Monedula. 217 
A new Central American species 
of Monedula. Hym 
Bye Cameron: 
Monedula belizensis sp. nov. 9. 
Black, with the following parts pale yellow: the 
lower half of the inner orbits, the outer entirely, the line 
narrow, becoming narrowed above, the apex of the 
clypeus, the sides more broadly than the middle, the 
sides of the labrum broadly, the apex more narrowly, 
mandibles except the teeth and apex, the base of pro- 
notum broadly, the line dilated laterally, a narrow line 
round its apex, the line roundly dilated at the apex and 
united by a narrow oblique one to the basal one, 2 trans- 
verse lines on the sides of the scutellum at the base, 
reaching close to the centre, 2 narrower, almost united 
ones on the post-scutellum, a curved line round the base 
of the metanotum, the sides of the apex broadly, a 
large spot on the base of the mesopleurae, the top 
narrowed and curved, the lower part dilated, rounded 
below, its upper part of equal width, an elongated 
oval mark behind the upper part of this, its top being 
shortly below the end of the oblique narrowed upper 
part of the basal mark, a large mark on the base of meta- 
pleurae, the midd!e much narrowed, the ends roundly 
dilated ; large irregular marks on the sides of the basal 
3 abdominal segments, the basal oblique, the 2nd broader, 
transverse, the 3rd semicircular; a much longer transverse 
spot on the sides of the 4th, the inner part narrowed and 
a spot half its length and of equal width on the 5th; 2 spots 
in the centre of the Ist, 2 wider ones, dilated on the inner- 
side on the 2nd and 2 shorter oblique ones (but larger than 
the2 on the 1st segment) on the3rd; a curved oblique spot (half 
the size of the upper)cn the extreme lower edge of the 1 st,not 
extended to the ventral suriace, and spots, widened at the 
apex, on the sides of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th ventral, these 
spots becoming successively smaller. Legs black; a line 
on the underside of the femora, the outer side of the fore 
tibiae entirely and the 4 posterior except at the apex, the 
anterior tarsi in front, and the 4 posterior except at the 
