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ides bordered with black, less dilated than in most species <*f ihis 

 jenus, and forming an obtuse angle. Mesothorax with fou$ short 

 >bconical black stripes, the middle pair longer than the outer pair, 

 md having behind them two somewhat triangular black streaks, 

 which are succeeded by two black dots. Abdomeu with a flblack 

 interrupted band on the fore border of each segment. Legs partly 

 black. Wings vitreous ; veins pale green, black towards the tips. 

 Fore wings with an oblong brown spot on each transverse vein, on 

 each marginal vein, and on each transverse marginal veinlet ; first 

 and second transverse veinlets oblique, parted from each other by 

 much more than the length of the first, which is much longer than 

 the second. Hind win^s with the first transverse vein and the ex- 

 terior border clouded with brown. Length of the body 11 — 12 

 lines ; of the wings 36 — 40 Hues. 



a, b. Mexico. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



West Indies. 



j Zammara vacillans. 



Foem. Testaceo-viridis ; caput striga arcuata lineaque antica 

 nigris ; prolhorax tinea mar ginali vittaque nigris ; mesothorax 

 vittis quatuor latis lituraque postica transversa anyulata 

 nigris ; abdomen rufescente-fulvum, vitta lata, strigisque dun- 

 bus apicalibus nigris, subtus testaceum ; alee vitrea, venis 

 viridibus apice nigris ; antica strigis submarginalibus fuscis, 

 venis transversis fusco nebulosis ; postica venulis transversis 

 marginalibus fusco subnebulosis . 



Female. Testaceous-green. Head with a curved black streak 

 on the vertex, and with a black line in front. Prothorax with 

 a slight black marginal line, and with a black stripe; sutures 

 blackish. Mesothorax with four broad black stripes; the middle 

 pair shortened hindward, and succeeded by an angular transverse 

 black mark ; outer pair excavated. Abdomen reddish tawny, with 

 an irregular broad blackish stripe, and with two black apical 

 streaks ; under side testaceous. Wings vitreous ; veins green, 

 black towards the tips. Fore wings with the marginal areolets 

 slightly streaked with brown ; a brown streak on each marginal 

 vein ; 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th trausverse veins clouded with brown ; 

 1st much shorter and less oblique than the 2nd, from which 

 it is parted by more than thrice its length ; 3rd and 4th slightly 

 curved. Hind wings slightly tinged with brown along the trans- 



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