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Thelia CONFICITA. & 



Fulva, robusta ; caput sat magnum ; prothorax puncturis optime 

 deter minatis, antice vix carinatus, postice carinalus et com- 

 pressus, apicem versus peracutum subarcuatus et valde at- 

 teyiuatus ; cornua laterdlia plana, subarcuata, peracuta ; 

 Latcra lestacea, fulvo univUtata ; tibia posticce subserratce ; 

 alee vilrece ; antica basi fulva el punctatce, apice luridce. 



Tawny, stout. Head rather large. Prothorax very strongly 

 punctured, nearly vertical and hardly keeled in front, keeled and 

 compressed hind ward, much attenuated and slightly curved towards 

 the tip, which is very acute, and extends somewhat beyond the ab- 

 domen; horns moderately long, horizontal, very acute and slightly 

 curved backward ; an oblique tawny stripe on each side, which 

 is testaceous. Abdomen testaceous. Hind tibiae minutely serrated. 

 Wings vitreous. Fore wings tawny and punctured at the base, 

 somewhat lurid towards the tips; veins tawny, very stout. Length 

 of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 6 lines. 



a. Rio Negro. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



Thelia perfecta. 



Testacea, longiuscula, sat gracilis ; caput nigro notatum ; protho- 

 rax rufescens, punctatus, carinatus, dorso angulatus, nigro 

 carinatus ; cornua Lateralia Lata, brevia, plana, vix acuta ; 

 alee anticce luridce, dimidio basali punctato rufescente ; posticce 

 subcinerece. 



Testaceous, rather long and slender. Head with some black 

 marks. Prothorax reddish, very roughly punctured, oblique from 

 the head to the angle of the keel, and very oblique from the angle 

 to the tip, which extends some distance beyond the abdomen ; 

 lateral horns broad, short, horizontal and directly diverging, hardly 

 acute ; keel black, forming a slightly obtuse angle ; ridges along 

 each side strongly marked. Fore wings lurid, reddish and punc- 

 tured for nearly half the length from the base. Hind wings grayish. 

 Length of the body 3£ lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 



a. Napo River, S. America. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



