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angle, parted from the second by much less than iis leni^lh ; second 

 waved, slantinp-, forming an acute angle, shorter than the first ; 

 third very slightly waved, slightly slanting-, forming a right angle, 

 closipg the third discoidal areolet more or less before the fork of the 

 fore-vein ; fourth slightly curved, slightly slanting, forming a right 

 angle, longer than the third ; fifth curved, nearly upright, forming 

 a hardly acute angle. Body bright tawny, ])nrtly green, hairy, es- 

 pecially in front of the head which is formed like thnt of a Dun. 

 dnhia : head much narrower than the fore-chest: face very convex : 

 mouth dark tawny with a black tip, reaching the hind-hips : eyes 

 prominent: feelers black -. hind-scutcheon of the fore-chest broad, 

 green, rounded but hardly widened near the base of each fore-wing : 

 scutcheon of the middle-chest adorned with some indistinct darker 

 marks; hind border very slightly excavated: abdomen pitchy, 

 slightly obconical, longer than the chest: drums tawny, very small, 

 far apart: legs dark tawny ; claws black; fore-thighs armed with 

 two stout tawny teeth: wings slightly tinged with tawny; veins 

 green, tawny towards the tips. Length of the body 15 lines; of 

 the wings 43 lines. 



a. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



4. Caeineta vSciras, Fem. 

 Nervus tramver.ma \us sitbcurvus, valde obliquvs, onf/udon vahle 

 obtusum finijena, 2o trij)ld ejus longiliKline divisus ; 2i(s sub- 

 curi^uf!^ ralde nbliquus^ an(ju/um valde obtusum Jingena, ^o 

 paullo loiigior ; Sus subundatus, obIi</uus, angulum vix acu- 

 tum fingens ; 4us subundatus, obliqrms, angulum vix acutum 

 fingens, 3y paullo longior. 



Second marginal areolet about three-fourths of the length of 

 the first: first cross-vein slightly curved, very slanting, forming a 

 very obtuse angle, parted from the second by thrice its length ; 

 second slightly curved, very slanting, forming a very obtuse angle, 

 a little longer than the first; third slightly waved, slanting, form- 

 ing a hardly acute angle; fourth very slightly waved, slanting, 

 forming a hardly acute angle, a little longer than the third ; fifth 

 curved, slightly slanting, forming a slightly acute angle. In the 

 insect described the fore vein of the second marginal areolet is 

 divided and then reunited, and thus forms a little spindle-shaped 

 areolet. Body green, hairy, short, broad: head nearly as broacl as 

 the fore-chest, clothed with long black hairs and \\\\h short tawnv 

 hairs; crown adorned with a broad irregular black band which in- 

 closes a t;nvny spot ; face very slightly convex : moiUh black, lawny 

 at the base, reaching a little beyond the hind-hips : eyes not pro- 



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