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153. Prosthetopteryx cavilinea spec. nov. 



<S. Forcwing : pale green; the markiugs reddish l)rowu ; the lines Ijlackish ; 

 first Hue near base ; inner edge of central fascia oblique outwards and forming a 

 small projection into the fascia above median vein, then oblique inwards ; outer 

 edge obli([ue outwards to below vein 4, then oblique inwards, followed by a pale 

 green baud with darker line in it, the fascia filled up with dark, and between 3 and 4 

 overlaid by a red-brown shade which extends to submargiual line, obscuring the 

 markings ; a dark patch before subniarginal line bayond cell ; marginal area green ; 

 some dark marginal spots before the green fringe. The inner margin is very strongly 

 lobed beyond middle. 



IlimhciiKj : with the anal lobe grey, darker towards margin, where it is fringed 

 witli very long dark grey hairs ; the other portion of wing with a slight cleft 

 below vein 0, the inner part twisted over and fringed with long grey erect spatulate 

 hairs. 



Underside of i'orewing with the dark markings showing through ou a dull green 

 ground, the inner margin pale : hiudwing blackish in outer lobe, the anal lobe 

 whitish, clothed with very long yellowish-white hairs, and dark only in the fringe 

 at end. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen greenish; the anal segment dark grey. 



¥ . Forewing : paler green ; the fascia at costal end darker ; the whole of the 

 markings cut off below vein 4, leaving only their edging lines rufous ; the basal 

 patch blackish and edged by a straight line. 



llindwiiig : pale green, with grey marginal border. 



Underside of forewing with all the lines diffusely dark grey and wavy on a pale 

 green ground, not reaching below middle, except the submarginal lines : hiudwing 

 with the base grey, then with two simple and two double curved and wavy 

 grey lines. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen pale green ; the head and thorax much mixed with 

 fuscous scaling ; the abdomen with dark dorsal spots. 



Expanse of wings : 25 mm. 



1 t?,l ¥. 



Neither example is in good condition, and the description is necessarily 

 deficient. 



154. Prosthetopteryx latistriga spec. uov. 



tJ. Forewing : greenish brown, towards hindmargin more greenish grey ; basal 

 patch dark, edged by a black line ; inner edge of central f;iscia bluntly angled 

 outwards in cell, then vertical, blackish ; the centre of the band between it and 

 basal patch grey-brown, edged on each side by a pale greenish line; outer edge of 

 fascia oblique and nearly straight outwards to below vein 4, then obli(juo inwards 

 to before anal angle ; tlie fascia is dark brownish fuscous, crossed by one or two 

 dark lines and with a black cell-spot ; baud beyond fascia uniformly broad, pale 

 green to vein 5, then dark green, almost hidden below by a blackish patch, which 

 includes the lower outer half of central fascia and the iiraesnbmarginal shade; this 

 last is edged by the pale waved submarginal line, and is interrupted along with the 

 line by an elongate flesh-coloured oblique streak running from vein G to apex ; 

 marginal area and fringe greenish grey. 



In the ¥ the green spaces are all more prominent, and the broad green outer 

 band complete ; a marginal line of black dashes. 



