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50. STENOBOTHRDS GRATIOSDS. 



Mas. Viridis ; caput et prothorax lineis duabus atbis nigro marginatis ; 

 caput longiusculum, fastigio subtriangulari sulcis duobus lateralibus 

 linearibus ; antenna fulvce, apice fuscie ; prothorax carinis laterali- 

 bus subflexis ; femora poslica nigro vittata; tibite posticce fusca, bast 

 testaceo fasciata ; alee antica pallide cinereae^vittis duabus lanceolatis 

 viridibus, gultis intermediis obscure fuscis, guttis exterioribus 

 pallidioribus ; ala postica diaphance, striga exteriore costali fusca. 



Male. Grass-green. Head and prothorax on each side with a white 

 irregularly black-hordered line which extends from the eye to the hase of 

 the fore wing. Head rather long; tip of the vertex concave, nearly trian- 

 gular, the furrow on each side linear; front very oblique, wiih four slight 

 keels which diverge towards the face. Antennae tawny, a little longer than 

 the prothorax, brown towards the tip. Prothorax with three very slight 

 keels; lateral keels occupied by the two lines, nearly parallel from the fore 

 border to the first transverse furrow, slightly diverging from thence to the 

 hind border, which is rounded. Abdomen testaceous, a little shorter than 

 the hind femora. Hind femora with a black stripe beneaih. Hind tibite 

 brown, with a pale testaceous band near the base. Fore wings pale 

 cinereous, with a grass-green lanceolate stripe on the costa and another on 

 the hind border ; a row of dark brown dots between the stripes and three 

 irregular rows of paler brown dots in the exterior part. Hind wings 

 pellucid ; a brown streak along the exterior part of the costa, paler and 

 dilated near the tip ; veins black, pale yellow at the base and along the 

 interior border. Length of the body 7 lines ; expansion of the fore wings 

 15 lines. 



It is closely allied to S. Mexicanus; the tip of the vertex is a little 

 longer. 



o. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



51. STENOBOTHRUS EXPANDENS. 



Foem. Viridis; caput et prothorax lineis duabus albis nigro margin- 

 atis ; caput vitta albida nigro marginata, fastigio sublriangulari 

 sulcis duobus lateralibus lanceolatis; antenna tcstacea, apice 

 fusca ; prothorax carinis lateralibus postice strigisgue duabus 

 albis obliquis ; pectus albo quadristrigatum ; femora postica extus 

 albido marginata ; alee anlicce pallide cinerea, vitlis duabus lanceo- 

 latis viridibus, gutlis intermediis nigris, guttis exterioribus nigri- 

 cantibus; alec postica diapkanee. 



Female. Grass-green. Head and prothorax on each side with a 

 white irregularly black-bordered line which extends from the eye to th 

 hind border of the prothorax. Head above with a whitish black-bordered 

 stripe; tip of the vertex flat, nearly triangular, the furrow on each side 

 lanceolate ; front punctured, oblique, with four slight keels which diverge 

 towards the face ; inner keels connected and forming a ridge between the 

 eyes. Antennae testaceous, brown towards the tips, longer than the pro- 

 thorax. Prothorax with three very slight keels ; lateral keels occupied by 



