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slight ridges, which are united towards the face ; bordev slightly 

 elevated, not concave ; face rather short and broad, black towards 

 the proboscis, and with three black spots by the front. Thorax with 

 three distinct keels. Abdomen bright red above, green at the tip ; 

 under side black towards the tip. Legs pale green, with black 

 marks ; hind femora black, with green tips. Fore wings rosy red, 

 with brown marks for nearly two-thirds of the length from the base, 

 pale brown along the costa, and green along the interior border ; 

 apical part vitreous, with a few brown marks, of which the largest 

 and darkest extends from the red part to the interior angle. Hind 

 wings vitreous, bright red at the base. Length of the body 3£ 

 lines; of the wings 10 lines. 



a. Tapayos. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Genus EDDARA. 



Caput thoracis latitudine ; vertex brevis, concava ; frons con- 

 vexa, laevis ; facies bisulcata. Prothorax subimpressus, inargine 

 antico subimpresso. Mesothorax plana, triangularis. Alae auticae 

 transverse subrugulosae ; venae apices versus plurimae, in ordine col- 

 locatae. Alae posticae basi latissimae, venis apice ramosis, venulis 

 vagis. 



Head as broad as the thorax ; vertex short, concave, or with 

 elevated borders ; front convex, quite smooth, face triangular, with 

 a furrow along each side. Prothorax slightly convex in front, 

 slightly impressed in the disk ; its breadth about four times its 

 length. Mesothorax flat, triangular. Abdomen as broad as the 

 thorax ; appendages of the male forming a furrowed loop on eaeh 

 side. Tibiae furrowed ; hind tibiae spinose. Fore wings slightly 

 rugulose transversely; veins of the apical third part more numerous 

 and regular than those elsewhere. Hind wings very broad between 

 the base of the costa and the interior angle ; veins somewhat ramose 

 towards the tips ; veinlets irregular. 



This genus seems to replace at the Cape the South American 

 genus xPoiocera, which is represented by the following genus in 

 Australia. 



