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liind ; front widening considerably from the crown, closely united to 

 tbe cpistoma which it exceeds in length ; the two form a broad 

 spindle-shaped scutcheon which is finely striated across, and has a 

 tawny middle ridge and a tawny border, the latter has a yellow spot 

 on each side of the widest part : mouth tawny with a black lip, 

 reaching the hind-hips : fore-chest short: three slight ridges on the 

 middle-chest : abdomen obconical, not longer than the chest ; hind 

 borders of the segments yellow : legs yellow ; thighs mostly brown ; 

 shanks slightly striped with brown ; hind-shanks armed with three 

 small teeth : wings pale yellowish-brown ; brand a little darker ; 

 veins tawny, darker towards the tips ; six discoidal areolets. Length 

 of the body li lines ; of the wings 5 lines. 



26. Cixius AUSTRALis, Fsm. 



Fuscus ; epistoma ferrugineum ; mesoihorax subcarinaiiis ; abdo- 

 men suhtui basi fulvum, pedes fulvi ,- ala anttcm subfiuctB, 

 apice fusco maculatce ; al<e poslicce subliinpida. 

 Body brown : a slight ridge on each side of the crown : front 

 much longer than the epistoma, with which it forms a nearly ellip- 

 tical compartment ; middle ridge and epistoma ferruginous ; fore- 

 chest very short: middle-chest slightly ridged : abdomen obconical, 

 not longer than the chest, tawny beneath towards the base : legs 

 tawny, slightly grooved ; hind-shanks unarmed : fore-wings pale 

 brown, adorned towards the lips with brown spots, one on the disk 

 of each areolel ; brand dark brown ; veins brown, black towards the 

 tips: hind-wings almost colourless; reins black. Length of the 

 body 2 lines ; of the wings 5 lines. 

 a. Port Natal. From Mr. Gueinzius' collection. 



27. Cixius oppositus, Fem. 



Niger; caput fulvo vittaCum ; prothoracis latera fulva ; mesothorax 



ferrugineo quinque-vittatus ; abdomen fiavo vittatum ; pedes 



fulvi ; alee anticce subfulvw, stigma Jlavuni, ad partem fxiscum ; 



veiue JlavcB, fusco guttatee ; venm transversa fusca ; alai pos- 



ticie sublimpidte. 



Body black : crown of the head surrounded by a tawny ridge, 



which incloses a nearly conical compartment and is divided in front 



by a parallel cross-ridge ; front much longer than the epistoma; the 



two forming a nearly elliptical compartment which is finely ridged 



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