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hiod borders of the segments : fore-vviugs red : membranous part 

 adorned with seven black spots, six of which are huge, and more or 

 less confluent, and form two curved bands ; reticulated part lurid: 

 hind-wings lurid, red at the base ; veins brown, red towards the 

 base. Length of the body 6 — 6^ lines ; of the wings 17 — 19 

 lines. 



Var. /3. Abdominal segments with black bands. 



Var. y. Body and fore-wings testaceous, with the usual spots. 



a. North Bengal. From Miss Campbeirs collection. 

 h—h. ? 



32. Ceecopis septempl'nctata. 



Rufa; pectus et abdomen nigra; alee anticcc niyro 7-maculata;, 

 apice luridce. 



Red, shining : tip of the mouth black : shield with two black 

 punctures in the impression on each side of the front: breast and 

 abdomen black : tip of the abdomen red : tips of the feet black : 

 fore-wings with seven large black spots on the membranous part ; a 

 few black dots adjoining the reticulated part, which is lurid : hind- 

 wings gray, brown towards the tips and along the hind borders. 

 Length of the body 5^ — 7 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



Var. B. Shield testaceous : abdomen red. 



33. Cercopis UN data. 



Nigra; thorax rufo vel testaceo fasciatus ; ahdomen cyaneum ; alee 

 anticce rufo bifasciatcs basi rufce. 

 Black, shining: shield with a broad red band, which is widened 

 on each side : abdomen blue : membranous part of the fore-wings 

 red at the base, and with two interrupted red bands in the disk ; 

 first band slightly curved ; second band formed of three large spots, 

 the middle one advancing into the reticulated part : hind-wings 

 pale gray, brownish at the tips and along the hind border ; veins 

 black, red at the base. Length of the body 5 — 6 lines ; of the 

 wings 14 — 16 lines. 



Var. i3. First band of the fore-wings uninterrupted ; two spots 

 of the second band confluent. 



Var. y. Band of the shield testaceous : first band of the fore- 

 wings uninterrupted. 



