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4. HoLOCOJIPSA AzTECA. 



Holocompsa Azteca, Sauss. Rev. ZooL xiv. 230; Hist. Nut. Mex. iii. 151. 



Var. ? Picea, elliptlca ; caput glabrum, suhglobosum, prolhoracevi sat 

 superans, utrinque excavaium ; oculi lulissime di>^jitncli ; palporum 

 articulus 3us lanceolalus ; antennce ba^i testacece ; prolhoracis latera 

 reflexa, valde dilalata ; venter iuteo bimaculatus ; tibiaruin spince 

 lutecB ; alee anticcB fusccB, p/ac/a busali liitea, fascia postinedia 

 pellucida strigam tuteam subcostalem includeiile, casta convexa ; alee 

 posticcB pellucida, apice f usees. 



Var. P Piceous, elliptical. Head smooth, very convex, extending 

 much beyond the prothoiax, deeply excavated on each side, where the 

 antennae are inserted. Eyes very far apart. Third joint of the palpi lonj:, 

 slender, lanceolate. Antennae testaceous at the base. Prothorax truncated 

 in front, straight along the hind border, reflexed and much dilated on each 

 side. Abdomen with a large luleous spot on each side beneath. Legs 

 stout; tibiae with luteous spines. Fore wings brown, with a luteous basal 

 patch and with a pellucid postmedial band, which includes a subcostal 

 luteous streak; membranous part paler brown ; costa rounded. Hind wings 

 pellucid, brown towards the tips. Length of the body 3 lines; of the 

 wings 6 lines. 



a. Oajaca. From M. Salle's collection. 



Genus 5. HYPERCOMPSA. 

 Hypercompsa, Sauss. Rev. Zool. xxvii. 323; Hist. Nat. Mex. iv. 152. 



1. Hypercompsa fenestrina. 



Hypercompsa fenestrina, Sauss. Rev. Zool. xxvii. 324; Hist. Nat. Mex. 

 iv. 153, f. 27. 



Brazil. 



2. Hypercompsa cynipsoides. 



Mas. Nigra, sublilissime punctata; capitis latera antica testacea ; 



antennce basi apiceque testacece ; prolhorax pubescens, margine anlico 



setoso, lateribus margineque postico testaceis ; abdomen albo bimacu- 



latum ; pedes sat validi, tarsis basi trochanteribus genubusque fulvis, 



femoribus setosis, tibiis fulvo spinosis ; alee peUucidce, nigro venosce. 



Male. Black, elliptical. Head and prothorax very minutely punctured. 



Head large, shining, not extending beyond the prothorax, testaceous on 



each side in front. Eyes livid, very far apart. Antennae much shorter 



than the body, testaceous at the base and towards the lips. Prolhorax 



pubescent, testaceous along each side and along the hind border, setose on 



the fore border, which is slightly truncated ; sides rounded; hind border 



straight. Abdomen with a large white spot on each side near the base ; 



subanal lamina entire. Cerci lanceolate, slightly curved, very long. Styles 



long. Legs rather stout; trochanters and knees tawny; femora setose; 



tibiae with long tawny spines; tarsi tawny towards the base. Wings 



