446 CATALOGUE OF 
spines. Legs red. Fore wings thickly and minutely punctured; membrane 
zeneous-brown. Length of the bedy 10 lines. 
It hardly differs except in colour from E electa. The thorax is 
slightly less roughly punctured. 
a,b. Tapayos. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
119. EpEssSA EXCELLENS. 
Prasina, subtus ochraceo-rufa ; caput transverse striatum; antenne rufe ; 
thorax aspere punctatus, antice lestaceo fasciatus, lateribus transverse 
striatis, cornubus piceis latitudine basali multo brevioribus postice 
subexcavatis apice rotundatis ; abdomen apice sexspinosum; ventris 
lutera nigro maculata ; pedes rufi. 
Grass-green, ochraceous-red beneath. Head transversely and finely 
striated. Eyes pale brown. Antenne red; second joint longer than the 
third; fourth twice the length of the third; fifth as long as the fourth. 
Thorax and scutellum roughly punctured. Thorax with a smooth pale 
testaceous band in front; sides transversely striated; horns piceous, much 
shorter than their breadth at the base, slightly concave on the hind side, 
rounded at the tips. Scutellum attenuated, acute. Abdomen above black, 
with red marginal spots; under side with black marginal spots; hind 
angles of the segments elongated, those of the apical segment forming two 
spines, which are longer than the four intermediate spines. Legs red. 
Fore wings thickly and minutely punctured ; membrane awneous-brown. 
Length of the body 11 lines. 
The horns of the thorax are more slender at their tips than those of 
FE. inclyta, and the marginal spots of the abdomen are different in shape. 
a. Villa Nova. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
120. EDEssa NIGRICLAVA. 
Testacea; caput transverse striatum; antenne rufe; thorax subtiliter 
punctatus, cornubus nigris latitudine basali multo brevioribus apice 
rotundatis ; abdomen apice sexspinosum; pedes rufescentes. 
Testaceous. Head transversely and finely striated. Eyes testaceous. 
Antenne red; second and third joints about equal in lengih; fourth twice 
the length of the third; fifth full as long as the fourth. Thorax and 
scutellum thickly and finely punctured. Thorax with a very slight trans- 
verse smooth ridge in front; horns black, except at the base, rounded at 
the tips, much shorter than their breadth at the base. Hind angles of the 
ventral segments acute, those of the apical segment forming two spines, 
which are shorter than the outer pair of the four intermediate spines. Legs 
reddish. Fore wings thickly and minutely punctured; membrane eneous- 
brown. Length of the body 8 lines. 
Much like &. dutea, but the scutellum is more acute at the tip. 
a. Amazon Region. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
b,c. Amazon Region. From Mr. Bates’ collection. . 
