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many irregular minute black marks. Hind wiiij^s vitreous, with a 

 slight grayish tinge ; veins black. Length of the body 5j lines ; of 

 the wings 16 lines. 



a. Mexico. From M. Salle's collection. 



PoiOCEIlA CEPHALOTES. 



Mas. Picea ; caput testaceum ; frons plana, subrugulosa, mar- 

 gine non elevato ; fades picea, subcarinata ; thorax subtuher- 

 culatus ; prothorax subcarinutus ; abdomen atrum lituris 

 duabus basalibus ruji<!, subtus rufum fasciis nigris ; pedes 

 nigri, coxis anterioribus pedibusque posticis rujis ; alee basi 

 viridi slrigatce ; anticcB nigrce casta viridi ; posticce vitreee 

 nigra marginatce. 



Male. Piceous. Head testaceous ; front flat, slightly rugu- 

 lose, concave in front ; borders not elevated ; face piceous, very 

 slightly keeled. Thorax slightly tuberculate. Prothorax very 

 slightly keeled. Abdomen deep black, with a red mark on each 

 side *at the base ; apical segment with two grooves ; under side 

 bright red, with a black band on the hind border of each segment. 

 Legs black; anterior coxae red; hind legs mostly red. Wings with 

 green streaks at the base. Fore wings black ; costa green. Hind 

 wings vitreous, bordered with black ; veins black ; the fold blackish, 

 its veins w^hitish towards the base. Length of the body 5 j lines ; ot 

 the wings 15 lines. 



a. Tapayos. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



POIOCERA LINE ATA. 



Mas. Ttstaceo-viridis ; frons plana, suhtuberculata, vix cari- 

 nala ; fades subcarinata ; thorax non carinatus ; abdomen 

 nigrum fasciis cganeis, subtus testaceum fasciis viridibus ; 

 alte anticce virides, apices versus nigricantes testaceo venosce, 

 linea intermedia arcuata testacea ; posticce atros, s trig is basa- 

 libus venisque ex parte cganeo-viridibus. 



Male. Dull testaceous-green. Front flat, very slightly tuber- 

 culate, concave on each side, hardly concave in front, with an indis- 

 tinct keel, which is occasionally obsolete ; face very slightly keeled. 

 Thorax not keeled. Abdomen black ; hind borders of the segments 

 blue ; under side testaceous, its segments bordered with green. 

 Fore wings green, with a testaceous subcostal line, which is curved 



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