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not longer than broad. Prothorax about four times broader than long, 

 convex along the fore border, and about equally concave behind. 

 Mesothorax flat. Fore wings brown, with a few black dots in the 

 costal areolets, and with a few brown marks in the disk ; costa much 

 dilated towards the base, slightly dilated towards the tip. Hind wings 

 pale gray, with a broad dark gray border. Length of the body 3 lines ; of 

 the wings 8 lines. 



This species recedes much from the typical Elidipterce, and forms one 

 of the links which connect that genus with the Flatoides. 



Valley of the Amazon. 



Subtribe CIXIOIDES, Spinola. 



Genus CLADODIPTERA, Spinola. 



Cladodipteea vibidifrons. 



Nigra ; caput testaceo notatum ; frons viridis, tricarinala ; fades uni- 

 carinata ; thorax testaceo varius, maculis quatuor lateralibus apiceque 

 viridibus; abdomen lateribus testaceis, disco subtus viridi ; tibice 

 posticce virides ; alee vilrece, venis nigris ; anticce vitta rnarginali 

 nigra, stigmate viridi. 



Black. Head with some testaceous marks on each side; front green, 

 with three keels ; face with one keel. Thorax varied with testaceous ; two 

 spots on each side and the tip green. Abdomen testaceous along each 

 side; disk beneath green. Hind tibiae green. Wings vitreous; veins 

 black. Fore wings with a black stripe occupying the tip, and extending 

 along the interior border to the base ; stigma green. Length of the body 

 4 lines; of the wings 10 lines. 



Valley of the Amazon. 



Genus CIXIUS, Latr. 



ClXIUS FUNEBRIS. 



Niger; capitis et thoracis segrnenta testaceo marginata ; vertex parvus^ 

 concavus ; frons et fades sat lata:, carina fulva ; mesothorax carinis 

 quinque maculisque duabus fulvis ; pedes picei, posteriores ex parte 

 testacei ; alee dnerece, venis nigris ; anticce stigmate lurido. 



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