406 CATALOGUE OF 



Tawny, smooth and pale yellow beneath. Head luteous, smooth. 

 Antennae luteous ; lips of the second and third joints black. I'horax 

 thickly punctured, luteous and smooth along each side, which is reflexed. 

 Scuteiluin slightly attenuated towards the lip. Abdomen broader than the 

 fore wings. Legs pale testaceous. Fore wings purplish, less thickly punc- 

 tured in the disk ; membrane cinereous. Length of the body 3^ lines. 

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



2. BOEA POSTICA. 



Tesiacea, vage punctata, subtus pallide Jlava ; caput glahrum, disco sub- 

 c lira ceo ; antennce nigra, basi testacece ; thorax transverse impressus, 

 postice subochraceus ; scutelluni apice latiusculum rotundalum, macula 

 subapicali purpurea ; alec antica cord margine apicali purpurea, 

 rnembraua pallide cinerea. 

 Testaceous, very thinly punctured, pale yellow beneath. Head 

 smooth, slightly ochraceous in the disk. Antennae black; first joint tes- 

 taceous. Thorax transversely impressed on each side ; hind part some- 

 what ochraceous. Sculellum rounded and rather broad at the tip, with a 

 purple subapical spot. Fore wings purple about the outer border; mem- 

 brane pale cinereous. Length of the body 3^ lines. 



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



3. BoEA AURIFLUA. 



Qchracea, vage punctata ; caput vilta purpurea postice dilatata; antennes 

 nigra ; thorax purpurea bimaculalus ; scutellum purpurea bislri- 

 gatum ; femora apice tibiccque purpurea ; alee anticcB purpurea, basi 

 costaque ochraceis, membrana purpurea limpido late marginata. 



Ochraceous, very thinly punctured. Head contracted in front, with a 

 purple stripe, which is dilated hindward and occupies the whole space 

 between the eyes. Antennae black; first joint luteous at the base. Thorax 

 with two large purple spots which join the hind border and are separated 

 by a slender stripe and are rounded on the outer side. Sculellum with two 

 purple marginal streaks which are parallel to each other except towards the 

 base, where they diverge. Femora purple towards the tips; tibiae purple ; 

 fore tibiae with ochraceous tips; tarsi purple above at the base. Fore wings 

 purple, ochraceous at the base and along the costa; membrane purple, with 

 a broad colourless border. Length of the body 4 lines. 



a, b. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Genus 77. LELIA. 



Corpus latum, subellipticum. Caput rotundatum ; lobi sequales. 

 Rostrum coxas poslicas atiiugens. Antennae corporis dimidio breviores ; 

 arliculus lus fiontem non attingens. Thorax lateribus anticis serratis, 

 cornubus duobus porrectis lalissimis rectangulatis. Sculellum apice sub- 

 attenuatum. Pectus vix cariuatum. Spina ventralis coxas niedias superaus. 

 Pedes sat giaciles; tibiae sulcatae ; tarsi triarticulali. 



