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12. Eu SCHIST us FASCIATITS. 



Viridis, aspere ptinctatus; caput fcrruginen hiiitlatum, testaceo hino- 

 tatuni ; thorax maciilis duabus viridibiis testaceo cincti.i, fascia 

 ferruginea, spinis riifescentibus aculis oblifjiih; abdomen ochraceuin, 

 vitta plagisque duabus piceis, con next vis viridi ochraceo strigalo ; 

 pedes pallide virides, tarsis rufcsccntibus. 



Green, oval, roughly piinctiirecl, p;iler beneath. Head with a fer- 

 ruginous stripe, which is ciilaled towards the hind l)order, and with a tes- 

 taceous maik on each side by the eye; lobes of equal length, connected at 

 their tips. Rostrum with a black tip, extending a little beyond the hind 

 coxae. Antennae green, slender, a little more tliun half the length of the 

 body; first joint not extending to the front of the head; second almost 

 twice the length of the first; third and fourth piccuns for half the length 

 from the tips; third a little shorter than the second; fourth a lilile lunger 

 than the third; fifth reddish, shorter than the fourth. Thorax with a 

 transverse testaceous callus on each side in front, including a green 

 punctured spot; a ferruginous l)and between tlie spines, which are red- 

 dish, acute, prominent and bent forward. Scutellum extending nearly to 

 the hind border of the third abdominal segment. Abdomen ochraceous, 

 with a piceous patch on each side at the base and with a piceons stripe ; 

 border green, with an ochraceous streak on the outer side of each segment. 

 Legs pale green; tarsi reddish. Hind win^s and meml)rane of the fore 

 wings pellucid. Var. ft. — Abdomen green on each side and at the tip. 

 Length of the body 6^ lines. 



fl, h. Oajaca. From M. Salle's collection. 



14. EUSCHISTUS LINEATUS. 



Pallide luteus, nigra punclatus ; capitis lobus medius glaher ; antennte 

 rufce, thorax fasciis quatuor glabris indeterniinatis, lateribus sub- 

 serratis, spinis lalis aculis abbreviatis ; scutellum vittis qualuor 

 glabris ; alct anticce vittis quatuor glabris. 



Pale luteous, elliptical, irregularly punctured ; punctures black. Head 

 elongate-conical ; lobes of equal length ; middle lobe mostly smooth. 

 Rostrum with a l)lack tip, extending to the hind coxie. Antennce red, full 

 hall the length of the body ; first joint extending nearly to the fnml of the 

 head; second much shorter than ll)e third; fointh nearly as long as the 

 third; fifth a little shorter than ihe fourth. Thorax with four smooth 

 bands, of wliich the third between the spines is much more regular and 

 complete than llie others; sides slightly serrated; spines broad, acute, not 

 prominent. Scutellum with four smooth snipes, of wliich the inner pair 

 are parallel and do not extend to the fore border. Legs slender. I'ore 

 wings with four smooth stripes ; membrane pellucid, with brown veins. 

 Length of the body .0 lines. 



It differs much from all the other species, and will form a division in 

 the genus. 

 a. Vera Ciuz. From M, Salle's collection. 



