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105. Issus PicKus. Mas. Piceus, capite compresso lateribus testaceis, 

 lituris (luabus nigris, vertice maculis duabus angulisque posticis testa- 

 ceis, fronte uigra longissiraa testaceo tricai-inata, facie nigra, thorace 

 testaceo-consperso, genibus, tibiis posticis tarsisque posticis testaceis ; 

 alis anticis testaceo conspersis, striga autemedia nigra, venis fulvis. 



Male. Piceous. Head compressed, with prominent borders, testaceous 

 on each side, where there is an oblique black mark in front of the 

 eye ; vertex a little longer than broad, with a triangulai* testaceous 

 spot on each side, and with prominent testaceous hind angles ; front 

 black, very long, rounded, and slightly widening towards the face, 

 with three testaceous keels, of which the middle one is much shorter 

 than the others ; face black. Thorax with testaceous speckles. Knees, 

 hind tibiae, and hind tarsi testaceous. Fore wings with testaceous 

 speckles, and with a black antemedial streak in the disk ; veins tawny. 

 Length of the body 3 lines, of the wings 8 Unes. 



Hab. Aru. 



Var. /3. Mas. Fulvus, vertice gutta media nigra, fronte facieque 

 nigris fulvo marginatis, prothorace piceo" fulvo-punctato, mesothorace 

 piceo fulvo-trivittato, femorlbus piceis apice fulvis, alis anticis piccis 

 fulvo venosis et tuberculatis plaga media longa nigra. 



Male. Tawny. Vertex with a black spot in the middle ; front black, 

 with tawny borders and with three tawny keels ; face black, tawny on 

 each side, and with a tawny keel. Prothorax mostly piceous, with 

 tawny points. Mesothorax piceous, with three tawny stripes. Femora 

 piceous, with tawny tips. Fore wings piceous, with tawny veins and 

 with numerous minute tawny tubercles ; an elongated black patch in 

 the middle. Length of the body 3 lines, of the wings 6 hues. 



Hab. New Guinea. 



106. Issus DiMiDiATUS. Mos. Piccus, crassus, fronte longa angusta 

 bicarinata faciem versus rotundata, thorace non carinato, abdomine 

 fulvo Hneohs duabus lateralibus rufis, pedibus posticis fulvis; alis 

 anticis latis, plaga, punctis plurimis venisque fulvis, costa rotundata ; 

 alis posticis nigro-cinercis. 



Male. Piceous, stout. Head compressed; front with two keels, widening 

 towards the face, where its breadth is about one-third of its length and 

 about twice its breadth near the vertex. Thorax not keeled. Abdo- 

 men mostly tawny, with a red line on each side. Hind legs tawny. 

 Fore wings broad, with a tawny patch in the disk, with tawny veins 

 and with numerous tawny points; costa irregularly rounded; mar- 

 ginal veins not forked.; costal transverse veins few, irregular. Hind 

 wings blackish cinereous ; veins black. Length of the body 3 lines, 

 of the wings 7 lines. 

 Hab. Mysol. 



107. Issus BiFASciA. Mas. Testaceus, robustus, capite dompresso 



