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gieen in frunl; a large blackish cinereous patch uu each side, inchuliiig 

 the odorific apevliue aud a iuleoiis callus. Abdomen green above and on 

 each side beneath, where there are four zigzag pale brownish stripes; hind 

 angles of the apical segment forming two rather long spines; two inter- 

 mediate short obtuse spines. Legs luteous. Fore wings thickly and very 

 minutely punctured, with a green costal stripe; membrane a;neous-brown. 

 Length of the body 7^ lines. 



The horns of the thorax are shorter than those of E. pecloralis, to 

 which species it has most affinity, 



a. Amazon Region. From Mr, Bates' collection. 



117. Edessa electa. 



Picea, sublus ochraceo-rufa ; caput tran.iverse strintum ; antennm riifce; 

 thorax aspere punclatiis, caliis qualuor anticis laleribusque sordide 

 testaceis, cnrnubii.'i obtusis laliludine basalt mullo brevloribus postice 

 excavatis sublus apices versus nigris ; pectus venirisque sulurce nigra ; 

 ventris lalera nigra maculata ; abdumeii apice sex spin osiim ; pedes 

 rufi. 



Piceous, ochraceous-red beneath. Head transversely and finely striated. 

 Eyes brownish. Antennae red ; second joint rather longer than the third. 

 Thorax and scutellum roughly punctured. Thorax in front with a band 

 of four dingy testaceous calli; sides of the same hue; horns obtuse at the 

 tips, concave along the hind side, much shorter than their breadth at the 

 base, black beneath towards the tips, Scutellum attenuated, acute. 

 Pectus and under side of abdomen with black lines on the sutures of the 

 segments. Abdomen beneath with black n)arginal spots ; hind angles of 

 the segments forming short spines, those of the apical segment not 

 longer than the four intermediate spines. Legs red. Fore wings thickly 

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

 body ! 15^ lines. 



The longer and broader horns of the thorax distinguish it from 

 E. dentala. 



a. Amazon Region. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



118. Edessa inclvta. 



Sordide olivacea, subtus Ivtea ; anlennee rufce ; thorax aspere punclalus, 

 cornubus nigris obttisis postice excavatis latiludine basalt multo 

 brevioribus ; scutellum basi rufum ; abdomen apice sexspinosuni ; 

 ventris lutera nigra maculata ; pedes ru/i. 



Dingy olive-green, luteous benciith. Head minutely punctured. Eyes 

 ]iiceous. Antennae red; second and third joints of equal length; fourth a 

 little more than twice the length of the third ; fifth rather shorter than the 

 fourth. Thorax and scutellum roughly punctured. Thorax vvith a smooth 

 band in front; horns much shoiter than their breadth at the base, concave 

 on the hind side, obtuse at the tips, black except at the base. Scutellum 

 attenuated, acute, red towards the base. Abdomen above black with 

 yellow marginal spots; under side with black marginal spots; spines 

 formed by the hind angles of the segments successively increasing in 

 length, those of the apical segment longer than the four intermediate 



