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27. Sphenorjiina contigua. 



Nigra; abdomen rufuni; pedes picei ; al(S anticce fuscce, rufo 

 himaculatcB et unifasciatce. 



Black, sliming: head rather lon^, somewhat concave above; 

 face produced, conical, very hairy, quite smooth ; first joint of the 

 mouth red : fourth joint of the antenn® pale : chest roughly punc- 

 tured, rather long and narrow in front, where there are two transverse 

 furrows; three slight longitudinal furrows between the fore-wings : 

 abdomen bright red, with a black tip: legs pitchy : fore-wings dark 

 brown, with a slightly oblique red band near the base ; two red spots 

 at two-thirds of the length, one extending from the fore border to the 

 disk,' the other very small, near the hind border ; hind-wings almost 

 colourless, very slightly tinged with brown at the tips and along the 

 hind borders ; veins black, red at the base. Length of the body 4 

 lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



a, b. North India. From Mr. Warwick's collection. 



28. Sphenorhina inteemedia. 



Nigra; abdomen riifum ; alee anticcs angusice,Jlavo unifasciatce, 

 rufo unimaculata . 



Black, shining : head rather long, depressed above ; face pro- 

 duced, conical, compressed, almost acute at the tip, with longitudi- 

 nal ridges on each side, having a long, narrow, flat, smooth, pitchy 

 compartment in front: mouth pitchy: chest with an indistinct cross 

 furrow in front : abdomen bright red with a black tip : fore-wings 

 narrow, with a broad, pale yellow, slightly oblique band near the 

 base, and a red spot near the fore border at two-thirds of the length : 

 hind-wings almost colourless, pale brown at the tips and along the 

 hind border ; veins lawny, red at the base, brown towards the tips. 

 Length of the body 'i\ lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



a. North India. From Mr. Warwick's collection. 



29. Sphenorhina proxima. 



Nigra; abdomen supra rufum; ala anticce fusccB, albido bifas- 

 ciatcB. 



Black, shining : head and chest finely punctured : head rather 

 long, slightly concave above; face produced, conical, smooth, very 



