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Antennae with the basal joints depressed becoming fih- 

 form apically, about as long as the head and pronotum com- 

 bined. Vertex slightly acute-angled and extending in front 

 of the eyes nearly (male), or quite (female), as far as the 

 distance between them. Head wdien viewed from above 

 about as wide as front edge of prothorax ; the disk of latter 

 somewhat narrower in front than behind: the lateral carinae 

 of male and female nearly as j^rominent as the median. 

 Tegmina of male, with costal edge hyaline and more or less 

 regularly veined with diagonal cross veins, this area slightly 

 expanded; a median row of small subquadrate black spots: 

 in the female the dorsal edge is also more or less mottled 

 with small dark brown flecks, a few of which are also 

 scattered upon the apical third of wing. Sides of pronotum 

 and body, together with the hind thighs along their carinae 

 flecked with black: there are also dim indications along- 

 upper margin on latter of three dusky and three light bands : 

 lower sulcus of femora, and hind tibiae bright coral red, the 

 latter pale towards the base: knee and basal jDortion of 

 tibiae black : venter yellow. 



Length: of body, rf 12 to 1^ mm, 9 21 mm: of pronotum, 

 c? 3mm, ¥ 3.75 mm: of tegmina, cJ'14 mm, 9 1(5 mm: of 

 hind femora, d 10 mm, 9 12 mm. 



This insect is fairly common on the sandy knolls about 

 Asuncion, Paraguay, and the more elevated regions of the 

 territory of Formosa across the river to the west. 



Eaplevti-otetti.r conspersK-'^ n. sp. 



In structure and size very similar to the preceding, but 

 with the markings more scattered over the whole insect. 

 Ground color dull testaceous. Head slightly broader than 

 front edge of i^rothorax, the latter with the lateral carinae 

 on the front lobe rather dim and considerably convergent 

 toward the middle, cut by the last transverse sulcus about 

 the middle : posterior edge a little more than a right angle : 

 the sides of head provided with several parallel transverse 

 carinae ; entire surface more or less regularly and coarsel}" 

 punctate. Posterior femora with indications of oblique 



