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second nearly npiiglit, a little in advance of the middle of the fore- 

 chesl, widening much from the ridge to the lower side, joined by a 

 rather broad pale yellow stripe with the third which is broad, occu- 

 pies the tip, and is concave along the fore side : breast and abdomen 

 pitchy. Length of the body 5i lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 

 a. Brazil. 



11. Membhacis alta. 



Nigra; prothorax albo-bifasciatus ; fascia la angusta, marginem 

 anticum occvpans, anlice subcurva ; 2a lata, brevu fere api- 

 calis, antici undulala ; abdomen piceum. 

 Black, thinly clothed with pale down : foie-chest very high, 

 more conical than those of all the preceding species, with two 

 white bands ; the first narrow, occupying- the fore border, and 'ex- 

 tending thence half-way to the eye ; its fore side slightly curved ; 

 second broad and short, occupying the tip, excepting the acute 

 angle of the latter which is black ; its fore side undulating ; abdo- 

 men pitchy : fore-wings blackish ; veins tawny : hind-wings colour- 

 less ; veins black. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 

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



12. Membeacis fasciata. 



Membracis fasciata, Fabr. Mant. Ins. ii. 262, 6. Ent. Syst. iv. 9, 6. 



Smt. Rhyn. 9, 16. Gmel. Ed. Syst. Nat. ii. 2092, 54. Oliv. 



Enc. MM. vii. 662, 5. Germ. Silb. Rev. Ent. iii. 226, 6. 



Fairm. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 2me Sirie, iv. 245, 8. 

 Membracis cucuUata, Amyot et Serv. Hist. Nat. Him. 534, pi. 1, f. 2. 



a. Interior of Brazil. Presented by the Entomological Club. 



b. Para. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



13. Membracis rosea. 



Membracis rosea, Fairm. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 2me Sirie, iv 246, 

 9, pi. 4, f 24. 



a. Brazil. From Mr. Parzudaki's collection. 



b. Brazil. From Mr. Mornay's collection. 



