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brown irregular streak, which occupies the tip, and extends from 

 thence to the disk, near and parallel to the interior border. Hind 

 wings with a short black streak behind the tip. Length of the body 

 2^- lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



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o Cladodiptera rufimanus. 



Pallide viridis ; vertex elongatus, linearis; frons elongata, sub- 

 carinata ; fades nigra; prolhorax brevissimus ; mesothoratf 

 rufo bivittatus ; abdomen segmentis rufo marginatis, lateribus 

 nigris ; genua tibiceque apice nigra ; pedes antici rvfi, sub- 

 dilatati ; alcealbce, venis pallide viridibus ; alee anticce fasciis' 

 duabus viridi marginatis st.igmateque nigris, margine apicali 

 viridescente, macula apicali guttisque nonnullis subapicalibus : 

 fuscis ; postica striga marginali subapicali nigricante. 



Pale green. Vertex linear, about twice longer than broad ; 

 front with a slight keel, full twice longer than broad, slightly 

 increasing in breadth towards the face, which is black. Prolhorax 

 very short. Mesothorax with two red stripes. Abdomen with a red 

 band on the hind border of each segment; sides mostly black. 

 Knees and tips of the tibiae black. Fore legs red, slightly dilated. 

 Wings white; veins pale green. Fore wings with two black 

 greenish bordered bands along the transverse veinlets, and with 

 a greenish tinge along the apical border; first band joining the 

 black stigma ; second obsolete in front ; a large brown apical 

 spot and some brown subapical dots ; basal veinlets black. Hind 

 wings with a blackish marginal subapical streak. Length of the 

 body 2| lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 



a. Villa Nova. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Genus CIXIUS, Cat. Horn. p. 239. 



South America. 



ClXIUS FULVDS 



Fulvus ; vertex concavus, oblongus,antice angustus ; frons et fades 

 elongates, carinata, marginibus elevaiis ; oculi exf antes ; pro- 

 thorax brevissimus ; mesothorax quinque carinatus; alee vitrece, 

 venis lestaceis ; antica stigmate fuscescente. 



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