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reddish at the base : hind-cliest, breast, abdomen and legs bright 

 red; abdomen tawny on each side at the base: fore-wings brown, 

 somewliat paler towards the base, which is red, with a slightly 

 oblique, slender, orange band at two-thirds of the length : hind- 

 wings pale brown, almost colourless beneath the fore border, veins 

 brown, bright red at the base. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the 

 wings 9 lines. 



a, b. Brazil. Presented by John Miers, Esq. 

 c. Brazil. Presented by J. G. Children, Esq. 

 d—h. Brazil. 



26. MONECPHORA BASALIS. 



Fusca, lata ; pectus, abdomen et pedes rufa ; al<e antica fusca, 

 fulvo bifasciatie. 



Broad, brown, shining: head and chest very thickly punctured : 

 head above depressed on each side ; face very convex, with a very 

 prominent keel ; cross ridges on each side very distinct, slightly 

 oblique ; epistoma and mouth red, the former compressed : chest 

 with some depressions on each side near the fore border: breast, 

 hind-chest, abdomen and legs red: fore-wings brown, with two 

 slender tawny bands ; the first at one-third of the length, slightly 

 interrupted; the second at two-thirds of the length, much inter- 

 rupted : hind-wings slightly brown, almost colourless towards the 

 base ; veins brown, red at the base. Length of the body 2| lines ; 

 of the wings 8 lines. 



a. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's collection. 



27. MoNECPHORA NBGLEOTA. 



Fusca ; abdomen testaceum ; pedes ful»i. 



Brown, slightly shining: head above and chest thickly punc- 

 tured, somewhat depressed ; face very convex, hairy ; keel ferrugi- 

 nous ; cross ridges on each side distinct, oblique ; epistoma ferrugi- 

 nous, compressed : mouth black, testaceous towards the base : hind- 

 chest and abdomen testaceous : legs dark tawny ; tips of feet black : 

 fore-wings brown : hind-wings almost colourless, pale brown at the 

 tips and along the hind borders; veins brown, red at the base. 

 Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 8 lines. 

 a. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's collection. 



