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Deep dull black. Head dark green above. Antennae of the 

 male rather deeply pectinated for full two-thirds of the length. 

 Wings limpid, brown in front along most of the length ; veins black ; 

 transverse veinlets at the tip of the discal areolet forming a very 

 acute angle, clouded with bright purple ; no trace of the discal fold. 

 Petiole testaceous, very slender, white beneath. Abdomen very con- 

 vex, its length without the petiole less than twice its breadth. Legs 

 rather stout; tarsi and spurs of the tibial whitish; tips of the latter 

 brown. Length of the body 6 — 7 lines; of the wings 14 — 16 lines. 



a — c. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



99. Glaucopis semihyalina. 



Cyanea ; palpi subtus albi ; antennce nigra, usque ad bis-trientem 

 pectinatce, basi supra albidce ; thoracis discus niger, cyaneo 

 bivittatus ; abdomen fusi for me , petiolatum; ala? anticce sub- 

 limpidce, antice cyaneo-fuscce ; posticce cyaneo -fuse ce, basi sub- 

 limpidce ; pedes nigri, tarsisbasi subtusque genubusque albidis. 



Dark blue. Antenna? and palpi black. Palpi white beneath. 

 Antennae pectinated to two-thirds of the length, whitish at the base 

 above. Disk of the thorax black, with two blue stripes. Metathorax 

 mostly black. Fore wings nearly limpid, dark brown for half the 

 breadth and for the whole length except at the base, and about the 

 angle on the hind border ; the brown tinged with bright blue espe- 

 cially about the veinlets at the tip of the discal areolet which form a 

 very acute angle ; veins black. Hind wings blue-brown except at 

 the base. Abdomen fusiform, rather convex ; petiole very distinct, 

 whitish beneath and on the disk above. Legs black, rather stout; 

 tarsi beneath and at the base and knees whitish. Length of the 

 body 8 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



a. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Group 25. HEREA. 



Palpi caput non superantes ; articulus 3us 2i triente non longior. 

 Antennae setaceae, maris pectiuatae, foem. vix pectinatae. Abdomeu 

 basi petiolatum. Alae anticae sat latae ; areola discalis venulis tan- 

 tum tribus posticis ; plica discalis obsoleta. 



Palpi not rising above the head ; third joint not more than one- 

 third of the length of the second. Antennae setaceous, pectinated 



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