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TNSECTA SAUNDERSIANA, &( 



Fam. STRATIOMYDiE, Lair. 

 Genus ODONTOMYIA, Meiyen. 



Odontomyia histrio, Fern. 



Fulva, capitis maculis quatuor piceis, thoracis vittis tribus nitjris, scutcllo 

 dentihus duabus firru(jineis annato, pectore liridi, abdominis disco 

 piceo iJittis duabus Jlavis, antetinis piceis, pedibus fulvis, alis lim- 

 pidis. 



Head tawny, yellow beneath, adorned above with four pitchy spots, 

 one on the tubercle of the eyelets, one at the base of the feelers, and one 

 on each side in front of the crown : eyes red above, pitchy beneath ; all the 

 facets very small : feelers pitchy, paler beneath : chest and breast tawny : 

 chest adorned with three black stripes ; middle stripe widened in front ; 

 scutcheon anned with two pale ferruginous teeth : breast pale green : ab- 

 domen tawny, a little broader and longer than the chest, conical towards 

 the tip, which is pointed ; disk pitchy, adorned with two yellow stripes 

 which extend from the base along half the length ; underside pale tawny 

 with a green tinge : legs tawny ; shanks darker than the thighs ; feet 

 pitchy towards the tips : wings colourless ; wing-ribs, veins and poisers 

 tawny. Length of the body G\ — 7\ lines; of the wings 12 — 13 lines. 



Brazil. 



