432 CATALOGUE OF 
91. Eprssa HAMATA. 
Testacea, nigro punctata ; caput nigro quadrivittatum ; antenne nigre ; 
thorax aspere punctatus, cornubus aculis subascendentibus viz 
recurvis apices versus nigris latitudine basali plus duplo longioribus ; 
scutellum valde attenuatum; pectus nigro plagiatum et maculatum ; 
venter viltis duabus latissimis atomarits lineisque duabus extertoribus 
macularibus nigris, spinis apicalibus longis ; pedes fulvi. 
Testaceous; punctures black. Head with four black stripes, minutely 
punctured, mostly smooth between the eyes, which are piceous. Antenne 
black; second joint longer than the third; fourth more than twice longer 
than the third. Thorax and seutellum rather roughly and hardly thickly 
punctured. Thorax with a smvoth transverse space in front; horns acute, 
smooth and black towards the tips, slightly ascending, hardly curved back- 
ward, more than twice longer than their breadth at the base. Scutelium 
much attenuated and very acute. Pectus with some black patches and 
spots. Abdomen beneath with two very broad stripes of black speckles and 
with two exterior lines of black spots; hind angles of the segments suc- 
cessively more acute, those of the apical segment forming two long spines, 
which are black above and have black tips beneath. Legs tawny. Fore 
wings thickly and minuiely punctured, with unspeckled veins; membrane 
weneous-brown. Length of the body 7}—8 lines. 
Most allied to E. longispina, but very distinct from that species. 
a. Ega. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
92. EDESSA ANTICA. 
Prasina, subtus lutea; caput antice testaceo pallido marginatum; antenne 
nigre; thorax subtiliter punctatus, antice lestaceus, cornubus sub- 
ascendentibus antice subfleawis lutitudine basali duplo longioribus 
apice nigris et rotundatis ; abdominis spine apice nigre ; pedes lutet, 
tibits anticis femoribusque viridibus, tarsis anticis piceis; ale 
antice testaceo pallido varie. 
Grass-green, luteous beneath. Head thinly punctured, bordered with 
pale testaceous on each side in front. Eyes piceous. Antenne black; 
second joint a little shorter than the third. Thorax rather minutely and 
thinly punctured, with a smooth transverse mostly pale testaceous space in 
front; horns slightly ascending and inclining forward, black towards their 
tips, which are rounded, slightly notched along the hind borders, twice 
longer than their breadth at the base. Scutellum attenuated, acute, more 
finely punctured than the thorax. Sutures of the pectus and of the under 
side of the abdomen green. Hind angles of the abdominal segments suc- 
cessively more acute, those of the apical segments forming two spines with 
black tips. Legs luteous; femora and fore tibie green; fore tarsi piceous. 
Fore wings thickly aud minutely punctured, irregularly varied with dull 
pale testaceous; membrane eneous-brown. Length of the body 93 lines. 
Much resembles &. cervus, but the costa of the fore wings is not 
yellow. 
a. Amazon Regiov, From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
