446 CATALOGUE OF 



spines. Legs red. Fore wings thickly ami minutely punctured; membrane 

 £eneous-brown. Length of the body 10 lines. 



It hardly differs except in colour from E electa. The thorax is 

 slightly less roughly punctured, 

 a, h. Tapayos. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



119. Edessa excellens. 



Prasina, suhtus ochraceo-rufa ; caput transverse striatum ; antennce rufcB ; 



thorax anpere punctatus, antiee testaceo fascia tus, laleribus transverse 



strialis, cormibus piceis latitudine basali multo breviuribus postice 



subexcavatis apice rotundatis ; abdomen apice sexspinosum ; venlris 



l.atera nigra maculata ; pedes rufi. 



Grass-green, ochraceous-red beneath. Head transversely and finely 



striated. Eyes pale brown. Antennae red ; second joint longer than the 



third ; fourth twice the length of the third ; fit'lh 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 aeneous-brown. 



Length of the body 11 lines. 



The horns of the thorax are more slender at their tips than those of 

 E. 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; antennce rujce; thorax subtiliter 

 punctatus, cornubus nigris latitudine basali multo brevioribus apice 

 rotundatis; abdomen apice sexspinosum ; pedes rufescentes. 



Testaceous. Head transversely and finely striated. Eyes testaceous. 

 Antennae red; second and third joints about equal in length; 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 smooiii 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 aeneous- 

 brown. Length of the body 8 lines. 



Much like E. lutea, 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. 



