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Ked-lead colour, white beneath. Head above conical, with a 

 shallow excavation in the fore disk ; front with a long narrow pale 

 reddish disk, which has a slight middle ridge and slightly elevated 

 borders, the latter have transverse ridges on each side ; a black dot 

 on each side of the face. Thorax punctured, with a black dot on 

 each side in front ; scutellum with a black dot on each angle. Ab- 

 domen brown above. Fore wings blackish at the tips and along the 

 adjoining part of the hind border. Hind wings blackish. Length 

 of the body 4^ lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



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



V ClCCUS SAGITTARIUS. 



Cervinus, gracilis, subtus flavo-albus ; caput pallide luteum, longi- 

 conicum, guttis nonnullis punclis strigaque antica furcata 

 nigris, subtus antice lutescens lateribus sulcatis ; thorax antice 

 lutescens ; scutellum litura transversa nigra ; abdomen fusees- 

 cens, apice rufescens ; alee anticce angustce ; postica cinereo- 

 vitrece. 



Fawn-colour, slender, yellowish white beneath. Head above 

 elongate-conical, pale luteous, with black points, with two black 

 dots on the hind border, with one on each side of the middle, and 

 with a black forked streak in front ; under side pale luteous towards 

 the tip, with a flat disk, and with slight transverse ridges on 

 each side. Thorax pale luteous in front ; scutellum with a trans- 

 verse black mark. Abdomen brownish, reddish at the tip. Fore 

 wings narrow. Hind wings grayish vitreous. Length of the body 

 4 lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 



a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



} ClCCUS HAST AT US. 



Niger, fiavo notatus, subtus pallide luteus, C. Sagittarii structura ; 

 abdomen valvulis apicalibus foliaceis obscure rufis ; pedes 

 lutei ; alee angusta, cinereo-vitrea, venis nigris. 



Black, pale luteous beneath, in structure like C. Sagittarius. 

 Head above, thorax and scutellum with numerous minute various 

 yellow marks. Abdomen with dark red foliaceous apical appen- 

 dages. Legs luteous. Wings narrow, grayish vitreous ; veins 

 black. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 6 lines. 



a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



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