518 CATALOGUE OF 



furcatis, plagis qvaluor obscure fuscis duabus JJavescenle sub- 



marginalis ; scuteltum fasciis duabus fuscis arcuatis disco 



approximatis ; pectus et venter nigro biplagiala; pedes nigra 

 conspersi. 



Fawn-colour, convex, sbort-ellipiical, minutely punctured, pale testa- 

 ceous beneath. Head partly shaded with tawny on each side, with two 

 short brown longitudinal streaks between the eyes ; middle lobe pale 



line ; four blackish patches, of these the outer pair are partly and irregularly 

 bordered with pale yellowish; a whitish streak on each side emitting a 

 short oblique branch towards the pectus. Sculellum with two browu 

 irregular oppositely curved partly blackish bands, the first connected on 

 each side with the base. Pectus with a black patch on each side in front 

 adjoining the whitish mark. Abdomen beneath with a large black patch 

 on each side beyond the middle. Femora and tibial black-speckled. 

 Length of the body 3^ lines. 



a. Santarem. From Mr, Bates' collection. 



SyMPHYLUS KAMIVIXTA. 



Fulvus ; caput teslaceum, flavo imiviltalum ; antennm nigrm, basifulvte; 

 thorax lineis novem fasciaque brevi transversa Jlavis ; scuLeUum viltis 

 duabus testaceis, striga poslica lata lanceolala vitlis duabus lineisque 

 duabus Jlavis ; pectus et abdomen Jlava, hoc fusco quadriviltatum, 

 ilium fusco bivittalum ; pedes Jlavi, nigro conspersi. 



Tawny, thickly punctured. Head testaceous, with a yellowish stripe; 

 middle lobe extending very little beyond the lateral lobes. Antennae black, 

 tawny towards the base; first, second and third joints of nearly equal 

 length; fotirth vei'y much longer than the third; fifth longer than the 

 fourth. Thorax with nine yellow lines, which are connected by a short 

 transverse yellow band near the fore border ; first pair curved towards the 

 middle one; second and third connected in front. Scutellum with two 

 testaceous stripes, which diverge towards the tip, where they include a 

 broad lanceolate yellow streak ; an exterior yellow stripe on each side and 

 a more exterior yellow line, which joins the stripe in the middle. Pectus 

 and abdomen beneath yellow, with two broad brown stripes, the latter with 

 two narrow interior brown stripes. Legs yellow, stout, partly speckled with 

 black. Length of the body 4 lines. 



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



SVMPHVLUS POLITUS. 



Ochraceo-fulvus, nitens, scite punctutus, subconvexus, subtus oehraceus; 

 antennce gracUes ; thorax biitotatus ; scutellum lateribus anlicis 

 dejlexis. 



Ochraceous- tawny, shining, slightly convex, minutely punctured, 

 ochvaceous beneath. Head triangular; middle lobe extending a little 

 beyond the lateral lubes. Anleniice t-lundcr; second joint much longer 



