the chest, widening from the base till near the tip, adorned iiilh two yelloiv 

 and two tawny spots, the yellow spots on the fore border of the second seg- 

 ment larger than the tatimy spots, ivhich are indistinct and join the fore 

 border of the third segment : legs tawny ; a black band on each hind-shank 

 near the tip : wings colourless ; wing-ribs tawny ; veins black, tawny at the 

 base ; brands pale brown ; poisers tawny. Length of the body 2^ lines ; 

 of the wings 4 lines. 

 Brazil. 



Genns ASCIA, Megerle. 



ASCIA STRIATA, MaS. 



Nigra, capite thoracis lateribus pectore scutellique margine postico Jlavis, 

 abdoynine vittis fulvis fasciisque flavis ornato, antennis fulvis, pedibus 

 Jlavis posticis fiisco vittatis,alis limpidis apice fuscis. 



Head bright yellow, black about the eyelets ; a small black shining 

 spot above the base of the feelers: ej'es pale red : mouth pale tawny : feelers 

 tawny : chest black ; its sides and the^breast mostly yellow ; hind border of 

 the scutcheon yelloiv: abdomen black, clothed with black hairs ; ^«< seg- 

 ment with one tawny stripe ; eachfolloiving segment with three lawny stripes ; 

 a short very oblique yellow band on each side of every segment : legs yelloiv ; 

 hind-thighs, hind-shanJis and hind-feet adorned rvith (wo brown stripes, and 

 the like are very slightly indicated on the middle legs : wings colourless 

 with brown tips; wing-ribs tawny ; veins black, tawny at the biise; brands 

 black ; poisers lawny. Length of the body 2^ lines ; of the wings 4^ lines. 



Brazil. 



Genus BACCHA, Fabricius. 



Baccha oblonga, Fem. 



Flava, thorace vittis tribus ceneis ornato, abdomine fulvo segmentorum 

 marginibus posticis apiceque piceis, antennis fulvis, pedibus ^flavis, 

 tarsis fulvis, femori bus tibiisqne posticis fiisco cinclis, alis limpidis. 



Structure of B. tabida. Yellow : head black about the eyelets ; a 

 little black spot above the base of the feelers, which are tawny : eyes bright 

 red : chest somewhat tawny about the base of the wings, adorned with three 



