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Var. Dull reddish. Abdomen tawny ; under side blackish, 

 with a red hind border to each segment. Legs red ; femora 

 greenish black. Fore wings lurid, with two orange bands; the 

 first irregular, composed of three spots, which are variable in size ; 

 the second entire, but not extending to the hind border. Hind 

 wings grayish vitreous, brownish along the interior border and at 

 the tips. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Sphenorhina bivitta. 



Lcete rufa, gracilis ; caput 'peracutum ; genua, tibice apice tarsi- 

 que nif/ra ; alee anticce nigrcB, hasi vittisque duabus late rufis ; 

 posticcs cinerascente-vitrecE, margine fuscescente. 



Bright red, slender. Head very acute. Knees, tibiae at 

 the tips and tarsi black. Fore wings black, bright red at the base, 

 and with two bright red stripes, which do not extend to the tips. 

 Hind wings grayish vitreous, brownish along the borders. Length 

 of the body 3^ lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 



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



Sphenorhina notabilis. 



LcBte ochracea ; caput peracutum, gutta antica trigona nigra ; 

 abdominis latera, femora anteriora apice, tibics tarsique nigra ; 

 alee anticcB dimidio apicali rufescentes, slriga postica sub- 

 apicali margineque apicali nigris ; poslicce cinereo-vitrece. 



Bright orange. Head very acute, with a black triangular dot 

 between the antennae, which are also black. Abdomen somewhat 

 paler, black along each side. Tibiae, tarsi and tips of anterior 

 femora black. Fore wings mostly red on the apical half, with 

 a black subapical streak near the hind border, and with a black bor- 

 der at the lip. Hind wings grayish vitreous. Length of the body 

 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



a, b. Constancia, Province of Rio. Presented by J. Gray, Esq. 



