VATES. 195 



$ . Prasma. Prontis processus brevis, bicornutus. Protborax mediocris, lobis supra-coxalibus rotundatis, 

 latiusculis, marginibus densiuscule minute denticulatis. Elytra latiuscula, fusco-maculosa, campo mar- 

 ginali lato, apice valde exciso ; area anali partim infuscata. Alae diaphano-fuseae, venulis pallidis, parte 

 apieali pallidiore ; campo marginali virescente ; apice anterius coriaceo-fusco. Campus anterior latius- 

 culus, oblique truncatus. Pemora et tibiae lobata ; lobis longiusculis rotundatis. 



Long. 62 ; front, proc. 1-5, pronot. 23-5, elytr. 44, latit. elytr. 14, camp. marg. 5-5 millim. 



Hab. Mexico, Cordova (Saussure), Jalapa (Edge). 



2. Vates paraensis, Sauss. (Tab. VI. fig. 1 ; Tab. X. figg. 28, 29.) 

 Vates paraensis, Saussure, Mem. Mex., Mantid. p. 168. 5 ( ? ). 



$ . Gracilis, prasina ; pedibus fusco-fasciatis. Caput modice latum, scutello faciali superne in medio in 

 processum rotundato-productum. Prontis processus maximus, deplanatus, bicornutus, occipitis lati- 

 tudine sequilongo, cornibus apice rotundatis. Prothorax elongatus, gracilis, remote denticulatus ; ejus 

 ampliatio parum lata, lobis rotundatis, collo parallelo. Elytra sat angusta, prasina, fusco-maculata, 

 campo marginali sat angusto, tertia parte apieali oblique exciso ; area anali magna parte fusca. AlaB 

 fuscae, venulis luteis, margine exteriore pallido ; apice infuscato. Campus marginalis virescens. Campus 

 anterior modice latus, apice rotundato-truncatus, campum posticum superans et ab illo per incisuram 

 distinctam separatus. Pedes 2^, 3 US elevato-carinati. Pemorum lobi geniculares acute producti ; lobi 

 foliacei humiles, rotundati, apice 3, anterius 2, postice 1 ; carina supero-postica basi leviter dilatata, 

 saltern in intermediis. Tibiae ante medium superne lobo rotundato utrinque, et carinis utrinque fere 

 usque ad basin dilatatis. Abdomen ut solitum flavidum, transverse nigro-fasciatum vel totum nigrum. 



cJ. Antennae serrato-moniliformes, haud pectinatae. Prontis cornua breviora, apice acuta, inter se apice 

 trigonali incisa. Protborax marginibus remote denticulatis ut in femina. Elytra viridi-semicoriacea, 

 campo marginali coriaceo, basi sensim dilatato (plus quam in V. pectinata) ; margine costali ultra medium 

 subsinuato; margine suturali submembranaceo. Campus discoidalis punctis nonnullis fuscis, ac fusco- 

 trimaculatus, macula majore ante medium, macula minore prope basin et ante apicem notatus, fere ut in 

 feminis. Alse vitrese ; margine costali et apice viridi-subcoriaceis ; campo discoidali prope apicem maculis 

 vel punctis nonnullis fuscis, apiceque anguste fusco-limbato ; vena discoidali biramosa. Pedes fusco- 

 fasciati, eodem modo quam in feminis lobati. 



5 . Long. 78 ; pronot. 29-5, front, proc. 4'75, elytr. 45, latit. elytr. 11-5, camp. marg. 375 millim. 



cJ. Long. 66 ; pronot. 25, front, proc. 3, elytr. 48, latit. elytr. 11, camp. marg. 3*75 millim. 



Hal. Mexico, Guadalajara in Jalisco (Schumann : $ ), Cuernavaca in Morelos 

 (H. H. Smith : <$ ). — Amazons, Para (Mus. Genavense). 



This species is the only one as yet known in Vates and the allied genera in which 

 the male has the elytra rather opaque and coloured as in the females. 



We are unable to find any difference between the Mexican specimens and the typical 

 V. paraensis, except that they are larger and have the legs more strongly lobed. 

 Saussure only knew V. paraensis from a rather bad specimen, with the frontal horns 

 broken. 



This species is allied to V. longicollis, Stal (Syst. Mant. p. 74. 1; incompletely 

 described), which, however, has a lobed abdomen, and, apparently, a longer prothorax. 



3. Vates longicollis, Stal. 



Pseudovates longicollvs, Stal, Syst. Mant. p. 74. 1. 



2 . Vati toltecce majrime affinis, processu capitis autem multo longiore ; prothoraoe femoribus anticis fere duplo 



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