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twice its length : eyes prominent : fore-chest rather thinly punc- 

 tured, convex and with a black stripe in front, high with a deep 

 keel but not conical behind the shoulders, which are rounded and 

 hardly prominent ; keel black along its ridge, slightly and trans- 

 versely rugulose on each side, extending far beyond the tip of the 

 abdomen, much attenuated towards its tip, which is very acute : 

 fore-wings pale testaceous, punctured at the base and along part of 

 the fore border, with a small brown spot on the angle of the hind 

 border, blackish along the fore border near the tip ; veins testaceous ; 

 two discoidal areolets: hind-wings almost colourless. Length of 

 the body 4 lines; of the wings 9 lines. 



a. Brazil. Presented by John Miers, Esq. 

 h. Brazil. Presented by the Entomological Club, 

 c, d. Brazil. From Mr. Mornay's collection. 

 e. Brazil. 



'^S. Thelia spinigera, Fem. 



Testacea ; prothorax viridis ; carina lestacea vel rufa ; ales anticce 

 suhlimpidce^ basi et ad costam virides, apice fulvce. 



Testaceous, shining : head very short, slightly rugulose, trans- 

 versely semielliptical, much narrower than the fore-chest ; its breadth 

 more than thrice its length : eyes not prominent : fore-chest green 

 with a testaceous ridge, punctured, convex in front, very high, al- 

 most conical and with a very deep keel behind the shoulders, which 

 are obtusely angular and rather prominent ; keel pale red along its 

 ridge, slightly and transversely rugulose on each side, extending a 

 little beyond the tip of the abdomen, concave beneath and very 

 much attenuated towards its tip which is very acute : fore-wings 

 almost colourless, green and punctured at the base and along part 

 of the fpre border, tawny towards the tips ; veins green, tawny at 

 the tips ; two discoidal areolets, the lower one curved, very large : 

 hind-wings colourless. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 

 10 lines. 



a. South America. From Mr. Warwick's collection. 



^9. Thelia conica, Mas. 



Fulvo-viridis ; prothorax alte carinatus ; carina ferriigineo macu- 

 Lata ; abdomen fulvum, subtus nigrum ; pedes tesfacei ; alee 

 subfulvcB. 



Green with a tawny tinge, pubescent: head short, very finely 

 punctured, almost transversely elliptical, slightly angular in front 



