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a little more than its length from the prsebrachial transverse vein, and 

 by more than half its length from the border. Aluhc whitish. Hal- 

 teres yellow. Abdomen gi-eyish-black, sublinear, longer than the tho- 

 rax, toitli a black dorsal stripe. 

 Not rare. (E.) 



69. decrepita? Zett. D. S. iv. 1454. 65 (1845). Fcem. cinereo- 

 tomentosa, frontalibus atris, tJtorace fmco-trivittato lateribus canis, alls 

 cinereis basi et antice subluridis, abdomine siibfusiforvd non vittato. 

 Long. 3 ; alar. 6 lin. 



Black, with cinereous tomentum. Head white ; frontalia broad, 

 deep black. Sixth joint of the antennae pubescent. Thorax with three 

 broicn stripes, hoary on each side. Wings grey, with a lurid tinge at 

 the base and in front ; cubital and prsebrachial veins slightly diverging 

 from the prsebrachial transverse vein to the border; discal transverse 

 vein very slightly obli([ue, hardly curved inward, parted by very much 

 more than its length from the prasbrachial transverse vein, and by much 

 less than its length from the border. Alulse whitish. Abdomen sub- 

 fusiform, longer than the thorax, not striped. 



Not common. (E.) 



70. brunneilinea ? Zett. D. S. iv. 1448. 58 (1845). Toem. ci- 

 nereo-cano-tomentosa, capite albido, frontalibus atris antice rufis, tho- 

 racefusco-quinquevittato, alls fulvo-subcinereis, abdomine lotigi-ovato non 

 vittato. Long. 2i; alar. 5 lin. 



Black, with cinereous hoary tomentum. Head whitish ; frontalia 

 broad, deep black, more or less bright red in front. Sixth joint of the 

 antennaa pubescent. Thorax ivith fve slender pale brown stripes. Wings 

 greyish, with a slight tawny tinge at the base and in front ; cubital and 

 pragbrachial veins diverging from the pra^brachial transverse vein to the 

 discal transverse vein, almost parallel from thence to the border ; discal 

 transverse vein oblique, almost straight, parted by very much more than 

 its length from the praebrachial transverse vein, and by more than half 

 its length from the border. Alidse whitish. Abdomen elongate-oval, 

 hardly longer than the thorax, not striped. 



Not rare. (E.) 



71. varicolor, Meig. Zw. v. 167. 146 (1826). Canescente-to- 

 mentosa, capite albo, frontalibus antice rufis, thorace vittis tribus indis- 

 tinctis obscurioribus, alls lurido-subfascis, abdominis vitta dorsuli nicjra. 

 Long. 2|-3 ; alar. 6 lin. 



Black, with grey tomentum. Head white; frontalia red in front. 

 Sixth joint of the antenna; very minutely pubescent. Thorax with three 

 indistinct darker stripes. Wings brownish, loith a lurid tinge ; cubital 

 and pra;l)rachial veins slightly diverging from the i)r;ebrachial transverse 

 vein to the discal transverse vein, parallel from thence to the border ; 

 discal transverse vein slightly obli(|uo, straight, parted by nuich more 

 than its length from the pra;brachial transverse vein, and by more than 



