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very short, surrouuded by a ridge; front flat, slightly shining, with 

 a black interrupted band near tlie crown, with a black spot on each 

 side, and with one longitudinal and two diagonal ridges, the latter 

 intersect each other in the middle; a black spot at the base of the 

 epistonia which is slightly ridged : mouth tawny, extending a little 

 beyond the hind-hips ; Ibrecliest widened in front, angular on each 

 side, adorned with four black spots, the inner pair much larger than 

 the outer i)air : scutcheon of the middle-chest nearly triangular, 

 adorned with two large black spots, and on each side with three small 

 black spots : two black spots on each side of the breast ; side-plates 

 yellow: abdomen obconical, a little longer and broader than the 

 chest, luteous beneath towards the base : legs tawuy, furrowed ; 

 hind-shanks anned with spiues: fore-wings nearly colourless, black 

 for near half the length from the base which is red ; a yellow band 

 on the black part has a yellow spot on each side : hind-wings black, 

 red at the base ; veins green, black in the colourless part. Length 

 of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 

 a, b. Para. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



37. PoiocERA Li.MPiDA, Mas. 



Fulva; caput niyro macutatum et subtus reticulatwn ; sculelli dis- 

 cus niger ; abdomen foicHs viridibm el nigris oriialum,subtwi 

 nigra maculalum ; pedes fuivi nigra maculati ; al<e limpidte. 



Body tawny, slightly shining, almost smooth : head a little nar- 

 rower than the chest; its breadth more than twice its length ; crown 

 very short, surrounded by a ridge, with a transverse brown spot on 

 each side ; front flat, traversed by a black band ; face and epistoma 

 reticulated with black : mouth tawnv, extending to the hind-hips ; 

 fore-chest mostly yellow, convex in front, slightly concave behind, 

 adorned with black ringlets, which are partly connected together and 

 interrupted: a large irregularly elliptical black spot on the scutcheon 

 of the middle-chest sends forth a short branch on each side in front, 

 where it is divided by a slender tawuy stripe ; on each side of it are 

 some ferruginous and black marks : abdomen obconical, a little 

 longer than the chest, adorned with slender green and black bands 

 along the hind borders of the segments; underside spotted with 

 black : legs tawny, furrowed, spotted with black : hind-shanks 

 armed with spines : wings colourless ; brands black, nearly trian- 

 gular; veins with lawny, green and black bands, the latter colour 

 prevailing chiefly on the cross-veins which are partly clouded with 

 browu. Length of the body H lines ; of the wings 14 lines, 

 a. Para. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



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