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greenish-yellow stripe; the latter widens over the disk of the scutcheon 

 which is slightly ridged on each side; underside adorned on each 

 side with two red spots and with two red oblique stripes which are 

 grooved for the reception of the anterior thighs towards the base : 

 hind-chest transversely ridged : abdomen tawny above with the ex- 

 ception of the base, a little longer and broader than the chest : legs 

 black, furrowed, anterior hips and the base of the anterior thighs 

 red ; hind-shanks armed with spines : fore-wings dark brown ; reti- 

 culated part paler, divided from the other region by an indistinct 

 greenish-white band which is mostly developed on the hind border : 

 hind-wings dark brown, paler towards the base, grayish along the 

 hind border. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 23 lines. 

 a. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



Genus 9. PARALYSTRA. 

 Paralystra, White, Ann. and Mag. Zool. and Bot. xviii. 25. 



I. Paralvstra Emma. 

 Paralystra Emma, While, Ann. and Mmj. Zool. and Bot. xviii. 25> 



pi. l,f. 2. 

 a. Brazil. Presented by J. P. G. Smith, Esq. 



Genus 10. CALYPTOPROCTUS. 

 Calyptoproctus, Spinola, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. viii. 266. 

 Fulgora, Olivier. 

 Lystra, Perty. 

 Poeocera, Burmeisler, Schaum. 



1. CALYPTOPnOCTUS LVSTROIDES. 



Calyptoproctus lystro'ides. Spin. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. viii. x. 269, I, 



pi. 12, f. 5. Amyol et Serv. Hist. Nat. Him. 501, 1. 

 Var. Sequentis ? 



2. Calyptoproctus elegans. 



Calyptoproctus elegans. Spin. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. viii. 269, 2. 

 Fulgora elegans, Oliv. Env. MUh. x. 676, 36. Stall, Cic. 81, pi. 



21, f. 111. 

 Poeocera elegans, Burm. Handb. Ent. ii. 165. 



a. Honduras. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 

 6. Venezuela. From Mr, Dyson's collection. 



