'  ANOTIA.—PATARA. 79 
7. Anotia invalida, sp.n. (Tab. IX. fig. 8) 
Rufo-testacea; capite minimo, antennarum articulo secundo prelongo, tenuiori, cylindrico; tegminibus pellucidis, 
maculis quibusdam indistinctis obscure fusco-testaceis, venis testaceis, margine costali subapicali plus 
minusve miniato ; pedibus albido-testaceis. 
Light testaceous, with a reddish tinge (probably much more rufescent in life); head very small, second joint 
of the antenne very long and slender; tegmina pellucid, with obscure fusco-testaceous markings, 
testaceous veins, and the costal subapical margin more or less lined and spotted with scarlet ; legs whitish- 
testaceous. 
Long. 6-7 millim.; lat. ad hum. 1 millim.; exp. tegm. 11-12 millim. 
Hab. Guatemata, Cerro Zunil (Champion); Panama, Bugaba (Champion). 
PATARA. 
Patara, Westwood, Trans. Linn. Soc. xix. p. 138, t. 2. figg. 6 a—6 d (1842). 
This genus is allied to Anotia, and was separated by Westwood chiefly on 
the characters presented by the venation of the tegmina, which he describes as 
“cellulis tribus discoidalibus contiguis subquadratis inter venam postcostalem et 
medianam.” 
The first joint of the antenne is long and compressed, and of equal breadth 
throughout. The Central-American species referred to it differs somewhat apparently 
from P. guttata and P. albida, Westw., from St. Vincent, but it has the discoidal areas 
of the tegmina very distinct. 
1. Patara marmorata, sp.n. (Tab. IX. figg. 9, 9a.) 
Parva; capite perangusto, testaceo, oculis magnis, nigris; antennis nigris ; pronoto perbrevi, fusco, ad medium 
testaceo; scutello piceo, distincte tricarinato; tegminibus vitreis fusco-marmoratis, margine apicali 
maculis quibusdam minutis miniatis instructo; alis vitreis; corpore piceo; pedibus dilute testaceis. 
A small species, with a very small testaceous head ; eyes black, very large; antenne stout, black; pronotum 
very short, fuscous, with a testaceous line at the centre; scutellum piceous, with three distinct carine, 
the central one complete, those at the sides extending scarcely beyond the middle; tegmina vitreous, with 
irregular dark markings, and with minute scarlet spots on the extreme margin extending from just behind 
the middle of the costa round the apex ; wings vitreous ; body piceous; legs clear whitish-testaceous. 
Long. 6 millim.; lat. ad hum, 1 millim.; exp. tegm. 11 millim. 
Hab. Guatemata, Cerro Zunil 4000 to 5000 feet (Champion). 
There is a specimen of a clear amber-coloured species from Chiriqui in our collection 
which differs very much in venation trom both Mysidia and Otiocerus. I described the 
insect at first as a doubtful Mysidia, but as one antenna is missing, and, on further 
examination, I cannot feel sure that the other is entire, it is best to omit it, until 
additional examples have been found. 
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