*43. 
5 , cauda 0'020 0*50. 
Very large. Both head and prothorax narrower 
than the thorax, shining black. Abdomen as broad 
as it is long, bright green, with four large black 
lateral dots, the third of which surrounds the base of 
the nectary. A semicircular streak encircles the tail. 
Anal ring black. Antennse as in the apterous female. 
Byes prominent and vermilion-red. Cornicles vasi- 
form and black. Cauda as in the apterous insect, 
furnished with ferruginous hair. Legs long and stout, 
ochreous, except the femoral and tibial tips, which are 
black. Wings moderately large, with green insertions, 
cubitus, and stigma. Other veins fine and greenish. 
Rostrum reaches to the second coxae. The underside 
