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each side, the space between brownisli black, bordered with 

 reddisl), and bisected by tlie median carina, which is green in 

 front. Mesopleura bhick, with a broad central green band ; 

 nietapleura and sides of the first two segments of the abdomen 

 almost entirely green ; pectus yellow and black; legs black, 

 with a green streak on the underside of the front femora. 

 Longitudinal alary spaces mostly green, and green dots at the 

 base of the wings. Abdomen with a triangular green spot 

 in the middle of the first segment, an oval yellow one on the 

 second, an incomplete yellow median stripe on the third ; a 

 bifid spot at the base of the fourth and fifth ; the remaining 

 segments wanting. (The yellow markings may be green 

 during life.) Earlets large, yellow. 



Wings hyaline, with brown nervures ; pterostigma covering 

 about six cells ; fore wings with 17 antenodal and 12-13 

 postnodal nervures ; anal triangle of the hind wings composed 

 of four cells, the fourth small, quadrate, on the middle of its 

 inner edge, which is angulated inwards a little below it. 

 Membranule of hind wings very small, linear, whitish. 



A single imperfect specimen. 



Somewhat resembles yE*. Pryeri^ De Selys, but abundantly 

 distinct. 



