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slight ridges, which are united towards the face; border slightly 
elevated, not concave ; face rather short and broad, black towards 
the proboscis, and with three black spots by the front. Thorax with 
three distinct keels. Abdomen bright red above, green at the tip ; 
under side black towards the tip. Legs pale green, with black 
marks; hind femora black, with green tips. Fore wings rosy red, 
with brown marks for nearly two-thirds of the length from the base, 
pale brown along the costa, and green along the interior border ; 
apical part vitreous, with a few brown marks, of which the largest 
and darkest extends from the red part to the interior angle. Hind 
Wings vitreous, bright red at the base. Length of the body 3} 
lines; of the wings 10 lines. 
a, Tapayos. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
Genus EDDARA. 
Caput thoracis latitudine ; vertex brevis, concava; frons con- 
vexa, levis; facies bisuleata. Prothorax subimpressus, margine 
antico subimpresso, Mesothorax plana, triangularis. Ale antiee 
transverse subrugulose ; ven apices versus plurime, in ordine col- 
locata, Ale postice basi latissime, venis apice ramosis, venulis 
vais. 
Head as broad as the thorax; vertex short, concave, or with 
elevated borders; front convex, quite smooth, face triangular, with 
a furrow along each side. Prothorax slightly convex in front, 
slightly impressed in the disk; its breadth about four times its 
length. Mesothorax flat, triangular. Abdomen as broad as the 
thorax; appendages of the male forming a furrowed loop on eaeh 
side. Tibie furrowed; hind tibiw spinose. Fore wings slightly 
tugulose transversely ; veins of the apical third part more numerous 
and regular than those elsewhere. Hind wings very broad between 
the base of the costa and the interior angle; veins somewhat ramose 
towards the tips; veinlets irregular. 
This genus seems to replace at the Cape the South American 
genus Potocera, which is represented by the following genus in 
Australia. 
