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E. insularis. % in. long. Chest part dull yellow with faint lines; under side bright yellow with brown edges. Body part bright yellow or orange and dark brown or purplish black. Legs are white with black rings at joints and in the middle. Thighs bright orange.

E. obesa. ¥% in. long. Chest part wax-like, reddish. Body part light orange, lighter on back, with faint white spots and black line marks. Legs waxy white with reddish bands. Body very inflated.

E. thaddeus. 34 in. long. Chest part yellowish white, some- times with black spots at the edges. Body part white or yellow with two dark stripes; underneath a light before a black spot. Legs dull yellow with faint rings.

These last five are more or less related to each other, and the next three re-

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semble each other closely. E. trivittata. 4 in. long. Chest part light yellow with three dark stripes; underneath bright yellow in the centre. Body part dark brown and light yellow; under side with four or six yellow spots. Legs light yellow with brown rings. E. pratensis. 3% in. long. Chest part dull yellow with three faint stripes; underneath brown with a yellow line. Body part brown with yellow lines and six pairs of black spots; under side dark with two curved yellow marks and two spots. Legs light yellow, darker at joints.

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