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Sp. 5. abbreviata. Lc^te viridis, puncto ad basin antennarum et alarum singu~ 

 laruvi atro, capite lutescente-viride, punctis inunitissimis atris, alts abbreviatis. 

 (Long. Corp. 3^ — 4 lin. ; Exp. Alar. 91—10 lin.) 



Ch. abbreviata. Curtis, v. xi. pi. 520. — Steph. Notnen. 2d edit. Appendix. — 

 Ch. viridis. Curtis, Guide? 



Bright green : antennae dull ochreous ; the basal joint with a black dot above j 

 head lutescent-green, with a minute black dot between the antennae, two 

 blackish streaks at the base,, two dots on the crown behind the antennae also 

 black ; wings rather short, ovate, finely iridescent, with a black dot at the 

 base of each, the nervures and stigma bright green, the former producing 

 black lines, and those of the costa blackish towards the longitudinal common 

 rib; abdomen green, clothed with fine blackish hairs; legs pale green ; 

 tarsi ochreous. 



Taken near Dover and in Devonshire ; also on the coasts of South 

 Wales and Lancashire, and near Yarmouth, in June and July. 



Sp. 6. iramaculata. Tota loete viridis, immaculata, alis abbreviatis, nervis 

 viridibus, antennis palpisque rufescentihus. (Long. corp. 3 — 4 lin.; Exp. 

 Alar. 9—12 lin.) 



Ch. immaculata. Steph. Catal. 311. No. 3453. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen wholly of a fine bright green, immaculate ; wings 

 short and ovate, rich pale green, and strongly iridescent, the nervures 

 entirely pale green,- and producing green hairs ; legs pale green, with the 

 tarsi reddish ; antennae and palpi pale reddish, immaculate. 



It is possible that this may be a less mature state of Ch. abbreviata, which it 

 greatly resembles in form. 



Found near London, in June, not very common. 



Sp. 7. carnea. Flavescente-incarnata, ahdominis dorso rufo punctata, antennis 

 pedibusque Jlavis, alis abbreviatis nervis rufescentihus. (Long. corp. 4 — 4§ 

 lin.; Exp. Alar. 111—12 lin.) 



Ch. carnea. Steph. Nomen. 2d edit. Appendix. 



Head bright rosy-red, or flesh-colour, immaculate; mouth and palpi yellow ; 

 collar and thorax also rosy-red, the anterior edge of the latter, and its sides, 

 as also those of the metathorax, and all beneath, yellow ; abdomen rosy or 

 flesh-colour, yellow beneath, the edges of the segments above, especially 

 down the back, red; legs pale yellow; antennae the same, with the basal 

 joint ; wings short and ovate, beautifully iridescent, the nervures and stigma 

 reddish. 



Taken, in June, near London, and in Scotland. 

 Sp. 8, ventralis. Virescens, capite thoraceque nigro punctatis, al)domine viridi- 



