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7. HETERACRlS BASALIS.

Mas. Rufescens, gracilis ; caput et prothorax vitta lata ferruginea nigro
marginata vittisque quatuor flavis ; caput strigis duabus lateralibus
nigris, fastigio transverse subelliptico; antennae piceae; prothorax
subtiliter scaber, vix carinatus ; prosterni spina crassa, pallidissime
flava, non attenuat a; abdomen vitta lanceolata maculisque transversis
lateralibus piceis ; femora postica flava extus nigro vittata, intus
nigro trimaculata ; tibiae posticae fulvae spinis apice nigris ; alae
anticae cinereae, corpore paullo breviores, guttis punctisque subcos-
talibus nigris.

Male. Reddish, slender. Head and prothorax with two yellow
stripes, and with a broad intermediate ferruginous black-bordered stripe on
each side. Head smooth, with a short black streak on each side behind
the eye ; tip of the vertex depressed, transversely subelliptical ; front thinly
punctured, the four keels disappearing towards the face. Eyes reddish,

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oval. Antennae piceous. Prothorax linely scabrous ; keel extremely
slight ; lateral keels defined ; transverse impressed lines distinct ; fore
border straight ; sides slightly rounded ; hind border rounded. ProsternaI
spine thick, very pale yellow, not tapering to its tip, which is rounded.
Abdomen with a piceous lanceolate stripe, and on each side with a row of
transverse piceous spots. Legs tawny ; hind femora yellow, a little longer
than the abdomen, with a black stripe on the outer side and with three black
spots on the inner side ; hind tibiae somewhat shorter than the hind femora,
their spines with black tips. Fore wings cinereous, a little shorter
than the body, with many black dots and points along the costa ; veins
tawny. Hind wings pellucid ; veins black, whitish at the base and along
the interior border. Length of the hody 13 lines ; expansion of the fore
wings 24 lines.

a. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. D. F. Morgan.

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59. STENOBOTHRUS COMPTUS.

Mas. Fulvus ; caput et thorax vittis duabus nigricantibus postice
dilatatis et flavo oblique bistrigatis ; fastigium sulcis lateralibus
nullis ; Irons perobliqua ; antennae longae, apices versus fuscae; pro-
thorax carinis lateralibus pallide testaecis postice deflexis, margine
postico rotundato ; abdominis latera nigro bimaculata ; femora
postica nigro biplagiata ; tibiae posticae nigricantes, basi testaceo
fasciatae ; alae anticae nigricantes, vitta postica testacea ; alae posticae
obscure cinereae. Var. ß.-Caput luteo bivittatum, ihorax strigis
lateralibus nullis ; alae anticae vitta nulla postica. Var. g.- Vertex
et prothorax fusca flavo bivittata.

Male. Tawny. Head and thorax on each side with a broad blackish
stripe, which in the mesothorax and metathorax is dilated and interrupted
by a yellow oblique streak. Tip of the vertex concave, conical ; lateral
furrows obsolete ; front very oblique, with four distinct keels which diverge
towards the face ; inner keels parallel to the outer pair, connected and
forming the usual ridge between the sockets of the antennae. Antennae
filiform, brown towards the tips, much longer than the head and the pro-
thorax together. Prothorax with three slight keels ; tbe lateral pair pale
testaceous, diverging from the first transverse furrow to the hind border,
which is rounded. Pectus and abdomen yellow, tbe latter with two black
spots on each side near tbe base. Four anterior femora with black dots.
Hind femora much longer than the abdomen, with black tips and with two
blackish patches. Hind tibiae blackish, with a testaceous band near the
base ; spines testaceous, with black tips. Fore wings blackish, with a testa-
ceous stripe along the hind border. Hind wings dark cinereous. Var. ß.-
Head and prothorax tawny, luteous on each side and beneath. Head with
a luteous stripe on each side. Hind part of the thorax without oblique
streaks. Fore wings without a pale stripe on the hind border. Var. g.-
Head and prothorax brown above, with two yellow stripes. Length of the
body 7-7½ lines ; expansion of the fore wings 14-15 lines.

a, b. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. D. F. Morgan.
c. Sierra Leone. From Mr. Foxcroft's collection.
d. Congo. Presented by Sir J. Richardson.

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12. EPACROMIA PALLIDA.

