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pale testaceous spine on each side. Scutellum with an oblique pale testa- 
ceous spine. Abdomen keeled towards the base beneath, Tibie tawny; 
furrow beneath the fore tibia very short. Wings lurid. Hind wings 
broadly blackish-bordered. Var. 8.—Body, spines and legs piceous, 
Length of the body 10—103 lines. 
a, 6. 4 
59. SPINIGER NABOIDES. 
Mas. Niger, fusiformis ; caput prothoracis lobo antico paullo longius ; 
antenne picee ; prothoracis lobus anticus lobo postico multo longior ; 
lobi postici anguli spiniformes, subascendenies ; scutelli spina apicalis 
longa, oblique ascendens; connexivum testaceo maculatum ; pedes 
Sulvi, longi, graciles, femoribus anticis piceis robustis; ale antice 
Susce, bast testaceo unistrigata, apices versus cineree. 
Male. Black, fusiform, smovth, shining. Head fusiform, a little 
longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part sborter than 
the post-ocular. Antennz piceous, longer than the head and the prothorax 
together; first joint longer than the ante-ocular head ; second much longer 
than the first. Fore lobe of the prothorax much longer than the hind lobe, 
rounded and not prominent on each side in front. Hind lobe with the hind 
angles forming slightly ascending spines. Scutelluin with a long obliquely 
ascending spine. Connexivum with testaceous spots. Legs tawny, long, 
slender; fore femora piceous, stout. Fore wings brown, mostly cinereous 
towards the tips, with a testaceous streak extending from the base along 
the clavus. Length of the body 33 lines. 
a. Amazon Region. From Mr, Bates’ collection. 
Eastern Isles. 
B. Scutellum with one spine. 
a. Fore wings with luteous veins. - - - hieroglyphicus, 
b. Fore wings with a luteous streak. - - - limbifer. 
ce. Fore wings with two yellow streaks. - - - conficitus. 
60. SPINIGER HIEROGLYPHICUS. 
Mas. Luteus, longi-subfusiformis, subtus niger ; caput prothoracis lobo 
antico longius; antenneé nigre, corporis dimidio longiores; pro- 
thoracis lobus anticus nigro quinque strigatus, lobo postico paullo 
brevior; lobus posticus bispinosus, nigro maculatus; scutellum 
nigrum, unispinosum ; pectus et connexivum nigro maculata; femora 
nigra, luleo unifasciata ; tibia quatuor anteriores piceo unifasciale ; 
ala antite luteo venose. 
Male. Luteous, elongate-subfusiform, black beneath. Head sub- 
fusiform, rather longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular 
part a little shorter than the post-ocular, Antenne black, more than half 
as long as the body; first joint as long as the head; second much longer 
than the first; third rather longer than the second; fourth a little shorter 
than the second. Fore lobe of the prothorax a little shorter than the hind 
lobe, with five black streaks, of which the middle one is bruad and dilated 
