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Abdomen very plump, deeper than broad, having above the same 

 color as the pronotum, the luteous nacre forming the base, and the 

 bronze green, somewhat embrowned, confined to the apical margins 

 of the segments in an irregular edging ; sides of the abdomen between 

 the dorsal and ventral scutes pale brown, sparsely sprinkled with 

 pallid dots, the spiracles glistening bronze." 



Fig. I. 9. 



The colors of the male agree in general with those of the female 

 except on the pronotum. Here the anterior lobe is shining black 

 while the ampliate hinder lobe is dull luteous, the black of the ante- 

 rior lobe rarely extending back upon the posterior lobe to any extent 

 except in the variety///^;-/, described in this paper. 



Fig. 2. $. 



The wing characters of the female described by Scudder agree 

 with those of what I have considered- as immature forms. In the 

 single specimen before me, which I refer without doubt to the adult 

 form, the elytra are fairly well developed, nearly black, projecting well 



