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vex in front, almost straight behind, adorned with a pale yellow 

 middle stripe which is broader in front, and with a more obscure 

 spot on each side ; its breadth rather more than twice its length : 

 middle-chest triangular, somewhat tawny along the borders, and 

 having a pale dull yellow spot on the middle ridge near the fore 

 border; its length a little more than half its breadth : abdomen dull 

 tawny, obconical, slightly striped with brown, a little shorter than 

 the chest: legs pale brown, rather broad, slightly grooved ; hind- 

 shanks armed with two teeth : fore-wings dark brown, convex along 

 the fore border, adorned between the longitudinal veins with rows 

 of short pale dull yellow bands ; their breadth near the base less 

 than twice that near the tips ; veins black : hind-wings blackish. 

 Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 



a. Hong-Kong. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



19. Issus APiCALis, Mas. 



Fulvus, ad partem obscurior ; pectus roseum ; pedes fulvi, lati ; 

 alee anticcB cervince, subnotatce, apice nigro maculata; ; alee pos- 

 ticcB nigro-fiisca, basi sublirnpidce, apice albo fasciatce. 



Body tawny: head broad, about half the breadth of the fore- 

 wings near the base ; fore border of the crown ferruginous ; face 

 hexagonal, much broader than long, with an acute angle on each 

 side ; epistoma small, triangular : mouth tawny : fore-chest irregu- 

 larly dotted with darker colour, slightly convex in front, straight on 

 the hind border ; its breadth about four times its length : middle- 

 chest triangular, its breadth full twice its length : breast bright rose- 

 colour : abdomen obconical, a little shorter than the chest : legs 

 broad, tawny, streaked with darker colour, slightly grooved ; hind- 

 shanks armed beneath with five black spines : fore-wings very convex 

 near the base, fawn-colour, with indistinct darker marks, their breadth 

 near the base full twice that near the tips which are adorned with a 

 few black spots of various size ; veins tawny : hind-wings dark brown, 

 nearly colourless towards the base, adorned with a white band near 

 the tips. Length of the body 2\ lines; of the wings 7 lines. 



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



20. Issus TESTACEUs, Mas. 



Testacens, fusco varius ; abdominis discus subtus niger ; pedes 

 fulvi ; alee testacece. 



Body testaceous : head a little less than half the breadth of 

 the fore-wings near the base; crowu slightly concave, surrounded by 



