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3. (EdicephaluB gracilicornis. 



(Edicephalus gracilicornis, Cress., Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, ii. p. 28, '^ 9 . 



Cordova. 



4. (Edicephalus vicinus, n. sp. 



9. Size and shape of gy^acilicornis, with similar black mark- 

 ings, the pale color being lemon-yellow instead of white ; the ver- 

 tex and occiput, except orbits, which are not interrupted as in 

 gracilicornis, are black ; the discal lines of mesothorax are broader 

 and abbreviated ; the scutellum more acute ; the raetathorax has 

 an irregular transverse black band before the truncation, which is 

 continued posteriori}' on each side in a narrow line, middle of 

 truncation with a short black stripe ; all the femora have a black 

 stripe above, that on the posterior pair dilated within near apex ; 

 posterior coxse black at base, with a subapical black spot, extreme 

 base of their tibice black ; second segment of abdomen strongly 

 longitudinally aciculate and transversely sulcate ; antennas more 

 robust ; otherwise as in gracilicornis. Length 3^ lines. 



Orizaba. 



Subgenus Ortezia. 



In this subgenus the form is broad, depressed and robust ; the 

 head small, narrowed beneath ; scutellum broadly quadrate, shield- 

 line, perfectly flat ; metathorax broad and declivous, without 

 tubercles or spines; legs short and robust; abdomen short, broad, 

 ovate, depressed, longitudinally rugose or aciculated, icith (he seg- 

 ments more or less constricted at base. 



1. Ortezia egregia. 



Joppa? egregia^ Cress., Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, ii. p. 30, 9- 



Orizaba. The abdomen is longitudinally rugose. 



2. Ortezia aciculata. 



Joppal (iciculata, Cress., Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, ii. p. 30, 'J, J . 



Cordova. (Sumichrast, No. 83.) The abdomen is longitudi- 

 nally aciculated. 



Genus JOPPA, Fabr. 



The species of tliis genus, so fiir as known from i\[cxico, are 

 remarkably similar in style of color and ornamentation, all being 

 bright lemon-yellow varied with black, having the wings yellow 



