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green, elevated. Protuberance obliquely ascending, very slender, 

 much compressed, black above, whitish beneath, full twice longer 

 than the breadth of the head. Front lanceolate, with a slight trans- 

 verse impression towards the base, and with two black dots at its 

 tip. Face with one keel dark brown at its tip, and wilh a pale 

 brown streak on each side. Joints of the proboscis with black lips. 

 Disk of the thorax ferruginous. Prothorax short, conical in the 

 middle of the fore border, moderately concave behind, with one keel. 

 Mesothorax with three keels ; lip of the scutellum green. Pectus 

 partly testaceous, with a black spot on each side. Disk of the 

 abdomen ferruginous. Legs partly testaceous. Wings vitreous, 

 narrow; veins green. Fore wings lurid along the costa towards its 

 tip, ferruginous along the hind border; veinlets irregular, not 

 numerous, beginning at two-thirds of the length. Hind wings 

 with very few veinlets. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 

 9 lines. 



a. Tapayos. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



DlCTVOPHORA TUMIDIFRONS. 



Mas. Rufa, subtus testacea ; vertex brevissimus ; cornu latum, 

 crassum, obtusion, carinatum, capitis latitudine paullo latius, 

 supra viridi marginatum, lateribus ex parte fuscis ; prothorax 

 antice subconicus, carina marginibusque viridibus ; mesothorax 

 carinis tribus\viri,dibus ; abdomen lituris testaceis trivittatum, 

 lateribus albo notatis ; pedes testacei, nigro fasciati; alee 

 vitrei, venis testaceis apice nigris ; antica? apice nigro varia, 

 venis apicalibus furcatis^ venulis vagis. 



Male. Ked, testaceous beneath. Vertex extremely short. 

 Protuberance of the head broad, thick, obtuse, quadrilateral, with a 

 keel above and beneath, a little longer than the breadth of the 

 head, partly brown on each side; borders above green. Prothorax 

 short, conical in front, excavated and angular behind; its keel and 

 the elevated borders green. Mesothorax red, with three green keels. 

 Abdomen with three rows of testaceous marks, which are sometimes 

 obsolete, and with white marks along each side. Legs testaceous, 

 with black bands. Wings vitreous; veins testaceous, black towards 

 the tips. Fore wings mottled with black towards the tips ; veinlets 

 few and irregular ; apical veins forked. Length of the body 3 lines ; 

 of the wings 7 lines. 



a — c. Santarem. Frum Mr. Bates collection. 



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