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liiml boidei' of tlie second abdominal segment. Antennae black, slender, 

 imicli more iban lialf the length of the body; first joint ocliraceous, not 

 extending to ihe front of the head; third whitish at tlie base, very much 

 longer than the second, much shorterthan the fourth, which is a little longer 

 than the fifth. Thorax blaik along the fore border, and wilh two very large 

 black patches, wliich are on the hind border: fore angles acute; hind angles 

 rounded. Seutellum with two very broad black streaks, which are con- 

 nected with the patches. Pectus with three large transverse black spots on 

 each side. Legs blaik, rather long aud slender; femora towards the base 

 and co.xtE ochraceous ; tibia} furrowed. Fore wings black, ocliraceous 

 towards the base ; the ochraceous part twice longer on the hind border 

 than on the costa; membrane bordered with cinereous. Ltuglh of the 

 body 6 lines. 



a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



b. Tapayos. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



35. Strachia eucosma. 



Pallide lutea, longi-ovala, subtilissime punctata ; caput longiusculum, vitta 

 spatioque postico nigris ; rostrum nigrum, basi luleum ; anlenuxB 

 7iigrce ; thorax lateribus ochraceis, maculis duabu.t anticis oblimgis 

 plugisque cluabus postieis magnis nigris ; seutellum plagis duubus 

 7naximis nigris ; pectus nigro seplem-maculatum ; venter lateribus 

 rufo variis, guttis lateralibus macuiisque marginalibus nigris ; pedes 

 nigri, femoribus pallide luteis nigro vittatis et maculatis ; alee anticcB 

 vitta subcostali oc/iracea, maculis duabus nigris, niembrana nigra 

 margine pellucido. 



Arocera eucosma, Stal, AISS. 



Pale luteous, elongate-oval, very minutely punctured. Head elongate, 

 black along the eyes and at the base of the anteuna, and with a broad black 

 stripe; under side with two black dots on the hind border; sides reflexed in 

 front; lobes of equal length ; middle lobe transversely striated. Kostrum 

 black, luteous at the base, extending to the hind coxae. Antennae black, a 

 little more than half the length of the body; first joint extending to the 

 front of the head ; second a little shorter than tli\e third ; third a little more 

 than half the length of the fourth ; fifth a little shorter than the fourth. 

 Thorax with ochraceous sides, with an oblong black spot on each side, near 

 the acute fore angle, and with a large black patch on each side, near the 

 hind border ; hind angles rounded. Seutellum with two very large 

 black ])atches on the fore bonier, divided by a slender stripe. Pectus 

 with six black spots on each side, and with a large black spot be- 

 tween the fore coxffi and the middle coxse. Abdomen beneath varied 

 wilh red on each side; spiracles in black dots; connexivum with black 

 spots. Legs black, rather long and slender; coxae and femora pale luteous, 

 the latter striped and spotted with black; tibiae furrowed, striped wiili 

 pale luteous. Fore wings with an ochraceous subcostal stripe, aud with 

 two black spots on the disk; first sjiot very large; second much smaller, 

 nearer the tip of the costa ; membrane black, with a pellucid border. 

 Length of the body 6 lines. 

 a. Brazil. From Mr. Vigors' collection. 



