HliMlTTKItA HKTEKOPTEllA. 141 



ahdominis dorsum nigrum, connexivo testaceo ; venter ferruf/ineo 



bivitlulus ; femora poslica rufa, valida, serrata ; tiiid: poslicie ruj'ic, 



apice lestacece ; ala anliccc virides, flavo venoste, membrana fusca. 



Male. Testaceous. Rostrum exleniliiig to half the length between 



the fore coxje and the middle coxae; fourth joint longer than the third. 



Antenna much shorter than the body; first, second and third joints nearly 



equal in length ; fourth much longer than the third. Prothorax scabrous, 



with three caili near the fore liorder; hind angles obtuse, not prominent. 



Scutelhim metallic-green, which hue appears slightly on the hind border of 



the prothorax. Dorsum of the abdomen wilh a black disk. Ventral 



segments wilh two broad ferruginous stripes. Hind femora red, stout, 



minutely serrated beneath. Hind libite red, testaceous towards the tips. 



Fore wings metallic-green; veins yellow; membrane brown. Length of 



the body 7.j lines. 



a. Amazon llegion. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



16. HvrSELONOTUS PECIORALIS. 



Fcem. Ocliraceus ; caput sublus peel usque nigra ; cnput nigra Hvitia- 



tum ; rostrum coxas iuterviedias ultiiigeus ; aniennce nigrce, corpore 



breviores, articulis 2o 3nque buai albis ; prothorax uigro punctalus, 



anlice callosus, anguiis posticis obtuais non prominulis, margiue 



postico biungulato ; scutellum nigrum, oehraceo margi)tatum et 



bistrigatum ; pectus, femora, tibicE bad aUeque anlicce nigra; coriuui 



ochraceo venosum. 



Female. Orange. Head wilh two black stripes; under side black. 



Rostrum black, extending to the middle cox;e ; fourth joint longer than the 



third. AutenutE black, shorter than the I'ody ; second and third joints 



while at the base, a little shorter than the first. Prothorax finely scabrous, 



punctured with black ; three calli near the fore border; hind angles obtuse, 



not prominent ; hind border forming a slight angle on each side. Scutellum 



black, wilh two orange streaks and wilh an orange border. Pectus black. 



Coxs and femora black, the latter wilh a subapical spine beneath. Tiliitc 



black at the base. Fore wings black; corium wilh orange veins. Length 



of the body 8^ lines. 



a. Tunantins. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



17. HvrSELONOTUS SIGNATUS. 



JNLis. Testaccus, longiusculus ; rostrum coxas anticns superans ; anten- 

 narum articulus 2us niger, \o brevior ; prothorax luteus, nigricanle 

 trivittatus, fascia media latissima, anguiis posticis obtusis non pro- 

 minulis ; pedes graciles, inermes ; alee anlicw nigricantes, Jlavo 

 venoscc, rufesccnte unistrigutic, membrana lurida. 



Male. Testaceous, elongate. Rostrum extending to half the space 

 between the fore coxee and the njiddle coxae; fourth joint louder than the 

 third. Second joint of the antenna; black, shorter than the first. Pro- 

 thorax lutcous, finely scabrous, with three blackish bands; middle baud 

 very broad ; hiud angles obtuse, not prominent. Legs slender, unarmed. 



