552 CATALOGUE OF 



MORMIDKA JIELANOCANTHA. 



Fiilva, dense el suhiiliter ni(jro-punclata, callis parvis ornala, subius 

 pallide teslacea ; thorax callis diiobus unticis iransversis, laleribus 

 nigris anlice serralis, spinis posiicis nigris robustis subacutis pcrparuiii 

 ascendenlibus ; scuteliiim villa antica nigricaute ; abdomen apice 

 quadridentalum , laleribus subius nigra punclatis, membrana cinerea 

 subreliculala . 



Tawny, elliptical, thickly and minutely black-punctured, pale testaceous 

 beneath. Head slightly tiuncuted in front; lobes of equal length. Eyes 

 piceous, prominent. Rostrum testaceous, extending to the hind coxaj ; lip 

 black. Thorax, scutellum and corium with several small calli. Thorax 

 with a larger transverse callus on each side in front; sides black, serrated 

 in front; hind angles forming two black stout slightly acute spines, which 

 are as long as their breadth at the base and are very slightly ascending. 

 Scutellum with a short blackish stripe proceeding from the base; tip 

 smooth. Abdomen beneath with a black point on each side at the base of 

 each segment; tip quadridentute. Legs slender. ]Membrane of the fore 

 wings cinereous, slightly reticulated, extending a little beyond the abdo- 

 men. Length of the body 4.\ lines. 



a. St. Domingo. From Mr. Hearne's collection. 



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MOKMIDEA SPECIOSA. 



speciosa, Hugl. Stell. Enl. Zeit. xxix. 155. 

 Amazon Eegion. 



]\I0R11IDEA IIUFESCENS. 



(Ebalus rufescens, Ilagl. Slcll. Enl. Zeil. xxix. 155. 

 Amazon Region. 



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MORJIIDEA PULCHELLA. 



Pallide cervina, longi-elliplica, aspere punclala, fusco conspersa, subius 

 pallide Jlava ; caput breviusculum, lobo medio subglabro lobos laterales 

 vix s u per ante ; rostrum apice piceum, coxas posticus vix allhigens ; 

 antennce nigra, graciles, corporis dimidio nan longiores, articulo la 

 Jiavescenle, 2o brevissimo ; thorax gullis duabus anlicis lateribusque 

 pallide Jlavis, spinis posiicis nigris longis crassis aculis subascendenli- 

 bus ; scutellum villis duabus abbrevialis apiceque pallide jlavis ; venter 

 villa nigra, gullulari, spi)iis duabus apicalibus apice nigris ; pedes 

 lulei, graciles ; alee anticce apud coslam rufescenles, apices versus 

 Lutece, gulla subcoslali glabra pallide flava, membrana hyalina. 



Pale fawn-colour, roughly punctured, elongate-elliptical; punctures 

 brown ; under side pale yellow. Head much shorter than the thorax ; 

 middle lobe nearly smooth, hardly extending beyond the lateral lobes. 

 Eyes prominent. Rostrum piceous, rather stout, pale yellow on each side 

 except towards the tiji, hardly extending to the hind coxa*. Antenna^ 



