Carineta basalis

Descripción original:

Nervus transversus 1us valdè curvus, valdè obliqnus, angulum obusum fingens, 2o plusquam ejus Iongitudine divisus ; 2us curvus, obliquus, angulum acutum fingens, 1o paulo, brevior 3us vix undatus, obliquus, angulum subacutum fingens, 3o paullò longior.

Second marginal areolet as long as the first: first cross-vein much curved, very slanting, forming an obtuse angle, parted from the second by nnjre than its length ; second curved, slanting, form- ing an acute angle, a little shorter than the first ; third very indis- tinctly waved, slanting, forming an acute angle; fourth curved, slanting, forming a. very slightly acute angle, very little longer than the third ; fifth curved, upright, forming a very slightly acute angle. Body tawny, hairy : head small ; disk of the crown black ; face very convex, rather prominent, adorned with two black spots: mouth tawny, black towards the tip, reaching the hind-hips : feelers
black : fore-chest green, broader than the head, pale tawny in the middle part which has a black stripe ending ? towards the hind border and sending forth two branches; furrows blackish; sides slightly convex, having a little notch in the sjiace between the scutcheon and the hind-scutcheon which latter is rather broad scutcheon of the mesothorax green, adorned with three very irregular black stripes excavation on the hind border obsolete : abdomen slightly obconica), much narrower towards the tip, a little narrower but not longer than the chest, brown above and adorned with two broad pale tawny bands : legs tawny ; tips of the claws black ; fore-thighs armed with two small black teeth : wings and flaps colourless, dull green at the ])ase veins black, green towards the base; fore border of the fore-wing
dull green, brown towards the tip ; brand brown, distinct. Length of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 27 lines.

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