442 CATALOGUE OF 



111. Edessa bimaculata. 



Olivacea, sublus pallide viridi-Jlava ; caput transverse striatum, luleo 

 pallida marginatum; antenna pallide testacece ; thorax sublililer 

 punctalus, lineis duabus laleralibus luteis, cornubus laliludine basali 

 paullo longioribus apice nigris rotundalis ; pectus el venter strigis 

 transversis luleribusque rufescentibus, illo callis duobus pallide Jiavis ; 

 abdomen apice bispinoswn ; pedes rufescenles ; aht antiece picece, 

 luteo quadriiineatcE. 



Olive-green, pale greenish yellow beneath. Head transversely and 

 finely striated, pale luleous aloni? each side. Eyes piceous. Antennfe pale 

 testaceous; second joint a little longer than the third ; fourth lull twice the 

 length of the second, hardly shorter than the fifth. Thorax and scutellum 

 thickly and rather finely punctured. Thorax with a transverse smooth 

 space in front and with a pale luteous line along each side; horns directly 

 diverging, a little longer than their breadth at the base, black towards 

 their tips, which are rounded. Scutellum attenuated, acute. Pectus and 

 under side of abdomen irregularly dull red along each side and with trans- 

 verse streaks of the same hue. Pectus with a large pale yellow callus on 

 each side near the odorific orifice. Hind angles of the apical abdominal 

 segment forming two stout spines; no intermediate spines. Legs dull red. 

 Fore wings piceous, thickly and minutely punctured, with four pale luteous 

 lines; first line subcostal; second and third near the hind border; fourth 

 extending from the disk to the outer border; membrane asneous-brown. 

 Length of the body 6^ lines. 



Very closely allied to E. humeralis ; the horns of the thorax are 

 shorter. 

 «. Sautarera. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



112. Edessa caliginosa. 



Picea, subtus saturate rufa; antennee saturate rufcc; thorax sat aspere 

 punctalus, laleribus transverse striatis, cornubus postice siibrecurvis 

 laliludine basali paullo longioribus apice rotundalis; abdomen 

 bispinosum, dorso purpureo-nigro ; pedes saturate ruji. 



Piceous, deep red beneath. Head finely punctured. Eyes brownish. 

 Antennae deep red; second joint rather longer than the third. Thorax 

 and scutellum thickly and rather roughly punctured. Thorax with a trans- 

 verse smooth-bordered furrow in front ; sides transversely striated ; horns 

 slightly curved hindward, a little longer than their breadth at the base, 

 much rounded at their lips. Scutellum attenuated, acute. Abdomen 

 purplish black above; hind angles of the apical segment forming two 

 short spines; no intermediate spines. Legs deep red. Fore wings thickly 

 and minutely punctured; membrane dark aneous-brown. Length of the 

 body 9i lines. 



It most resembles E. vilulus ; in the latter the horns are hardly 

 concave on the hind side. 



a. Brazil? From Mr. Saunders' collection. 



