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disk, a line of regular punctures along each of the two strie near the costa 
and of the two near the hind border; membrane dingy whitish. Length 
of the body 33—3¢$ lines. 
a. Venezuela. From Mr. Birschell’s collection. 
b,c. Amazon Region. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
d,e. Amazon Region. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
31. ALTHUS MOESTUS. 
moestus, Stal, Rio Jan. Hem. 13. 
Rio Janeiro. 
32. AATHUS VIDUUS. 
viduus, Stal, Rio Jan. Hem. 13. 
Rio Janeiro. 
33. ASTHUS LUGUBRIS. 
lugubris, Stal, Rio Jan. Hem, 13. 
Rio Janeiro. 
34. JETHUS RUBRIFEMUR. 
Piceo-niger, ellipticus, nitens ; caput transverse sulcatum ; antenne picee ; 
thorax sulcis duobus transversis punctatis ; scutellum subpunctatum ; 
pedes crassi, femoribus rufis ; ale antice subpunctata, quadristriala, 
membrana lurida. 
Piceous-black, elliptical, shining, slightly convex. Head rather less 
than half the breadth of the thorax, with a slight transverse furrow near 
the hind border. Antenne piceous, stout, nearly one-third of the length of 
the body ; juints from the second to the fifth slightly and successively in- 
creasing in length. Thorax almost smooth, with two slight transverse 
minutely punctured furrows, one very near the fore border, the other at 
somewhat behind the middle. Scutellum thinly and minutely punctured, 
its length much greater than its breadth at the base. Legs thick ; femora 
red; tibiz with stout spines. Fore wings thinly and minutely punctured, 
with two strie near the costa and two near the hind border ; membrane 
lurid. Length of the body 2 lines. 
a. Rio Janeiro. From the collection of the Entomological Society. 
35. AETHUS PARILIS. 
Aineo-niger, nitens, subplanus ; capitis thoracisque latera subsetosa ; caput 
oblique striatum ; antenne picee, basi rufescentes ; thorax sulcis 
duobus transversis, 20 purtetato ; scutellum parcissime punctatum ; 
pedes picet, femoribus incrassalis, tarsis fulvis ; ale antice striis 
duabus posticis punctatis, membrana cinerea. 
Eneous-black, elliptical, mostly smooth, nearly flat. Head and 
thorax with a few bristles along each side. Head with oblique strie on 
each side, hardly half the breadth of the thorax. Antenne piceous, 
less than one-third of the length of the body; joints successively and 
slightly increasing in length; first joint reddish. Thorax with a trans- 
verse furrow very near the fore border, and with another at rather behind 
the middle, the latter furrow abbreviated on each side and accompanied by 
punctures. Scutellum with a few punctures. Legs piceous ; femora in- 
crassated ; tibiz witb stout spines; tarsi tawny. Fore wings with the usual 
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