422 CATALOGUE OF 



21. Edessa lineosa. '-t'- \. ^—^ ' 

 Fulva, sublus teslaeea; caput piceum, caUis tribus margineque testaceis ; 



antennce rufm ; thorax antice lineis tribus iransversis margineque 

 testaceis, cornnbus subaciUis latitudine basali longioribus apice 

 piceis ; pectoris ventrisque latera nigro subconspersa ; abdomen apice 

 sexspinosum ; pedes teslacei, tibiis tarsisque rufescentibus ; alee 

 anticiE testaceo subreliculalce. 

 Tawny, testaceous beneath. Head piceous, thinly and finely punctuied, 

 with a testaceous border and with three longitudinal testaceous calli, of" 

 which the side pair are interrupted and are broader towards the base than 

 the middle one. Eyes tawny. Antennae red; second joint rather shorter 

 than the third ; fourth about twice the length of the second. Thorax and 

 scutellum rather thinly and finely punctured. Thorax in front of the 

 horns testaceous-bordered on each side, and with three transverse testaceous 

 lines ; first line deflexed from the fore border on each side, where it is united 

 with the third and on the basal part of the horn with the testaceous border ; 

 second line short, obliquely interrupted on each side; Imrns slightly acute, 

 diverging straight and horizontally, piceous towards their tips, longer than 

 their breadth at ilie base. Scutellum acute, hardly attenuated. Pectus and 

 under side of abdomen with a few black speckles ou each side; middle 

 pair of the six apical spines much larger than the inner pair, smaller than 

 the outer pair. Legs testaceous; tibiae and tarsi reddish. Fore wings 

 thickly and minutely punctured, slightly reticulated, with several tes- 

 taceous irregular lines; membrane seneous-brown. Length of the body 

 9 lines. 



Closely resembles E. reticulata, but the horns of the thorax are some- 

 what longer. 



a. Orizaba. From M. Salle's collection. 



22. Edessa euchroma. 



Flavescens, prasino varia ; anlenticc albidcE ; thorax aspere pnnctatus, 

 cornnbus rotundulis latitudine basali brevioribus ; scutellum sub- 

 acutum ; abdomen apice non spinosum; venter vitta liturisque 

 lateralibus fuscis ; pedes rufi ; alee antica prasince. 



Yellowish, irregularly mottled with grass-green. Eyes piceous. An- 

 tennae whitish ; second joint a little shorter than the third ; fourth nearly 

 twice the length of the third. Thorax roughly and not thickly punctured,, 

 with a transverse furrow and with a smooth space in front; sides in front 

 transversely striated; horns shorter than their breadth at the base, mucli 

 rounded and somewhat tumid at their tips, concave along the hind side, 

 Scutellum more finely punctured towards tlie tip, which is slightly acute ; 

 sides slightly contracted in the middle. Abdomen beneath pale luteous, 

 with a brown stripe and with a brown transverse mark on each spiracle; 

 segments with brown sutures and with slightly dentate hind angles. Legs 

 bright red. Fore wings gra«s-green, thickly and minutely punctured; 

 membrane asneous. Length of the body 9 lines. 



The horns of the thorax are a little longer than those oi E.phani. 

 copus. 



a. Vera Cruz. From M. Salle's collection. 



