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anal appendage luteous. Tegmina bronzy-black, very thickly and finely punctured, 

 with the margins of the apical third and seven large spots sanguineous. The latter 

 situated — three on costa, first near base, second one-third from base, and third one- 

 third from apex, three parallel to these, first and basal on, and other two near, inner 

 margin, seventh spot situated on disc. Wings pale fuscous, with a sanguineous basal 

 patch, and the nervures blackish. Under-side of the body and legs black. Face 

 obscure, metallic-green, with the central ridge reddish, eyes dull luteous. The head 

 above is deeply channelled and excavated, with a central prominent longitudinal 

 ridge. The pronotal angles are slightly prominent, the disc somewhat gibbous ; the 

 pronotvim is lightly punctured and rugulose, with two irregular fovete, situated on 

 each side near the anterior border. Hind tibise armed with two spines. 



Long, ex tegm., l-i mill. Exp. tegm., 37 mill. 



Cacliej Costa Rica (H. Eogers). 



SPHENORniNA CONSPICUA. 

 Black, scutellum with the margins carmine. Tegmina red, with the apical 

 fourth black, thickly and finely punctured. Wings pale fuscous, narrowly reddish 

 at base. Abdomen above and below pitchy-red, coxre and femora dull reddish, tibise 

 and tarsi pitchy. The head has a large hollow fovea on each side at inner margin 

 of eyes. The pronotum is faintly punctate, with a very large fovea on each side at 

 anterior lateral borders. Long, ex tegm., 7 mill. Exp. tegm., 19 mill. 



Caclie, Costa E-ica (H. Rogers). 



Vae. a. Tegmina with a small, very obscure fuscous spot on disc. Abdomen 

 above and below, and legs, sanguineous. Apices of tibiae and tarsi j)itchy. 



Tettigonia ALBOMACULATA. 

 Head and pronotum black, the last somewhat obscurely spotted with white on 

 disc. Head with two small obscure whitish spots situated a little apart on centre of 

 hind margin, on each side of which the margin up to the eyes is narrowly obscure whitish. 

 Eyes luteous, with pitchy mai-kings. Tegmina carmine-red, with a number of very 

 distinct white spots, which form a transverse fascia near apex of clavus, and the re- 

 mainder arranged irregularly on disc (number not constant). Wings obscure violet. 

 Abdomen above red, annulated with bluish-black. Under-side of body and legs 

 carmine-red, tarsi pitchy. Face black, globose, obscurely transversely striated on 

 lateral borders, centre flattened, impunctate. The head is rather broader than long, 

 and has a transverse impression a little before the eyes. Long. 8 mill. 



E. Susie, Costa Eica (H. Eogers). Irazu, G-7000 ft. (H. Sogers). 

 Tettigo>"ia scutellata. 



Head, pronotum, and scutellum pale orange-yellow. Head with a black spot 

 near apex, pronotum with two black spots on disc, and scutellum with two central 

 black spots very close together, and narrowly divided. Tegmina pale carmine, with 

 the basal angle (on which is a black spot), costal margin, and apical-fourth pale 

 orange-yellow. Wings very pale fuscous. Abdomen above reddish-orange. Under- 

 side of body and legs pale orange-yellow, tips of tarsi pitchy. Eyes black J face 

 orange-yellow, with a black spot on the anterior central portion. Ocelli pitchy. 

 Head neai-ly as long as broad, pronotum and scutellum sub-equal in length. 



Long. 9 mill. 



Irazu, 6-7000 ft. (H. Eogers). E. Susie, Costa Eica (H. Eogers). 



