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28. Meroxctdius subnotatus. 

 F(Em. Fulvus; capnt pallide lestacnun, fuscn quinque-vittalum ; pro- 

 thorax subrugulosus, nigro bivillatus ; oviductus fere rectus, apice 

 7ii(/er, abdomine paidln Inngior ; pedes robusti ; aim anlicce anguslce, 

 cinerem, albido relictil'ilce, viridi venosce, nijricanle maculatce ; alee 

 poslicoi cinerece, breviores. 



Female. Tawny, with the usual structure. Head smooth, pale 

 testaceous, with five brown stripes above ; llie liiree middle stripes very 

 broad, united in front; front transverse and very finely striated. Prnthorax 

 slifjhtly ru^nlose, wiih two strongly impressed transverse lines. Oviduct 

 almost straisjlit, lijack at the tip, a iitlle louf^er than the abdomen. Le;:js 

 stout, with black-lipped spines; bind femora five-eigiiths of ihe length of 

 tlie fore wings. Fore wings narrow, cinereous, hmger by two lines than 

 the hind wings, with several irregular blackish spots ; areolets large; veins 

 green; reticulation wliitish ; space between the scapular vein and the 

 externo-me<iiHl pellucid. Hind winsrs cinereous: longitudinal veins tawny, 

 transverse veins brown. Length of the body 20 lint-s ; expansion of tiie fore 

 wings 52 lines. 



a. ? Presented by the Entomological Club. 



Mas. Testaceus, sat gracilis ; vertex disco vilti^que duabiis fmcescenti- 

 bus ; frons fusrescens ; antennte obscure rufescentes ; prolhorax 

 tuberculalus, nigro bivillatus ; abdomen nigricanle iiolatum ; lamina 

 subgenitalis producla, slylis duobus longis cylindricis selulosis 

 inslructa ; pedes validi, femoribus nigricanle nolalis ; ala anlicce 

 angustcE, albido reticulaUe, viridi venoace^fusco maculala ; alee pos- 

 ticce obscure cinerea. 



Male. Testaceous, rather slender. Vertex brownish, testaceous aud 

 with a brownish stripe on each side; fnuit brownish, thinly punctured. 

 Eyes tawny, nearly round. Anteunse dark reddish, testaceous at the base. 

 Prolhorax lul>erculate, with two strongly impressed transveise lines, with 

 an indistinct longitudinal impressed line, ami with iwo irreu'ular black 

 stripes. Abdomen and femora mottled with blackish. Subgenital lamina 

 elongate, with two long cylindrical setulose styles. Legs rather stout ; 

 spiues with black lips; hind femora a little less than five-sevenths of the 

 length of the fore wings. Fore wings narrow, longer by nearly three lines 

 than the hind wings, with several sm;dl brown spots, those along the 

 interior border elongated; veins green; reticulation whitish; areolets 

 large, mo>lly regular; scapular vein and exlerno-medial nearly parallel to 

 each other, ramose towards tiie tip. Hind wiui^s dark cinereous; longi- 

 tudinal veins tawny ; transverse veins brown. Length of the body 18 lines ; 

 expansion of the lore wings 46 lines. 



b. Jamatca. 



29. Meroncidius fi'moscs. 

 Foem. Fulvus; caput pallide testnceum, fuscescente septem-villalum, 

 anlice flavuni fulvo qainqut -villa turn ; prolhorax tuberculalus, fusco 

 bivillatus; oviductus apicon versus niger ; pedes robusli ; alee anlicw 

 angustce, cinerea, albido reticulata, tCitaceo venosa, fusco maculalce ; 

 alee posticce obscure cinerew. 



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