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on the outer side, very loiijj on the inner side. Fure winjjs slnivler than 

 the al)d()inen, niiicli roiinrled at ihe tips. Hind wind's p.iie iuteous, some- 

 what shorter than the fire winj^s; veins Iuteous. Lenyth df the budy 

 37 lines; expansion of the lore winns 45 lines. 



a. Para. From Mr. Budgerley's collection. 



12. XlI'HOCEKA AURIPENNI3. 



Foem. Luleo-viridin ; caput fusco bivitlalum, antice Iriangnlnre ; pro- 

 thorax tubercutatus, varina itwdiu indelerrnitiata, curinis duabiis 

 lateralibus sal con^fncuis, maryine. posticu producio ncuto; femora 

 postica supra spinulosa; alec antiae brevi's,ullfniiala,apice rotnndatce, 

 vitta pnstica leslnced tiiyro inaryinalu ; alie puslicee auralo-Jlavw, apice 

 viridescenles. 



Female. Luteous-green. Head smooth; vertex with two brown 

 stripes, which converge between the eyes; cone in front ol the eyes 

 triangular, bmader than long; front with the usual four keels. Eyes 

 lawny, elongate-elliptical, prominent. Prothorax tuherculate, with three 

 transverse impressed lines, with an indistinct middle keel and with two 

 more defined lateral keels; hind border elongated and acutely angular. 

 Prosteruum with a long erect spine. Hind femora with a row of very 

 minute spines above and with two beneath; spines of the hind tibiae very 

 short on the outer side, very long on the inner side. Fore wings much 

 shorter than the abdomen, attenuated towards the tips, which are rounded; 

 a testaceous stripe on the hind border, with a black Hue along its inner 

 side. Hind wings gilded yellow, greenish about the tips, somewliat shorter 

 than the fore wings. Length of the body 33 lines ; expansion of the fore 

 wings 42 lines. 



Nearly allied to X. tricrisiata ; in the description of the latter there is 

 mention of a black line in the fore wings. 



a. Brazil. From Mr. Mornay's collection. 



13. Xn'HOCERA BASALIS. 



Mas et fuem. Ferrvginea ; caput subruyulosuin, subcarinalum, antice 

 longi-conicutn lateribus rejiexis ; antenncB setacece, apices versus 

 picece ; prothorax crista angulata carinisque duubus lateralibus 

 obliquis luberculatis, margine postico producio peracuto ; femora 

 postica carinis deulalis ; alee oblique trnncaUe ; alee anlicce piceo 

 quadriplagiatiB ; alee posticic basi subccerulece. 



Male and female. Ferruginous. Head slightly rugulose, slightly 

 keeled above, forming in front o( the eyes an elongated cone with reflexed 

 sides; tlie two middle keels beneath parallel and approxinrate for half the 

 length, divergiiig much towards the mouth. Eyes large, fusiform, oblique, 

 prominent. Anieniiae flat, slender, setaceous, piceous towards the tips, 

 longer than the prothorax. Prothorax with an oblique slightly luberculaled 

 keel on each side, and with a slightly tuberculated crest which forms an 

 obtuse angle towards the mtich elongated and very acute hind part. Pro- 

 sternum with an erect acute spine. Hind femora with minutely dentate 

 keels; spines of the bind libi;e rather longer on the inner side than on the 

 outer. Wings obliquely truncated at the tips. Fore wings with four 



