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Male and female. Dull black, rather broad, nearly linear. Head 

 short, small, yellowish white beneath. Eyes slightly prominent. Rostrum 

 extending a little beyond the hind coxae ; fourth joint a little shorter than 

 the third. Antennae slender, more than half the length of the body; first 

 joint much shorter than the head ; second, third and fourth yellowish while 

 at the base; second more than twice the length of the first; third much 

 shorter than the secoud ; fourth a little longer than the third. Prolhorax 

 and scutellum with a slight testaceous line. Prothorax with a slight 

 transverse furrow. Legs black, shining, slender ; femora yellowish white 

 towards the base. Wings extending to the tip of the abdomen. Corium 

 of the fore wings with a testaceous costal line; membrane deep black, 

 pellucid at the tip. Length of the body 2^— 3i lines. 



a, b. Petropolis. Presented by the Rev. H. Clark. 

 c. Constancia. Presented by J. Gray, Esq. 



69. Lyg.eus cognatus. 



Fcem. Niger ; prothorax coccineo marginatus et univittatus ; -pectoris et 

 ventris segmenta albo marginata ; venter rufus, apicem versus niger ; 

 alec anticce albo marginatte. 



Female. Black. Prothorax wholly bordered with crimson, and 

 having a narrow crimson stripe. Pectoral and ventral segments narrowly 

 bordered with white. Abdomen red beneath, except towards the tip. 

 Corium and membrane of the fore wings wholly and narrowly bordered 

 with white. Length of the body 4 lines. 



Nearly allied to L. pulchellus and to L. pallidocinctus. 



a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



70. LvGiEUS IN.EQUALIS. 



Mas. Luleus, capite sublus rostro antennis prothoracis fascia lata angu- 

 losa scutelli disco peclore pedibusque nigris ; caput 7)iaculis duabus 

 posticis lituraque anticu trifurcata nigris; anlennarum articuli 

 2ms, 3us et 4us subaquales ; venter vittis tribus macularibus apiceque 

 nigris ; corii slriga lata costalis macula discalis membranaque 

 nigra. 



turcicus, C. H. 040. 



Male. Luteous. Head with a large black spot on the inner side of 

 each eye, and in front with a trifurcate black mark which extends hind- 

 ward; under side black. Rostrum, antenna-, pectus, legs, three rows of 

 spots on the under side of the abdomen and tip of the hitter black. 

 Rostrum extending to the hind coxa;. Antenna; sctuln.se, shorter than the 

 body, first joint nearly half the length of the head; second, third and 

 fourth nearly equal in length, each longer than the head. Prothorax 

 black, with a broad zigzag lutcmis hand, which extends over part of the 

 pectus. Disk of the scutelluni black. Corium id' the fore wings with a 

 broad black costal streak connected with a discal spot ; membrane black. 

 Length of the body 4 lines. 



a. Columbia. From M. Goudot's collection. 



