Jlomoptcrdtis fainihj IMomhracida^. 361 



This species can be readily distiuguislieil from tlie following, 

 by the jii-otul^erauce ou the back of the main body of the 

 pronotum, which, when viewed laterally, gives the [jronotum 

 a triuodose appearance. 



<S. I/eiiicuniifiis (iniiatiis. 



Hetei'uniitiis ar/natus, De Laporte, Ann. Eut. i, p. 97, 5 

 (1S?.2). 



/{etrroimtus aba'siis, Walker, List Ilomojit. ii, ]). .^d,"!, 1(! 

 (1851). 



Par;i (Wallace). ^Yalker^s type, Brit. Mns. 



Local form — MeDihrac/.'^ clavata, Perty, Delect. Aniiii. ])1. l)^), 

 fig. 7 (1830-34). 



'' Province of Bahia."' Brazil. Brit. Mns. 



9. IL^nicojiotiis sf/-i(j(isus, u. sp. PI. Vll, f. II. 



Nearly allied to //. ■■^p/iio.vii.^', bnt rather more slenderly made, 

 the head narrower, the main body of the pronotum black, with 

 the sides, an irregular longitudinal central stripe, tAvo small 

 dashes on either side of the anterior margin, and an obtuse V 

 shaped stripe, yellow ; markings of the nodes as in //. spino.vis; 

 but blacker ; posterior node Avith parallel sides, much longer 

 than in H. s^;?';/o.<;/.s, and c'rossod l)y a distinct yellow stripe, 

 spines much shorter. Length incliKhng tegmina 12 mm. 



St. Paulo (Bates). Type Brit. Mus. 



10. Hcrnctiiiotuft (l/r/siis. 



iretcronofiis divmifi. Walker, List Ilomopt. Siippl. p. ]!')C> 

 (1858). 



Para (Bates). Type Brit. Mus. 



11. J/( iiicdndlns /)<(rriiui(Iis, n. sp PI. VII, f. 12. 



Heteronotvs lewnivliis. Walker, List JIomo])t. Suppl. ]>. ;)39 

 (nee p. 155), (1.S58). 



Ega (Bates) ; var. St. Paido (Bates). Type Brit. Mus. 



This species is remai-kaldc f(ir the very small nodes ol' the 

 pronotum, the St. Paulo form dilTers frdin llic fypi' in h;i\ing 

 the ftutural lines bla(;k. 



