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DiCTYOPHORA FULGOROIDES. 



Testacea ; cornu ej/lindricum, porrectitm, tubercutatum, supra 

 niyritni, thorace longius ; thorax fulvus ; prolhorax carinatus, 

 antice angulatus ; mesothorax el abdomen viridi univittata, 

 hujus latera apice nigra varia ; alcB vitrece ; anticcB ex parte 

 posticaque subluridce, venis stigmateque maxima nigris, venulis 

 vug is. 



Testaceous. Horn of the head cylindrical, horizontal, luber- 

 culate, black above, longer than the thorax, a little thicker towards 

 the lip. Thomx tawny. Prothorax keeled, prominent and angular 

 in front and equally excavated behind; its breadth about eight 

 times its length. A green stripe extending from the mesothorax to 

 the tip of the abdomen, which is varied with black on each side. 

 Wings vitreous, with a slight lurid tinge on the tips of the fore 

 wings and on the greater part of the hind wings ; veins black. 

 Fore wings with a lew irregularly disposed transverse veinlets ; 

 stigma black, very large. Length of the l)ody 5 — 6 lines ; of the 

 wings 10 — 12 lines. 



a—d. North China. Prom Mr. Fortune's collection. 



DiCTYOPHORA INSCULPTA. 



Mas. Pallide lutea ; vertex carinis tribus Icete viridibus ; cornu 

 lanceolatum, parrectum, capitis latitudine vix duplo longius ; 

 thorax carinis tribus late viridibus ; prothorax brevis, arcua- 

 tus ; mesothorax viridi biguttatus ; pectus viridi quadrivit- 

 tatum ; abdomen viride ; pedes testacei, nigro strigati ; alee 

 vitiea, venis viridibus apice fuscis ; anticte venulis robustis 

 obscure f us cis, stigmate pallide fusco. 



Male. Pale luieous. Vertex of the head a little longer than 

 broad, with three bright green keels, the lateral pair continued 

 along the sides of the protuberance, which is lanceolate, porrect, 

 quadrilateral, and nearly twice h)nger than the breadth of the head ; 

 under side with a middle keel, which is continued to the front and 

 to the face. Prothorax and mesothorax with three bright green 

 stripes, ihe former short and arched, the latter with a green dot on 

 each side. Pectus with two green stripes on each side. Abdomen 

 green. Legs testaceous, with slender black streaks. Wings 

 vitreous ; veins pale green, brown towards the tips. Fore wings 

 with the transverse veinlets dark brown, stout, in three irregular 



