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CATALOGUE OF 
Endera Melanthus. 
a. Guatemala. From M. Deby’s collection. 
b. Venezuela. From M. Becker’s collection. 
c. Honduras. From Mr. Dyson’s collection. 
Var. Abdomen with white bands. 
d. Nicaragua. From M. De Latre’s collection. 
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Tipulodes? apicalis. 
Foem. Cyaneo-fusca ; antenna nigra , subserrata , apice alba ; 
abdomen alas posticas dimidio superans ; ala sat angusta , an - 
tica fascia lata abbreviata semihyalina pallide Jlava. 
Female. Dark brown, tinged with blue. Antennae black, 
minutely serrated, rather more than half the length of the body ; 
tips white. Abdomen extending for full half its length beyond the 
hind wings. Hind tibia? with four rather short spurs. Wings 
rather narrow. Fore wings with a broad very pale yellow semihya- 
line band, which does not extend to the borders. Length of the 
body 6 lines; of the wings 16 lines. 
a. -? From the Zoological Society’s collection. 
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Tipulodes? thoracica. 
Aureo-viridis ; thorax rufo-fulvus ; tarsi sub t as ferruginei ; ala 
nigra , cyaneo-viridi purpureoque varia , postica basim versus 
sublimpida . . 
Gilded green. Proboscis tawny. Palpi and antennae black. 
Thorax and pectus reddish tawny. Tarsi ferruginous beneath. 
Wings black, with blue, green or purple reflections. Hind wings 
almost limpid towards the base, except along the costa. Length of 
the body 5 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 
a . ? Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 
b. Africa? From Mr. Milne’s collection. 
