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28. MERONCIDIUS SUBNOTATUS. 



Foem. Fulvus; caput pallide testaceum, fusco quinque-vitlatum ; pro- 

 thorax subrugulostiS) nigro bivittatus ; oviductus fere rectus^ apice 

 niger, abdoinine paulln longior ; pedes robusti ; alee anticce angustce, 

 cinerece, albido reticulatce, viridi venosce, niyricante maculatce ; alee 

 posticce cinerece, breviores. 



Female. Tawny, with the usual structure. Head smooth, pale 

 testaceous, with five brown stripes above ; the thre,e middle stripes very 

 broad, united in front; front transverse and very finely striated. Prothorax 

 slightly rugnlose, wilh two strongly impressed transverse lines. Oviduct 

 almost straight, black at the tip, a little longer than the abdomen. Legs 

 stout, with black-tipped spines; hind femora five-eighths of the length of 

 the fore wings. Fore wings narrow, cinereous, longer by two lines than 

 the hind wings, with several irregular blackish spots ; areolets large; veins 

 green; reticulation whitish; space between the scapular vein and the 

 externo-medial pellucid. Hind wings cinereous; longitudinal veins tawny, 

 transverse veins brown. Length of the body 20 lines ; expansion of the fore 

 wings 52 Hues. 



a. ? Presented by the Entomological Club. 



Mas. Testaceus, sat gracilis ,- vertex disco vittisque duabus fuscescenti- 

 bus ; frons fuscescens ; antenna obscure rufescentes ; prothorax 

 tuberculatus, nigro bivitlatus ; abdomen nigricante notatum ; lamina, 

 subgenitalis producta, stylis duobus longis cylindricis setttlosis 

 inslructa ; pedes validi, femoribus nigricante notalis ; alee anticce 

 angustce, albido reticulatce, viridi venosce, fusco maculatce ; alee pos- 

 ticce obscure cinerece. 



Male. Testaceous, rather slender. Vertex brownish, testaceous and 

 with a brownish stripe on each side; front brownish, thinly punctured. 

 Eyes tawny, nearly round. Antennae dark reddish, testaceous at the base. 

 Prothorax tuberculate, with two strongly impressed transverse lines, with 

 an indistinct longitudinal impressed line, and with two irregular black 

 stripes. Abdomen and femora mottled wilh blackish. Subgenital lamina 

 elongate, with two long cylindrical setulose styles. Legs rather stout; 

 spiues with black tips; hind femora a little less than five-sevenths of the 

 length of the fore wings. Fore wings narrow, longer by nearly three lines 

 than the hind wings, with several small brown spots, those along the 

 interior border elongated; veins green; reticulation whitish; areolets 

 large, mostly regular; scapular vein and externo-medial nearly parallel to 

 each other, ramose towards the tip. Hind wings dark cinereous; longi- 

 tudinal veins tawny ; transverse veins brown. Length of the body 18 lines ; 

 expansion of the fore wings 46 lines. 



b. Jamaica. 



29. MERONCIDIUS FUMOSUS. 



Fo3m. Fulvus; caput pallide testaceum, fuscescente septem-mttatum, 

 anticejlavum fulvo quinque-vittatum ; prothorax tuberculatus, fusco 

 bivitlatus ; oviductus apicem versus niger ; pedes robusti ; alee anticce 

 angusta, cinerece, albido reticulatce, testaceo venosce, fusco maculatce; 

 alee posticce obscure cinerece. 



