S18 CATALOGUE OF 
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jurcatis, plagis quatuor obscure fuscis duabus jflavesceste swb- 
marginalis;  scutellum  fasciis duabus fuscis arcuatis disee 
approximatés; pectus et venter nigro biplagiala; pedes nigre 
consperst. 
Fawn-colour, convex, short-elliptical, minutely punctured, pale testa- 
ceous beneath. Head partly shaded with tawny on each side, with two 
short brown longitudinal streaks between the eyes; middle lobe pale 
yellowish, a little longer than the lateral lobes. Antenne much longer 
than the head; first joint a little longer than the second, which, and the 
three following joints, are of equal length. Thorax with a pale yellowish 
line; four blackish patches, of these the outer pair are partly and irregularly 
bordered with pale yellowish; a whitish streak on each side emitting a 
short oblique branch towards the pectus. Scutellum with two brown 
irregular oppositely curved partly blackish bands, the first connected on 
each side with the base. Pectus with a black patch on each side in front 
adjoining the whitish mark. Abdomen beneath with a large black patch 
on each side beyond the middle. Femora and tibie black-speckled. 
Length of the body 3} lines. 
a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates’ celleetion. 
SYMPHYLUS RAMIVITTA. 
Fulvus; caput testaecum, flavo univiltatum; antenne nigra, basi fulve ; 
thorax lincis novem fuscéaque brevi transversa flavis ; scutellum vittis 
duabus testaceis, striga postica lata lanceolata vitlis duabus laneisque 
duabus flavis; pectus et abdomen flava, hoc fusco quadrivittutum, 
idlum fusco bivittatum; pedes flavi, nigro consperst. 
Tawny, thickly punctured. Head testaceous, with a yellowish stripe; 
middle lobe extending very little beyond the lateral lobes. Antenne black, 
tawny towards the base; first, second and third joints of nearly equal 
length; fourth very much longer than the third; fifth longer than the 
fourth. ‘Phorax with nine yellow lines, which are connected by a short 
transverse yellow band near the fore border; first pair curved towards the 
middle one; second and third connected in front. Scutellum with two 
testaceous stripes, which diverge towards the tip, where they include a 
broad lanceolate yellow streak; an exterior yellow stripe on each side and 
a more exterior yellow line, which joins the stripe in the middle. Pectus 
and abdomen beneath yellow, with two bread brown stripes, the latter with 
two narrow interior brown stripes. Legs yellow, stout, partly speckled with 
black. Length of the body 4 lines. 
a. Amazon Regien. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
SYMPHYLUS POLITUS. 
Dehvaceo-fulvus, nitens, scite punctatus, subecenvecus, sublus ochraceus ; 
antenne graciles; thorax binolatus; scutellum tateribus anticis 
deflexas. 
Ochraceous-tawny, shining, slightly convex, minutely punctured, 
ochraceous beneath. Head triangular; middle lobe extending a little 
beyond the lateral lobes. Antenne slender; second joint much longer 
