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Thorax — pronolnm and scnttUum yellowish-white, the foniier with from 3-5 more or 

 less distinct whitish longitudinal lines. Elytra testaceous, as long as the ab- 

 domen ; nerves for the most part white. Clavus : between the suture and 

 the adjoining nerve transversely divided into 5-6 small areas, all of which 

 are more or less mai'gined with black. Coriitm : central ante-apical area divided 

 transversely by a nerve : upper portion somewhat oval, more or less broadly 

 blact, especially along the outer margin ; apical areas and those adjoining 

 margined with black, the former very broadly exteriorly ; costal area at its apex 

 and the area immediately below it with a black line along the anterior margin. 

 JLegs black ; thighs : apex of all the pairs yellow. Tibice black, or sometimes 

 the 1st pair yellow ; 2nd and 3rd at the base yellow, sometimes the anterior 

 margin yellow with black punctures, in which are set the stout yellow spines. 



Abdomen : <J and ? , beneath, black, dull ; posterior margin of the last abdominal 

 segment of the $ with a small square projection in the middle. 



Length, 1§ — Ij line. 

 16. OCELLAEIS, Fall. 



The division of the portion of the clavus into small areas, and the 

 always conspicuous dark area in the middle of the corium, render this 

 species easy of detection. 



Extremely abundant everywhere. 



Brovraish or brownish-yellow. Elytra longer or shorter than the 

 abdomen, disc commonly with two large irregular dark brown or 

 black patches placed behind encli other, and separated by a white 

 transverse nerve. 



Head — croton brownish-yellow, somewhat convex, length down the centre about 

 three-quarters of the width across the anterior margin of the eyes ; on each side 

 of the apex a small black triangular spot, and more interiorly a second prolonged 

 into a line, terminating at the anterior margin of the eyes ; in different indi- 

 viduals these cliaracters arc more or less modified. Face black, with from 3-5 

 short, transverse, ferruginous lines on each side. Cli/peus, cheeks, and lorce 

 black. 



Thorax — pronotiim brown, anteriorly yellowish, and witli a more or less distinct, pale, 

 central, longitudinal line. Scutellum brownish-yellow. Elytra^ longer or shorter 

 than the abdomen, pale brownish-yellow ; nerves fine, white. Clavus more or 

 less pale or dark brown, or sometimes blackish ; nerves white. Corium : anterior 

 margin except the base dark brown or blackish ; disc in macropterous forms 

 with two large irregular dark brown or black patches, each composed of 4-5 

 longitudinal lines of unequal liMigth, and separated by a white transverse nerve ; 

 apical areas fuscous. Leys black ; thiyhs : apex of all the pairs yellow. Tibite : 

 Ist and 2nd pairs yellowish or brownish ; anterior margin of the 2nd, or 

 frequently both, spotted with black; 3rd black, base narrowly yellow ; spines 

 brownish-yellow. 



Abdomen black ; posterior margin of the last abdominal segment of the ? beneath, 

 in the centre with a small semi-circular projection, and the sides convex. 



Length, 1 line. 

 17. I'VUCAKitj, Fall. 