Mas. Testacea ; caput albido bistrigatum, fastigio conico, sulcis laterali-
bus nullis ; antennae filiformes, capite et prothorace ad unum aequi-
longae ; prothorax brevis, albido quadriplagiatus ; margine postico
producto rotundato ; femora postica nigro bifasciata ; tibiae posticae
albidae, nigricante bifasciatae ; alae anticae pallide cinereae, guttis
maculis plagisque testaceis, plaga discali fusca ; alae posticae diaphanae,
albido venosae.

Male. Testaceous. Head with a broad whitish streak along the hind
border on each side; tip of the vertex depressed, conical ; no lateral
furrows ; front erect, with four distinct diverging keels ; middle keels
forming a ridge between the sockets of the antennae. Antennae filiform, as
long as the head and the prothorax together. Prothorax short ; middle
keel very slight ; no lateral keels ; two whitish patches on each side ; hind
border elongated and rounded. Hind femora with two irregular black
bands which are inlerrupted beneath. Hind tibiae whitish,with two
blackish bands, one before the middle, the other near the tips. Fore wings
pale cinereous, with testaceous markings ; several dots ; some spots along
the hind border ; two or three patches near the hase ; a brown patch in the
middle of the disk ; costa rounded near the base. Hind wings pellucid ;
veins whitish. Length of the body 10 lines ; expansion of the fore wings
20 lines.

a. West Africa. Presented by W. Raddon, Esq.

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41. HETERACRIS ANNULOSA.

Mas. Fulva ; caput et prothorax ferrugineo late vittata ; fastigium
ellipticum ; antennae pallidissime testaceae ; prothoraxœ tricarinatus,
subtiliter scaber ; prosterni spina pallide testacea, crassa, subtrans-
versa, non attenuata ; femora postica piceo unifasciata ; tibiae
posticae flavo unifasciatae, spinis albis apice nigris ; alae anticae
cinereae, corpore breviores, guttis plurimis e venis nigris.

Male. Tawny. Head and prothorax with a broad ferruginous stripe.
Head smooth ; tip of the vertex depressed, elliptical ; front thinly punc-
tured ; keels distinct ; inner keels parallel ; outer keels slightly diverging
towards the face. Eyes piceous, elliptical. Antennae very pale testaceous.
Prothorax finely scabrous, with three distinct keels and with distinct trans-
verse impressed lines ; fore border straight ; sides and bind border rounded.
Prosternal spine thick, pale testaceous, slightly transverse, not tapering
towards tbe tip, wbich is rounded. Hind femora rather longer than the
abdomen, with a piceous postmedial band ; hind tibiae a little shorter than
the hind femora, with a pale yellow band near the base ; spines white, black
towards the tips. Fore wings cinereous, rather shorter than the body, with
many dots which are formed by black veins, veins elsewhere very pale.
Hind wings pellucid ; veins black, whitish at the base and along the
interior border. Length of the body 13-14 lines ; expansion of the
fore wings 24-29 lines.

a. -?

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7. EPACROMIA THORACICA.

Mas. Fulva ; caput et prothorax usque ad sulcum posticum nigricantia,
fulvo varia, caput fastigio lato subconico, sulcis lateralibus nullis ;
antennae nigrae, basi testaceae, capite et prothorace ad unum longiores ;
prothorax testaceo late fasciatus, margine postico producto angulato ;
femora postica extus nigro punctata, intus nigro plagiata ; alae anticae
plaga basali longa nigricante, guttis punctisque exterioribus fuscis ;
alae posticae diaphanae, albo venosae, apices versus ex parte nigro
venosae.

Male. Tawny. Head and prothorax from the fore border to the hind
transverse furrow blackish, more or less varied with tawny. Tip of the
vertex broad, flat, subconical ; no lateral furrows ; front very slightly
oblique, with four slight diverging keels; inner keels continuous to the tip
of the vertex. Antennae black, filiform, testaceous towards the base, longer
than the head and the prothorax together. Prothorax with a distinct
middle keel ; lateral keels hardly apparent ; a broad testaceous band ; hind
part elongated, angular. Four anterior legs with black bands. Hind
femora longer than the abdomen, with some black points on the outer side
and with some black patches on the inner side. Hind tibiae bright red,
their spines with black tips. Wings pel1ucid. Fore wings with an elongated
blackish patch near the base and with many brown dots and points ; veins
pale testaceous, whitish on the exterior part. Costa very slightly rounded
near tbe base. Hind wings with white veins ; some black veins towards
the tips. Length of the body 8-9½- lines ; expansion of the fore wings
20-22 lines.

a, b. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. D. F. Morgan.

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