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113. Edessa ventralis. 

 Rufo-fulva, subtus nigricans; caput subtililer punctatum ; lateribus 

 antennisque pallide teslaceis ; thorax aspere punctatus, lateribus 

 transverse strialis, cornubus poslice vi.v recurvis lalitudine basali 

 pautlo brevioribus apice rolundalis ; pectus callis duobus fasciisqne 

 iribus luleis ; abdomen apice sexspinosum, slrigis transiwr.tis macu- 

 /isque exterioribus rujis ventralibus ; pedes nigricanles ; al<B anticce 

 fidvcE, luleo quadrilineat<B. 



Reddish tawny, blackish beneath. Head 6nely punctured, pale tes- 

 taceous alontr each side. Eyes brownish. Aiiteunce pale testaceous; 

 second joint rather longer (ban the third ; fourth more than twice the 

 length of ihe third. Thorax and scutellum roughly and thickly punctured. 

 Thorax with the usual smooth band in front, transversely striated on each 

 side; horns hardly curved backward, a little shorter than their breadth at 

 the base, much rounded at the tips. Scutellum attenuated, acute. Pectus 

 with a luteous callus on each side near the odorific oriGce, and with three 

 irregular luteous bands. Abdomen beneath on each side with transverse 

 red streaks, which are abruptly attenuated near the outer end. and with 

 exterior red spots; hind angles of the apical segment forming two short 

 spines; four intermediate spines. Legs blackish, pubescent. Fore wings 

 tawny, 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 aeneous-brown. Length of 

 the body 9^ lines. 



It resembles E. suturata, but the horns of the thorax are much 

 broader near the lips, and the colouv of the body beneath is quite 

 different. 



rt. Guatemala. From M. Scherzer's collection. 



114. Edessa pectoralis. 



Luteo-viridis, subtus pallide lutea ; caput transverse striatum ; antenna 

 rufee ; thorax aspere punctatus, lateribus pallide luteis transverse 

 slriatis, cornubus latitudine basali paullo brevioribus poslice ex- 

 cavatis apice nigris rotundatis ; scutellum luteo pallido marginatum ; 

 pectus nigricanle unifasciatum ; abdomen apice bisjtinosum ,• pedes 

 rii/i; alee anticce ferruginece, lineis tribus lineolaque discoidali 

 fureata pallide luteis. 



Luteous-gveen, pale luteous beneath. Head transversely striated. 

 Eyes piceous. Antennae red; second joint a little less or more than half 

 the length of the third; fourth very much longer tiian the third ; filth a 

 little shorter than the fourth. Thorax and scutellum roughly and rather 

 tiiinly punctured Thorax with a smooth transverse callus near the fore 

 border; sides pale luteous, transversely striated ; horns a little shorter than 

 their breadth at the base, concave along the hind side, black towards the 

 tips, which are much rounded. Scutellum attenuated, acute, bordered 

 with pale luteous on each side. Pectus with an irregular blackish band. 

 Abdomen with the hind angles of the apical segment forming two short 



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