LIST OF HOMOPIPEROUS INSECTS. 3 
sides bordered with black, less dilated than in most species of this 
genus, and forming an obtuse angle. Mesothorax with four short 
obconical black stripes, the middle pair longer than the outer pair, 
and having behind them two somewhat triangular black streaks, 
which are succeeded by two black dots. Abdomen with a black 
interrupted band on the fore border of each segment. Legs partly 
black. Wings vitreous; veins pale green, black towards the tips. 
Fore wings with an oblong brown spot on each transverse vein, on 
each marzinal vein, and on each transverse marzinal veinlet ; first 
and second transverse veinlets oblique, parted from each other by 
much more than the length of the first, which is much longer than 
the second. Hind wings with the first transverse vein and the ex- 
terior border clouded with brown. Length of the body 11—12 
lines; of the wings 36—40 lines. 
a,b. Mexico. From Mr. Cuming’s collection. 
West Indies. 
ZAMMARA VACILLANS. 
Fem. Testaceo-viridis; caput striga arcuata lineaque antica 
nigris ; prothorax linea marginali vittaque nigris ; mesothorax 
vittis quatuor latis lituraque postica transversa angulata 
nigris ; abdomen rufescente-fulvum, vitta lata, strigisque duar 
bus apicalibus nigris, subtus testaceum; ale@ vitree, venis 
viridibus apice nigris ; antice strigis submarginalibus fuscis, 
venis transversis fusco nebulosis ; postice venulis transversis 
_maryinalibus fusco subnebulosis. 
Female. Testaceous-green. Head with a curved black streak 
on the vertex, and with a black line in front. Prothorax with 
a slight black marginal line, and with a black stripe; sutures 
blackish. Mesothorax with four broad black stripes; the middle 
pair shortened hindward, and succeeded by an angular transverse 
black mark ; outer pair excavated. Abdomen reddish tawny, with 
an irregular broad blackish stripe, and with two black apical 
streaks; under side testaceous. Wings vitreous; veins green, 
black towards the tips. Fore wings with the marginal areolets 
slightly streaked with brown; a brown streak on each marginal 
vein; Ist, 2nd, 3rd and 4th transverse veins clouded with brown; 
lst much shorter and less oblique than the 2nd, from which 
it is parted by more than thrice its length ; 3rd and 4th slightly 
curved, Hind wings slightly tinged with brown along the trans- 
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