25 G CATALOGUE OF 



The ol)t»se spines of this species disiingiiisb it from M. Ypsilon and 

 from M. npiculiqera. The spines are rather more pvomiiient ihan those of 

 M. rroceipe, and the colour of the body beneath is different. 



a. Constancia. Presented l>y J. Gniy, Esq. 



b. Pelropolis. Presented by J. Gray, Esq. 



Var. /3. — Body above wholly black. 



c. Rio Janeiro. Presented by J. Gray, Esq. 



Var. y. — Like Var. (3. Abdomen beneath with two black stripes. 



d. Tejuca. Presented by the Rev. H. Clark. 



25. MORMIDEA DECORA. 



Ci/anea, acite punctata ; caput rufurn apice nigrum, subtun Jlavum, lobo 

 medio lobos lalerales paullo superante ; rostrum nigrum; thoracis 

 spincE extpnscB, acvtcB ; pectus pullide fluviim, cyaneo tesseUatuiii ; 

 venter vitta lata interrupla margineque pallide flavis ; pedes nigri, 

 femoribus Jlavis nigro unifascialis. 



Blue, oval, finely punctured. Head red, black at the tip and on each 

 side in front; middle lobe cxtendiny; a little beyond the lateral lobes; 

 under side pale yellow. Ri)strum black, extending to the hind coxae. 

 Thorax with a transverse callus on each side in front; spines prominent, 

 acute, horizontal, directly diverging. Pectus pale yellow, with twelve 

 quadrate blue spots. Abdomen beneath with a pale yellow border and 

 with a broad iiilerrn|)ted pale yellow stripe. Lej^s black; coxae and femora 

 pale yellow, the latter with a black band near the tip. Fore wings with a 

 brown membrane. Length of the body 3^ lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



26. MORMIDEA BUEVIS. 



Fulva, lata, dense punctata, fusco ant nigro conspersa, sublus pallide Jlavn ; 

 thoracis spince longa!,robust(C, ncutce, vi.r ascendentes ; scutellum apice 

 Jlavo pallida marginatum ; pedes gracilis, nigro conspersi ; alee anticce 

 fusco subnebuloste. 



Tawny, oval, broad, short, thickly punctured ; punctures brown or 

 black; under side and legs pale yellow. Head conical; lobes of equal 

 length. Rostrum extending to the hind coxae. Spines of the thorax long, 

 stout, acute, h:irdly ascending. Scutellum bordered with pale yellow at 

 the tip. Legs slender, spotted with black. Fore wings slightly clouded 

 with brown ; membrane cinereous. Length of the body .3 lines. 



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



27. MOKMIDEA CONCOLOR. 



Pallide viridis, lata, scite punctata ; caput breviusculum, testaceo variuni, 

 lobis lateralibus lobuni medium vix superantibus ; thoracis spitue 

 longcB, robustm, acutte, vix ascendentes, npice nigra;, fascia subnpicali 

 tcstaceu ; scutellum apice roluudatum ; pedes pallide Icstacei, robusti, 

 hrevcs. 



