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Hab. China. In the collection of the British Museum ; sent 

 by the late George Tradescant Lay, Esq. 



This very prettily marked species is in the same section with 

 A. variegata, Guerin, and A. atomaria, Eabr., to both of which, 

 bat especially to the former, it is allied. 



Paralystra, White. 



A very marked genus not far removed from Calyptoproctus } 

 Spinola (Ann. Soc. Ent. Paris, viii. p. 269) ; but it differs from 

 that in the much larger size of the terminal abdominal plate, 

 which is longitudinally three-keeled above, in the margin of the 

 head above the eyes being elevated and pointed behind, the eyes 

 in some views almost concealed by this margin ; the vertex is 

 more or less hollowed out ; the thorax projects in front, and be- 

 hind is sinuated ; the sides of the dorsal part are raised ; on each 

 side of the back there is a deep depression. The elytra on the 

 fore margin differ from the elytra in Lystra and Cahjptoproctus 

 in being rounded and then slightly sinuated beyond the middle, 

 as well as in being differently reticulated ; the veins of the wings 

 more nearly approach those of the genus Lystra than Calypto- 

 proctus, the veins of which are more reticulated. . 



Paralystra Emma, White. PI. I. f. 2. Elytra of a very pale 

 ochrey gray, transversely vermiculated and delicately lined with 

 black ; base darkish green, as is an indistinct band close to the 

 base. Wings pale bluish white, with some greenish longitudinal 

 band-like marks near the base, contrasting well with the nerves, 

 which are of a deep blackish brown, and have the sides at the 

 base tinged with brown. The head and thorax are of a mixed 

 gray, ochrey brown and green colour ; there are two small tufts 

 with greenish-tipped filaments, one on each side of metathoracic 

 segment (?) above ; the abdominal plate is for the most part of a 

 fine rich orange-yellow. 



Expanse of elytra 3^ inches. 



Hab. Brazil (found in the street of Para) . In the British Mu- 

 seum, to which it was presented by Mr. and Mrs. J. P. George 

 Smith of Liverpool, with very many other rare and new insects 

 collected during their residence in Brazil; the specific name is' 

 given in compliment to Mrs. Smith, as a trifling testimony of the 

 estimation in which I hold her discernment as a naturalist. 



Pozciloptera, Latr. 



Peeciloptera Maria, White. PI. I. f. 3. Of a very delicate white 

 colour, with a roundish red wax -like spot not far from the base of 

 elytra, an interrupted somewhat curved narrow black line running 

 across the wing, not reaching the fore margin ; behind it and not 

 far from the end of inner margin there is a short narrow black 



