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the mesonotum, a narrow longitudinal streak above the tegulae, a 
broad curved band on the mesopleurae below the anterior wings 
with two large spots below it, the coxae beneath, the anterior fe- 
mora and tibiae beneath, two small spots close to the middle of the 
scutellum and one at each of the anterior angles, the postscutellum 
with a black mark on each side, two curved longitudinal bands 
broadening and diverging towards the apex on the median segment 
with a curved spot on the sides near the base, a transverse band 
near the apex of the first dorsal segment of the abdomen, a large 
spot on each side on segments 2—5, a longitudinal mark on the first 
ventral segment, sometimes absent, and a broad transverse band 
very narrowly interrupted in the middle on ventral segments 2—4 
yellow. Wings hyaline, tinged with yellow; nervures dark testa- 
ceous, in some specimens almost black, stigma ferruginous. 
Length 15 mm. 
Hab. Bogota. (LiwDie). 
Described from 6 specimens. 
Allied to E. steinbachri described below, but is a slenderer species 
with longer palpi and antennae, the shape of the mandibles and 
elypeus is also slightly different. In one specimen the celypeus is 
rather more deeply emarginate, but there does not seem to be any 
other distinction. 
Elaphroptera mimula n. sp. 
(Be Bi 55) 
2. Ditfers from E. bogotana in the longer and more narrowly 
produced elypeus which is very narrowly truncate or subemarginate 
at the apex; also in colour as follows: tegulae yellow, the bands 
on the median segment narrower and obscure ferruginous at the 
base; the four basal abdominal segments, except at the extreme 
base licht ferruginous with yellow markings as in bogotana; the 
femora, tibiae and tarsi light ferruginous, all the femora yellow 
beneath. 
Length 12—15 mm. 
Hab. Bogota (Linvis). 3 specimens. 
I should have regarded this as a mere colour variety of dogo- 
tana if it were not for the narrower clypeus which is constant in 
all the specimens, and also there are no intermediate varieties in 
colour. 
