BLATTARI^. S07 



slightly truncated ; sides very slightly rounded, not hyaline; hind border 

 rounded in the middle. Abdoinen beneath jjiceous-red ; disk above 

 mostly black ; supra-anal lamina notched. Cerci pale testaceous, broad, 

 piceous beneath. Legs stout, moderately long; arolia large. Wings not 

 shorter than the abdomen. Fore vviugs coriaceous, thinly and minutely 

 speckled with brown, a lew black points along the lunneral trunk; costa 

 rounded. Hind wings pale cinereous. Leugth of the body 12 lines; of 

 the wings 24 ? lines. 



The opaque sides of the prothorax distinguish it from most of the 

 preceding species here described. It has most affinity to E. pushtlata, but 

 the latter has a shorter prothorax. 



a. Denaerara. From Mr. Bowers' collection. 



Epilampra caliginosa. 



Mas. Sordide testacea, fusifonnis ; caput pruthoracem paullo superani ; 

 oculi invicem remoii ; prothorax longiusculus, semiht/atinus, confer- 

 lissime et subtilissime fusco conspemus, laleribus obiiquis, maryine 

 postico producto ; abdominis dorsum nigrum, laleribus teslaceo 

 maculatis, lamina supra-anali incisa ; cerci paUide testucri ; aloE 

 saturate fuscce, abdomen longe superanles ; alee anlicce cinereo 

 conspcrsce, 



Male. Dingy testaceous, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head extending 

 a little beyond the prothorax. Eyes black, wide apart. Antennae piceous, 

 lawny at the base. Prothorax semihyaline, very thickly and minutely 

 speckled with brown, much longer than half its breadth ; fore border 

 slightly truncated; sides slanting, slightly rounded; hind border much 

 rounded. Abdomen blackish above, with marginal triauijular testaceous 

 spots on the fore borders of the segments, thickly and minutely speckled 

 with brown beneath ; supra-anal lamina deeply notched. Cerci pale 

 testaceous, lanceolate. Legs rather slender. Wings dark brown, extending 

 much beyond the abdomen. Fore wings speckled with cinereous. Leugth 

 of the body 8 lines; of the wings 20 lines. 



a. Tejuca. Presented by the Rev. H. Clark. 



Epilampra conferta. 



Mas. Testacea, longi-fusiformis ; caput prothoracis marginem anticum 

 attingens, fascia punctisque anterioribus nigris ; oculi invicem remoti ; 

 palpi apice picei ; antennce fuivce ; prothorax punctis, gultis posticis 

 marginalibus Uluraque scutiformi nigris, margine antico subtruncato, 

 margine poslico producto; pectus et venter vittis duabus macularibus 

 nigris; lamina siipra-analis incisa; alee abdomen superanles, apice 

 rotundatcE ; aUe anticce punctis lineaque subcostali nigris ; alee posticce 

 cinerea, costa nigro guttata. 



Male. Testaceous, elongate-fusiform, stnooth, shining. Head 

 extending to the fore border of the prothorax; a black band on the vertex 

 and a few black points in front of the band. Eyes wide apart. Second 

 joint of the palpi piceous at the tip; third piceous, except at the base. 

 Antennae tawny. Prothorax thinly and minutely speckled with black; 

 a row of black dots on the hind border, and a large scutcheon or reversed 



