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PoiOCERA SPECTABILIS. 



Mas. Nigra ; caput teslaceum ; frons subpunctata, cdrinis tribus 

 indistinctis antice connexis ; fades sulco lato basali ; pro tho- 

 rax subcarinatus, teslaceo binotatus ; mesothorax lineis quinque 

 margineque testaceis ; abdomen apice cyaneum, subtus rufum ; 

 femora rufa ; alee anlicce viridi venosa, dimidio apicali vitreo 

 venis nigris ; posticce vilrece, basi venisque nigris. 



Male. Black. Head testaceous ; vertex with the border more 

 elevated than in most species of the genus ; front very minutely 

 punctured, with three indistinctly elevated lines, which are connected 

 towards the face, and with a depression on each side in from, very 

 slightly concave on each side ; face with a broad shallow basal 

 groove. Prothorax rather convex in front, with a testaceous mark 

 on each side, and with a very slight keel. Mesothorax with a tes- 

 taceous border, and with five testaceous lines, the outer pair forked. 

 Abdomen bright blue at the tip ; under side, coxae and femora 

 bright red. Fore wings with green veins ; the black part divided 

 by a slightly concave outline from the vitreous slightly lurid part, 

 which occupies nearly half the length from the tips, and has black 

 veins. Hind wings vitreous, black towards the base, and with black 

 veins. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 13 lines. 



a. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



POIOCERA L^TABILIS. 



Mas. Picea, subtus testacea; caput angustum ; frons tricarinata ; 

 fades subcarinata ; thorax carinatus, mesothoracis disco testa- 

 ceo ; abdomen supra nigrum, viridi bivittalum, segmentorum 

 marginibus cyaneis subtus viridibus ; alee antica. postice sub- 

 lurida, fascia fulva, extus vitrea nigro venosce fusco unima- 

 culatce; posticce basi viridi- cyanece, macula antica fusca. 



Male. Piceous, testaceous beneath. Head much narrower 

 than the thorax ; vertex very short in the middle ; front with a trans- 

 verse ridge or keel near the vertex, and with three longitudinal 

 ridges, the pair very oblique, and joining the middle one near the 

 face; borders not elevated, slightly convex on each side, concave in 

 front ; face with a slight keel. Prothorax with a distinct keel ; 

 middle part rather broad, and convex in front. Mesothorax with a 

 more slight keel ; disk testaceous. Abdomen black above, with a 

 green stripe on each side ; hiud borders of the segments blue, green 

 beneath. Fore wings with a lurid tinge along the hind border, and 



