ACR1D1DJE. 523 



piceous patches in a line in the disk. Hind wings rather shorter, limpid 

 and with a pale blue tinge towards the base, where the veins are also pale 

 blue. Length of the body 18 27 lines; expansion of the fore wings 

 38- 44 lines. 



a. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



6, c. Para. Presented by R. Graham, Esq. 



rf, e. Demerara. 



14. XlPHOCERA INCLARATA. 



Mas. Ferruginea ; capnl et prothorax nigricante bivittata ; caput antice 

 longi-conicurn subacutum ; antenna picea, lanceolate, subdilatatts 

 prothorax nigro tuberculatus, crista flava incisa antice furcala, 

 carinis duabus laleralibus obliquis indeterminatis, maryine postico 

 producto rotundato ; femora postica subtus dentata ; alee apice trun- 

 cates ; alee anticce vitta postica lanceolata abbreviata viridi-flava ; 

 alcB poslicce nigrcc, apud costam luteo punctatce. 



Male. Ferruginous, thinly pilose. Head and prothorax with two 

 blackish stripes. Head in front of the eyes elongate-conical, slightly acute ; 

 under side slightly tuberculated, with two approximate keels. Eyes elongate- 

 elliptical, transverse, prominent. Antennae piceous, flat, tapering, slightly 

 dilated, longer than the prothorax. Thorax and hind femora with black 

 tubercles. Prothorax with an indistinct oblique keel on each side, and 

 with a slight crest; crest yellow, with three notches, forked on the fore 

 border ; hind border elongated and rounded. Prosternum with an acute 

 erect spine. Hind femora dentate beneath along the inner keel ; outer 

 side with angular transverse ridges. Hind tibiae with tawny black- 

 tipped spines, those on the inner side twice longer than those on the 

 outer side. Wings truncated at the tips. Fore wings with a greenish 

 yellow stripe tapering along the hind border from the base to half the 

 length. Hind wings black, a little shorter, with some luteous points along 

 the costa. Length of the body 14 25 lines ; expansion of the fore wings 

 3245 lines. 



a, b. Orizaba. From M. Salle's collection. 



15. XlPHOCERA JDCUNDA. 



Mas. Testacea ; caput et prothorax viridi bivitlala ; caput antice coni- 

 cum ; antenna yraciles, subsetacece ; prolhorax asfjere punctalus, 

 subtricarinatus, margine antico subrotnndato subinciso, tnargine 

 postico subproducto obtuse angulalo , femora postica carinis duabus 

 inferis spinulosis ; aia- breviunculce, apice rotundatce ; alee anticce 

 macula basali subcostuli Jlava nigro marginata, villa postica alba; 

 alee posticce ochracece, apice virideii, vitta discoidali diaphana. 



Male. Testaceous, rather slender. Head and prothorax with two 

 green stripes. Head smooth, conical in front of the eyes ; front wilh four 

 keels, the inner pair slij-hlly diverging towards the mouth, which is 

 whitish. Eyes elliptical, transverse, prominent. Antennae flat, slender, 

 slightly tapering, longer than the prothorax. Prothorax roughly punctured, 

 with three slight keels ; fore border slightly rounded, slightly notched in 

 the middle; hind part slightly elongated, obtusely angular. ' Prosternum 



