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15. Ledra ferhuginea. 



Tcstacca, suhtus Jlava ; caput nigra vittatum, subtus nigra fascia- 

 turn ; thorax depres.ius, transversa striatus ; scutum nigra 

 (juinquevittatum ; abdomen nigrum, apice ferriigineum, subtus 

 jlamim nigra vittatum ; pedes flavi ; femoribus tibiisr/ue pns- 

 teriaribus apice nigris ; alee anticte ferruginece, apice sublim- 

 pidw ; ala posticce sublimpidai, basi subfuhee. 



Nearly allied to L. planirostris, but the head is longer. Testa- 

 ceous, yellow beneath : head not broader than the chest, not arched, 

 very slightly concave above, finely striated longitudinally, conical 

 on the fore border, almost straight on each side, very concave on the 

 hind border, with a black middle stripe ; its length not more than 

 one-third of its breadth ; on each side of the fore border a spindle- 

 shajied concave compartment, whose disk is black; face with a 

 slight keel, black along the front ; epistoma with a black stripe on 

 each side : chest almost flat, finely striated transversely ; shield al- 

 most conical along the fore border, with five slight black stripes ; 

 middle one in front, very short ; inner pair zigzag ; outer pair 

 short, irregular ; hind border concave in the middle, convex on euch 

 side ". abdomen black above with a ferruginous tip, yellow, with a 

 broad black stripe beneath ; legs yellow ; posterior thighs and 

 shanks with black tips : fore-wings ferruginous, with almost colour- 

 less tips : hind-wings almost colourless, with a tawny tinge towards 

 the base. Length of the body 9i lines ; of the wings 17 lines. 



fi. Van Dieman's Land. From Mr. Shuckard's collection. 



16. LeDUA DErUESSA. 



Ferruginea, subtus testacea ; caput nigra vittatum, subtus nigra 

 fasciatum ; tharax de.pressus, transverse striatus ; scutum piceu 

 quinquemtlatum ; abdomen subtus nigra vittatum ; pedes les- 

 tacei ; femoribus posterioribus tibiisque posticis apice nigris ; 

 aire antic(e ferruginea, apice sublimpidec ; alee poslicm sub- 

 limpidie. 



Like L. planirostris in structure. Pale ferruginous, testaceous 

 beneath : head not broader than the chest, not arched, hardly con- 

 cave above, finely striated longitudinally, short-conical on the fore 

 border, very slightly convex on each side, very concave on the hind 

 border, with a black middle stripe ; its length not more than one- 



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