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Deep black. Head acute. Prothorax with a broad bright 
red band in front. Scutellum bright red along each side and 
at the tip. Pectus and abdomen bright red, the former with a 
black band. Hind tibiw at the base and hind knees red. Fore 
wings with two bright red linear upright bands. Hind wings 
blackish vitreous, bright red at the base. Length of the body 3 
lines; of the wings 8 lines. 
a. Venezuela. From Mr. Birschell’s collection. 
SPHENORHINA SIMULANS. 
Nigra; caput fulvum, maculis duabus lateralibus guttisque duabus 
anticis nigris; prothorax fulvo marginatus, fuscia lata pal- 
lide flava ; tarsi basi, genua et pedes posticit fulva; ale 
antice fasctis duabus pallide flavis ; postice vitree. 
Black. Head tawny, with a black spot on each side, and with 
two black dots in front. Prothorax with a tawny border, and with 
a broad pale yellow band. Knees, tarsi at the base and hind legs 
tawny. Fore wings with two pale yellow bands; the second a little 
narrower than the first, and slightly diverging from it hindward. 
a wings vitreous, Length of the body 24 lines; of the wings 
6 lines. 
a. Mexico. From M. Sallé’s collection. 
SPHENORHINA CRUCIATA. 
Nigra; caput rufum, subacutum; prothoraw lateribus vittaque 
brevi lata antica rufis ; libie postice femoraque rufa; ale 
antice basi, vitta brevi fasciaque interioribus vittisque duabus 
elongatis rufis ; postice cinereo-vitree. 
Black. Head red, slightly acute. Prothorax red along each 
side, and with a short broad red stripe in front. Femora and hind 
tibie red, Fore wings red at the base, whence proceeds a red 
stripe which joins a red band at one-fourth of the length ; beyond 
this there are two red stripes, which do not extend to the tip. Hind 
ma grayish vitreous. Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 
0 lines, 
a, Mexico, From M, Sallé’s collection, 
