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Trib. Issrres Spinola. 
Gen. Issus Fabr. 
53 Issus PRAECEDENS, n. S., foem. Piceus, capitis lateribus elevatis, vertice 
longi-subquadrato, fronte antice dilatata testacea, pectore pedibusque testaceo 
notatis, alis anticis nitentibus testaceo subobsolete guttatis, posticis nigricantibus. 
Nearly allied to 4. sinensis. Female. Piceous. Head with elevated borders ; 
vertex elongate-subquadrate; front broader and testaceous in front. Pectus 
and legs with testaceous marks. Fore wings shining, with indistinct testa- 
ceous dots. Hind wings blackish. Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 
6 lines. 
54. Issus coMposiTus, n. s., mas. Obscure testaceus, capite thorace alisque 
anticis nigro confertissime conspersis, capitis lateribus elevatis, vertice trans- 
verso, fronte tricarinata, alis anticis latis plaga nigra submarginali, angulo 
interiore acuto, posticis cinereis.— Var. Alis anticis pallidioribus plage nulla. 
Male. Dull testaceous. Head, thorax and fore wings thickly sprinkled with 
black. Head with elevated borders; vertex transverse; front with three keels, 
sligktly broader in front. Legs with a few black marks. Fore wings broad, 
with a black patch naer the interior border; interior angle prominent, al- 
most acute; hind wings grey.— ar. Fore wings paler, with no black patch. 
Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 8 lines. 
55. Issus RETRACTUS, n. s., mas. Piceus latus, capitis laeribus elevatis fulvis, 
vertice transverso, fronte lata, carina media subobsoleta carinaque tranversa 
postica, facie, mesothoracis disco pedibusque fulvis, alis anticis non angula- 
tis, posticis nigro-cinereis. 
Male. Piceous, broad. Head with elevated tawny borders; vertex much broader 
than long; front hardly longer than broad, very slightly broader in front, 
with a slight middle keel and a more distinct tranverse keel towards the 
vertex; face, disk of the mesothorax and legs tawny. Fore wings not an 
gular, conical towards the tips; hind wings blackish grey, with many trans- 
verse veinlets. Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 6 lines. 
56. Issus rurrivus, n. s., foem. Cervinus, capitis lateribus elevatis, vertice 
subquadrato, froute aatice latiore lateribus tuberculatis concavis carina media 
subobsoleta, alis anticis fusco variis non angulatis, posticis uigro-cinereis. 
Female. Fawn-colour. Head with elevated borders; vertex a little longer than 
broad, indented behind with a corresponding angle in front; front elongate- 
subquadrate, broader towards the face, with concave minutely tuberculated 
sides and with a nearly obsolete middle keel. Fore wings with various brown 
marks, not angular; hind wings blackish-grey. Length of the body 2% lines; 
of the wings 5 lines. 
