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Mexico. 



^ Elidiptera atrilinea. 



Pallide prasina ; vertex breviconicus, transversus, subconcavus, 

 bituberculatus, nigro bipunctatus ; frons plana, oblongo sub- 

 quadrata, lateribus subelevatis ; prothorax transversus, arcua- 

 tus, fusco notatus ; mesothorax planus, bicarinatus, nigro 

 biguttatus ; alee unticde nigro subnotat.ee, striga coslali exte- 

 riore arcuata nigra, spatio apicali sordide albido semihyalino , 

 costa dilalata luteo marginata ; posticce albce, venis testaceis. 



Pale bright green. Vertex short-conical, broader than long, 

 slightly concave, with two black points in front, and with a tubercle 

 on each side ; front flat, subquadrate, much longer than broad, 

 with slightly elevated borders. Prothorax transverse, with several 

 slight brown marks, more conical in front than concave behind. 

 Mesothorax with a flat disk, with two black hindward dots and with 

 a keel on each side. Fore wings with a few minute black marks, 

 and with a curved black streak extending at three-fourths of the 

 length from the costa towards the disk ; apical part dingy whitish, 

 semibyaline ; costa dilated, with a luteous border. Hind wings 

 white, with testaceous veins. Length of the body 3£ lines ; of the 

 wings 10 lines. 



a. Mexico. From M. Salle's collection. 



\S £> Elidiptera basistigm a. 



Pallide viridis ; vertex transversus, vix concavus, antice truncatus, 

 lateribus subelevatis ; frons plana, oblonga, heptagona, lateri- 

 bus elevatis ; prothorax transversus, bicarinatus ; mesothorax 

 planus ; alee anticce macula basali nigricante tuberculum 

 viride includente, margine interiore apicem versus areolisque 

 apicalibus basi nigro notatis ; posticce albee. 



Dull pale green. Vertex much broader than long, hardly 

 concave, truncate in front ; the borders very slightly elevated ; front 

 heptagonal, much longer than broad, quite fiat, but with elevated 

 borders. Prothorax much broader than long, with a curved keel on 

 each side. Mesothorax flat. Fore wings with a large blackish 

 basal spot, which contains a large pale green tubercle, with some 

 minute black marks along the apical part of the interior border and 

 about the subapical part of the exterior border; subcostal and 

 adjoining vein deeply undulating exteriorly. Hind wings white. 

 Length of the body 3£ lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



a. Mexico. From M. Salle's collection. 



