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abdomen s1ip;litly obconical, a little longei and broader than the 

 chest : legs pale tawny, slightly grooved ; a single black-tipped spine 

 on each hind-shank : wings broad ; fore-wings very jialc tawny, al- 

 most colonrless towards the tips, adorned on the veins with numerous 

 brown dots, some of which are confluent; a brown band across each 

 at one-third from the base ; veins pale tawny ; a broad convex mem- 

 lirane along the fore border and at the tip, slightly waved, furnished 

 with numerous veins, most of which are connected by a band of 

 cross-veins; hind-wings whitish ; veins pale straw-colour. Length 

 of ihe body 5 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 

 rt. French rocks, near Madras. Presented by Mrs. Capt. Hamilton. 



9. Elidipiera FiMUKiA, Fem. 



Lulea ; mesothorax fuscxis ; abdomen basi nigrum ; pedes ftdvi ; 

 ala anticie flavo-fnscie, maculis nigro-fuscis ornatce, ad costam 

 dilatatm ; altc postica subcinerea. 

 Body pale dull luteous ; head conical, a little longer than the fore- 

 chest, having a slight ridge on each side border; front widest be- 

 tween the eyes: mouth tawny, nearly reaching the hind-hips : eyes 

 not prominent : fore-chest truncate in front, slightly ridged along the 

 middle, hardly excavated on the bind border, paler than the head: 

 middle-chest pale brown, with two ridges which are oblique in front: 

 abdomen elliptical, longer than the chest, marked with black at the 

 base : legs tawny, slightly grooved ; a single black-lipped spine neiir 

 the tip of each hind-shank : wings broad; foie-wings pale yellowish- 

 brown, with small irregular dark brown marks, which are chiefly on 

 the veins, convex, much widened and furnished with numerous veins 

 along the fore border ; veins pale tawny : hind-wings pale gray ; 

 veins tawny. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 13 lines. 

 0. Silhet. From the Rev. J. Stainforth's collection 



10. Elidipteka Occidentis, Mas. 



Fuhya, fusifoitnu, nigra maculata ; prolkorax viridis ; abdomen 

 flavo fascialum ; pedes fulvi; alie anticie fulvie, fusco macu- 

 lat<e, basi subtuberculala, apice sublimpidcc, ad costam dilatata; 

 ala; posliccc albidce, apice subcinereie. 



Body tawny, spindle-shaped : head convex in front, concave on 

 the hind border, slightly marked with black, very little longer than 

 the fore-cliest ; front luteous, flat, broadest in the middle : mouth 

 luteous, reaching near to the hind-hips: antenns pale luteous, long, 

 cylindrical ; second joint nearly twice the length of the first ; eves 



