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"—7. Carineta basalis, Fern. 



Nervus transversus lus valde curvus, valde obliquus, angulum ob- 

 tiisum fingens, 2o plusqtiam ejm longitudine dlvisus ; 2us czir- 

 vus, obliquus, angulum acutum Jingens, \o paullb brevior ; 

 3us vix undatus, obliquus, angulum subacutum Jingens, 3o 

 paullb longior. 



Second marginal areolet as long' as the first : first cross-vein 

 much curved, very slanting, forming an obluse angle, parted from 

 the second by more than its length ; second curved, slanting, form- 

 ing an acute angle, a Utile shorter than the first ; third very indis- 

 tinctly waved, slanting, forming an acute angle; fourth curved, 

 slanting, forming a very slightly acute angle, very little longer than 

 the third ; fifth curved, upright, forming a very slightly acute angle. 

 Bod}' tawny, hairy: head small; disk of the crown black; face 

 very convex, rather prominent, adorned with two black spots: 

 mouth tawny, black towards the lip, reaching the hind-hips : feelers 

 black : fore-chest green, broader than the head, pale tawny in the 

 middle part which has a black stripe ending ? towards the hind border 

 and sending forth two branches ; furrows blackish ; sides slightly 

 convex, having a little notch in the space between the scutcheon and 

 the hind-scutcheon which latter is rather broad scutcheon of the 

 mesothorax green, adorned with three very irregular black stripes ; 

 excavation on the hind border obsolete : abdomen slightly obconical, 

 much narrower towards the tip, a little narrower but not longer than 

 the chest, brown above and adorned with two broad pale tawny bands : 

 legs tawny ; tips of the claws black ; fore-thighs armed with two 

 small black teeth : wings and flaps colourless, dull green at the base ; 

 veins black, green towards the base; fore border of the fore-wing 

 dull green, brown towards the tip ; brand brown, distinct. Length 

 of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 27 lines. 



a. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



t^ 8. Carineta sub^iarginata. Fern. 



Nervus transversus lus curvus, obliquus, angulum obtusum fin- 

 gens, 2o plus duplb ejus longitudine divisus ; 2us subcurrus, 

 fere erectus, angulum vix obtusion Jingens, lo multo brevior ; 

 3us vix undatus, obliquus, angulum subacutum Jingens ; Aus 

 fere rectus, subobliquus, angulum vix acutum fingens, 3i lon- 

 gitudine. 



Second marginal areolet two-thirds of the length of the first : 

 first cross-vein curved, slanting, forming an obtuse angle, parted 



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