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7. Elidiptera tuberculosa, Fem. 



Lutea, nigro varia ; abdomen thorace paullb longius ; pedes fulvi ; 

 alee anticcB sublimpidce, subtuberculatcB, nigro varice, ad venas 

 fulvce, subtus alba farinosce* anticcB dilatatce ; alee posticce 

 alba. 

 Body luteoiis : head conical above, having on each side a ridge, 

 which is most elevated and partly black between the eyes ; a black 

 spot at the tip on the under side, whose side borders are slightly 

 contracted in the forepart, but much widened towards the epistoma, 

 the latter is very slightly keeled, and has a row of oblique furrows 

 on each side: mouth tawny, extending far beyond the hind-hips ; 

 feelers luteous, rather long ; second joint much longer than the first : 

 fore-chest almost quadrate, hardly convex in front nor concave be- 

 hind, with a small triangular black spot on the fore border, and a 

 black spot on each side : middle-chest adorned in front with black 

 marks, some of which form two oblique black stripes united in front: 

 abdomen nearly elliptical, a little longer and broader than the chest : 

 legs tawny, rather broad, slightly grooved ; hind-shanks armed with 

 one black-tipped spine besides those at the tip : wings broad ; fore- 

 wings colourless, powdered with white beneath, marked with black 

 and slightly tuberculate here and there above; disks of the areolet 

 so covered with luteous dots as to give the whole wing that colour ; 

 veins luteous; cross-veins very numerous towards the tip and along 

 the fore border, where the wing is convex and much widened, and 

 slightly waved: hind-wings white; veins dull tawny. Length of 

 of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



8. Elidiptera indica, Mas. 



Fulva, depressa; caput prothoracis longitudine ; abdomen thorace 

 paullb longius et latius ; pedes fulvi ; alee anticce latce, sub- 

 fulvce,fusco guttatm et unifasciatcB ; alee posticce albidce. 



Body pale tawny, mottled with darker colour: head conical, 

 not longer than the fore-chest, somewhat concave and with a brown 

 stripe above, yellow and marked with darker colour beneath, where 

 it widens to the epistoma : mouth luteous, reaching to the hind-hips : 

 eyes very prominent: feelers luteous, rather long ; second joint longer 

 than the first: fore-chest conical, slightly excavated and indistinctly 

 angular on the hind border: disk of the middle-chest very concave; 

 a ridge on each side towards the tip which forms an acute angle : 



