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vertex. Prothorax transverse, short-conical, covering part of the 

 vertex. Mesothorax small, triang'ular, depressed. Femora and 

 tarsi black. Hind tibiae pale green, black towards the base and at 

 the tips. Fore wings slightly tuberculate, with a black middle 

 band, which is abbreviated hindward, and with some black exterior 

 discai marks. Var. Reddish. Disk of the front piceous. Fore 

 wings with the black parts almost obsolete. Length of the body 

 2 lines; of the wings 4 lines. 



a, h. Constancia, Province of Rio Janeiro. Presented by the Rev. 

 Hamlet Clark. 



Africa. 



ISSUS LONGIFRONS. 



Testaceus ; vertex transversus^ laleribus elevaiisyfrons longissima, 

 bicarinata, piceo varia, laterihus elemtis ; fades nigra, uni- 

 carinata; alee anlicce nigricantus, laterihus deflexis, plaga 

 hasali magna fasciaque lata obliqua exteriore testaceis, venis 

 testaceis bene determinatis ; posticcc subcinerecB. 



Testaceous. Vertex broader than long, with elevated borders ; 

 front vertical, four times longer than broad, hardly broader towards 

 the face, partly piceous, with two keels and with elevated borders ; 

 its sides well developed ; face black, with one keel. Prothorax 

 transverse, conical iii the middle. AJesothorax small, flat. Fore 

 wings blackish, vertical on each side, with a large testaceous 

 patch near the base, and with a broad oblique testaceous band ; 

 veins testaceous, strongly marked. Hind wings slightly grayish. 

 Length of the body 2^ lines ; of the wings 6 lines. 



a. Port Natal. From Mr. Plant's collection. 



Asia. 



TSSUS BYRRHOIDES. 



Cervinus, nonnunquam viridi varius ; caput et thorax tuberculata ; 

 vertex tramversus, lateribus vix elevatis ; frons elongata, per- 

 obliqua, tricarinata, subtus abruple retracta ; fades elongata, 

 Icpvis, convexa, nigra varia; thorax subcarinatus ; mesothorax 

 carinis diiabus obliquis ; pedes nigro lineati ; alee anticce sub- 

 fusiformes, subconvexce, venis elevatis, venidis pliirimis, costa 

 basi subexcavata ; posticce nigricantes, reticulatcp, venulis 

 riifescenlibus. Mas. — Abdomen apice subtus bitubercu- 

 latum. 



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