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green, elevated. Protuberance obliquely ascending, very slender, 
much compressed, black above, whitish beneath, full twice longer 
than the breadth of the head. Front lanceolate, with a slight trans- 
verse impression towards the base, and with two black dots at its 
tip. Face with one keel dark brown at its tip, and with a pale 
brown streak on each side. Joints of the proboscis with black tips. 
Disk of the thorax ferruginous. - Prothorax short, conical in the 
middle of the fore border, moderately concave behind, with one keel. 
Mesothorax with three keels; tip of the scutellum green. Pectus 
partly testaceous, with a black spot on each side. Disk of the 
abdomen ferruginous. Legs partly testaceous. Wings vitreous, 
narrow; veins green, Fore wings lurid along the costa towards its 
tip, ferruginous along the hind border; veinlets irregular, not 
numerous, beginning at two-thirds of the length. Hind wings 
with very few veinlets. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 
9 lines. 
a, Tapayos. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
DicTyoPHORA TUMIDIFRONS, 
Mas. Rufa, subtus testacea; vertex brevissimus; cornu latum, 
crassum, obtusum, carinatum, capitis latitudine paullo latius, 
supra viridi marginatum, lateribus ex parte fuscis ; prothorax 
antice subconicus, carina marginibusque viridibus ; mesothorax 
carinis tribus{viridibus ; abdomen lituris testacets trivittatum, 
lateribus albo notatis; pedes testacei, nigro fasciuti; ale 
vilree, venis testaceis apice nigris ; antice apice nigro varie, 
venis apicalibus furcatis, venulis vagis. 
Male. Red, testaceous beneath. Vertex extremely short. 
Protuberance of the head broad, thick, obtuse, quadrilateral, with a 
keel above and beneath, a little longer than the breadth of the 
head, partly brown on each side; borders above green. Prothorax 
short, conical in front, excavated and angular behind; its keel and 
the elevated borders green. Mesothorax red, with three green keels. 
Abdomen with three rows of testaceous marks, which are sometimes 
obsolete, and with white marks along each side. Legs testaceous, 
With black bands. Wings vitreous; veins testaceous, black towards 
the tips. Fore wings mottled with black towards the tips; veinlets 
lew and irregular; apical veins forked. Length of the body 3 lines ; 
of the wings 7 lines. 
4—c. Santarem. From Mr. Bates collection. 
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