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spines; no intermediate spines. Leys red. Fore wings ferruginous, 
thickly and minutely punctured, pale luteous along the outer border and 
with four pale luteous lines; first line subcostal; second and third near 
the hind border; fourth short, forked in the disk, joining the outer border ; 
inembrane eneous-brown. Length of the budy 7 lines. 
It comes between EF. humeralis and £. simplex as regards the 
structure of the horns of the thorax. The yellow border of the scutellum 
and the lines on the fore wings distinguish it from #. stmplex. 
a. Amazon Region. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
115. EDESSA MELANOCERA. 
Testacea ; capitis latera antica transverse striata ; antenne nigre ; thorax 
aspere punctatus, cornubus latitudine basalt paullo brevioribus 
postice excavatis apice nigris rotundatis ; scutellum valde atlenua- 
tum, fascia postmedia arcuata interrupta; abdomen apice sex- 
spinosum ; pedes testacet; ale antice prasine. 
‘Testaceous. Head smooth, transversely and very minutely striated 
on each side in front. Eyes testaceous, very prominent. Antenne black ; 
second and third joints of equal length; fourth much more than twice the 
length of the third; fifth a little longer than the fourth. Thorax and 
scutellum roughly and rather thickly punctured. Thorax varied with 
grass-green, smooth along the fore border; horus a little shorter than 
their breadth at the base, directly diverging, concave on the hind side, 
black towards the tips, which are rounded. Scutellum very attenuated 
and acute; a curved interrupted postmedial green band, attenuated on 
each side. Abdomen with six apical rather long spines. Legs testaceous. 
Fore wings grass-green, thickly and minutely punctured; membrane 
eneous-brown, Length of the body 9 lines. 
The black antenne distinguish it from nearly ail the other Ldesse. 
It has most resemblance to #, pallicornis, but the horus of the thorax are 
more slender. 
a. Awazon Region. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
116. EDESSA SUBMARGINATA. 
Prasina, subtus lutea ; caput transverse striatum ; antenne lutee ; thorax 
aspere punctatus, fuscia antica testacea glabra abbreviata, cornubus 
nigris latitudine basalt brevioribus postice excavatis apice rotundatis ; 
scutelli latera lutea; pectus nigricante-cinereo biplagiatum ; venter 
viltis quatuor angulosis pallide fuscescentibus ; abdomen apice quadri- 
spinosum ; pedes lutet; ale antice vitta costalt viridi. 
Grass-green, luteous beneath. Head transversely and minutely 
striated. Eyes testaceous. Antenne luteous; second and third joints of 
equal length; fourth about twice the length of the third; fifth nearly as 
long as the fourth. Thorax and scutellum roughly punctured. Thorax 
in front with a stwmocth abbreviated testaceous baud; sides transversely 
striated; horns black, somewhat shorter than their breadth at the base, 
concave on the hind side, their tips much rounded. Scutellum attenuated, 
acute; sides luteous, this hue not extending to the tip. Pectus mostly 
