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Color. —Dark-brown. A d arrow, curved, dark line, extends from the 
upper border of the eyes to the lateral caringe of the pronotum, and 
is the inner limit of a broad, brownish-yellow band, which extends 
from the eye to the lateral caringe, whence it continues backward along 
the caringe; below this, upon the upper border of the side extends 
another broad, black band from the eye to the hind edge of the pro¬ 
notum; the median carina is black. The elytra have the costal edge 
dark, beneath which is a yellow streak extending from the base to the 
costal border at about two-thirds the distance to the apex; beneath 
this is a band, narrow and black at base, broadening till it occupies 
• the whole width of the elytra, becoming brown toward the tip, while 
the inner border is yellowish-brown. The wings dusky, the internal 
half with a yellowish tinge. Legs dark-brown; hind femora black on 
the outer and inner surfaces, reddish-brown above, coral-red below, 
with a white spot near the apex; tip black. Hind tibige yellow, with 
black spines; the base and tips black, and a dusky annulation below 
the knee. 
Dimensions. — m —Length, 1 inch, f —Length, 1.4 inch; elytra 1.12 
inch; hind femora 0.72 inch. 
9. TRAGOCEPHALA VIRIDIFASCIATA. Hannan. 
Fig. 17. 
Tragocephala viridifasciata. 
a. Pupa. b. Perfect insect. 
Va?\ virginiana .—Vertex triangular, acuminate in front, blunt at 
the tip, not deflexed; margins slightly elevated though sometimes ob¬ 
literated in the female, to which this description chiefly applies; late¬ 
ral fovealge very shallow, flat or obsolete, triangular, the apex forward. 
Frontal costa prominent; sides nearly parallel; solid and slightly arcu¬ 
ate above the ocellus, punctured; sulcate below in the males, and dimly 
sulcate in the females; the margins obtuse; lateral carinae slightly 
prominent, curving outward. Pronotum with the median carina promi¬ 
nent, continuous, and in the female sometimes slightly arched; a dim 
transverse incision in front of the middle is visible in some specimens; 
lateral caringe obliterated in front, somewhat apparent on the posterior 
lobe; front margin extending on the occiput in an obtuse angle; pos¬ 
terior extremity acute-angled. Elytra and wings pass the abdomen, 
former obliquely sub-truncate at the apex. Upper carina of the poste- 
