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front, slightly convex longitudinally, compressed, keeled and much 

 attenuated towards the very acute tij), which extends a little beyond 

 the abdomen ; five pale yellow stripes in front ; middle one ex- 

 tending along three-fourths of the length, where it is forked ; inner 

 pair very short; outer pair marginal, looped. Wings vitreous; 

 veins very pale. Fore wings almost uncovered, with a lurid tinge 

 along the exterior border. Length of the body 2i lines ; of the 

 wings 4^ lines. 



a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Parmula punctifera. 



Testacea, robusta^ longi-trigona ; prothorax IcEvis, nitens^ olivaceo- 

 viridi varius, fascia subapicali albida, apice nigro peracuto ; 

 abdomen prothoracem superans ; tibia et tarsorum articuli 

 apice nigra ; alee viirece, venis paUidis. 



Testaceous, stout, elongate-triangular. Prothorax smooth, 

 shining, tinged partly with olive-green ; a whitish band near the 

 black and very acute tip, which does not extend so far as the tip of 

 the abdomen. Tips of the tibiae and of the joints of the tarsi black. 

 Wings vitreous ; veins pale. Length of the body 1^ line ; of the 

 wings 3 lines. 



a. Constancia, Province of Rio. Presented by the Rev. Hamlet 

 Clark. 



Genus HORIOLA, Cat. Horn. p. 585. 



HORIOLA STRIGULOSA. 



Ferrugineay valida, nitidissima^ suhtrigona^ sublcsvis ; prothorax 

 convexus, vix carinatus, apice acutus, abdomen sat superans, 

 lituris quatuor transversis posticis albidis ; al(B anticce picecB, 

 fasciis duabus exterioribus subvitreis. 



Ferruginous, stout, nearly triangular, very shining, almost 

 smooth. Prothorax convex, hardly keeled, acute at the tip, ex- 

 tending somewhat beyond the abdomen, with two transverse whitish 

 marks on each side towards the tip. Fore wings piceous, with two 

 nearly vitreous bands near each tip. Length of the body \\, line ; 

 of the wings 3 lines. 



a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



