128 CATALOGUE OF 



inner side, tridentate on its apical half, with a few whitish points. Tarsi 

 and four anterior libite yellow ; the latter reddish towards the base. Fore 

 wings with a white regular band ; membrane dark brown. Length of the 

 body 7 lines. 

 a. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



25. Anisoscelis pr^cipua. 



Fcem. Picea ; caput luten qidnqiie vittatwn, subtus fiavo bivittatum ; 



antennarum articuli 2us 3usf/ue luteo late unifasciatcE, Aus dimidio 



apirali luteo ; prothorax fascia flava tenui arcuaia, anguiis posticis 



proniinulis serratia peracutis subascendenlibus ; scutelli anguli fiavo 



unipunctati ; pectus fiavo yutlatum ; venter fiavo septcrnvittatus ; 



femora rufo vitlata ; tibicc posticte intus dentato subdilatatee albido 



unimaculdice, extus bidentato dilafatte, albido unislrigatiE ; tibicB 



guatuor anleriores picccc, fiavo bifasciala ; alec anticce fiavo uni- 



punclala. 



Female. Piceous. Head a little longer than the first joint of the 



antenna;, with five liiteous stripes, the outer pair appearing between the 



eyes and the bind border; under side with two broader yellow stripes, 



which are notched on the inner side. Kostrum yellow, extending to the 



first ventral segment. Antenna' a liiile shorter than the body; first joint 



slightly curved; second and third with a brnad luteous band on each; 



second" much longer than the first; third a little longer than the first; 



fourth luteous for more than half the length from the tip, a little longer 



than the third. Prothorax finely scabrous, with a slender curved yellow 



band ; hind angles prominent, serrated, slightly ascending, very acute. 



A yellow point on each angle of the scutelluin. Pectus with many yellow 



dots. Ventral segments with seven irregular yellow stripes. Femora 



striped with red, darkish beneath. Hind femora tuberculate. Flind tibiae 



dilated on both sides; membrane on the inner side narrow, dentate, 



including a whitish spot, extending for more than half the length from the 



base ; membrane on the outer side rather narrow, with a whitish streak 



extending along the whole length, with two oblique acute teeth. Four 



anterior tibia; piceons, with two yellow bands. Fore wings with a yellow 



point in the dii-k. Length of the body 10 lines. 



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



Var. jS. — Hind angles of the |)rothorax less prominent and acute. 

 Length of the body 8 lines. 

 i. Amazon Region. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



2G. Anisoscixis concolor. 

 Fcem. Picea, subtus nigro guttata ; antennarum articulus 2?«.? rufus; 

 prothoracis anguli postiri obtusi, nnn prnminuli ; pedes quatuor 

 anleriores rnftscrntes ; tibia: posticte intus sjtbdilatatte, extus late 

 bidentato dilalatw. 



Female. Pii-eous. Head somewhat longer than the first joint of the 

 antenna', llostrum exteniling to the second ventral sc|^ment ; first joint of 



