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tawny. Pronotum with lateral portions of cephalic margin rather 

 narrowly translucent warm buff, the internal margins of those areas 

 as broadly convex as the external margins. Tegmina dorsad and 

 ventrad with a broad proximal band of vinaceous-rufous, terminat- 

 ing abruptly before the median portion, this band of about equal 

 width throughout, covering the space from the humeral trunk to 

 near the costal margin proximad, the mediastine vein running 

 obliquely through its distal portion. ■'' 



Measurements {in millimeters). 



o oa-c o =3 o - 



p. picto ^^ ^S, ^^ h:;^ ^^ K^-S ^S 



Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, 15.2 5 7.3 14.8 7.3 8.5 1.8 



Brazil 

 Tijuca, Rio de Jnaeiro, 16.3 5.5 8 15 7.4 9.5 1.9 



lirazil 



P. hrachytaenia 

 Santa Catharina, 15 4.8 6.6 13 6.6 5.7 1.7 



Brazil, tijpe 

 Morretes, Parand, 13.7 4.9 6.3 12.8 6 4.9 1.1 



Brazil, paratype 

 Morretes, Parana, 14.2 4.8 6.7 13 6 6.2 1.7 



Brazil, parali/pe 

 Morretes, Parana, 14 4.6 6.7 13 6 6.3 1.7 



Brazil, paratype 

 9 

 Morretes, Parand, 16. 5.8 7.2 14 7 5.9 2 



Brazil, allotype 



In addition to the type and allotype, three paratypic males, bear- 

 ing the same data as the allotype, have been examined. 



Phoraspis picta (Dniry) Plato XV, figure 4. 



1782. [lUaltn] picta Drury, 111. Exot. Ent., Ill, p. 76, ind. (2), pi. 50, fig. 3. 

 [Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.] 



Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 800 to 1000 meters, 2^^. 

 These specimens are discussed, measured and compared under 

 the treatment of th(> preceding closely related insect. 



Epilampra verticalis Burmeistcr. 



1838. K[pilainpra\ verticalis Burmeistcr, Handb. Ent., II, Abth. II, Pt. I, 

 p. 505. [Brazil.] 



Passa-Quatro, Rio Las Pedras, Minas Geraes, Brazil, 1000 meters, 

 2 9. 



Hedaia yersiniana (Saussure) Plate XII, figures 3 and 4. 



1864. Epilampra yrrsiniana Saussure, Rev. et Mag. de Zool., (2), XVI, p. 

 324. [9, Brazil.] 



Curityba, Parand, Brazil, Icf, [Hebard Cln.]. 



" Though weakly indicated, this is the only vein distinctly discernible on the 

 heavily and very thickly inipresso-punctate tcgminal surface. 



