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of the front, and the middle carinate line is interruptedly brown 

 and yellow ; the base of clypeus, including the carina, margins, and 

 oblique striae, also yellowish. Rostrum extending to the posterior 

 coxffi, pale testaceous banded with brown. Eyes dark brown, 

 with the reflexed socket pale j'ellow. Antennae pale fulvous, 

 placed ou the rim of the socket next below tlie eyes. Pronotum 

 pale fulvo-testaceous, tinged with rufous in front and on the sides ; 

 the disk granulated each side on a large brown spot, the propleura 

 with a brown dot near the origin of the wing-cover. 31esonotiun 

 darker on the shield, and this part is divided into areas by two 

 yellowish loops on the sides and a line along the middle ; the 

 scutellar portion pale yellowish. Pleural segments pale yellow- 

 above, mostly margined with blaclv. The coxa? bright red, except- 

 ing the base of the posterior pair; legs dull yellowish, the anterior 

 femora faintly striped ^\ ith brown, and the tarsi brown at tip. 

 Wing-covers translucent, with five brown dots, and a few obscure 

 cloudy spots at base, near the posterior border, and next the tip. 

 Tergum a little dusky near base and at tip. Veins of wings 

 black. 



Length to tip of venter 6 mm. ; expanse of wing-covers 15 mm. 



Only two specimens of this remarkable insect were secured. 



Persis lineata, Fabr. 



Specimens of this delicate little species were collected on both 

 sides of the island by Mr. H. H. Smith. 



Pataea guttata, Westw. 



Three specimens were secured on this island. 



Pataba albida, "Westw. 



Only a single specimen was taken. It was found on the wind- 

 ward side of the island. 



Cencheea doesalis, West-w. 



Four specimens of this insect were collected. Three were 

 secured near Kingston at an altitude of 1500 feet, and the fourth 

 was found on the windward side of the island. 



Cencheea exquisita, sp. nov. 



More robust and with \^-ider wing-covers than C. dorsalis; 

 yellowish white, darker on the upper surface of the body. Vertex 

 a little narrower in front, projecting slightly in front of and above 

 the eyes, the margins strongly elevated, curved and ribbed on the 

 inner side; front long, parallel-sided, white, but more or less 

 yellow above, deeply concave, the clypeus margined and terminated 

 with black ; rostrum reaching nearly to the posterior coxae ; the 

 inferior cheeks very wide, pale yellow. Pronotum a little project- 

 ing into the curve of the head, short, broadly excurved behind, 

 with the sides broadly expanded and concave ; raesonotum a little 



