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17. DiscocEPHALA GIBBA. 
gibba, Feb. Abhandl. Kong. Bohm. Gesell. Wiss. xii. 453. 
Brazil. 
18. DiscocEpHaLa Kotvarr. 
~ Kollari, Fieb. Abhand!. Kongl. Bohm. Gesell. Wiss. vii. 454. 
Brazil. 
19 DiscocePpHALsA RUGULOSA. 
rugulosa, Mich, Abhandl. Kong. Bohn. Gesell. Wiss. vii. 434. 
Brazil. 
20. DiscocePHALA OBLONGA. 
oblonga, Fieb. Abhandl. Kong. Bohm. Gesell. Wiss. vii, 456, 
Brazil. 
21. DiscocepHaLA DEPLANATA. 
Pallide flava ; elliptica, fusco dense punctata, subtus testacea ; caput tho- 
racis latitudine sat angustius, strigis duabus longitudinalibus macu- 
lisque quatuor posticis non conspersis ; antenne pice, basi pullide 
lave, articulo 20 fulvo, 30 4oque apice testaceis, 40 doque basi testa- 
ceis ; thoracis latera recta ; scutellum abdominis apicem fere altingens ; 
pedes fusco conspersi; ale antice membrana fusca. Var. B.—An- 
tenne articuli 5¢t dimidio basali albido ; scutellum paullo brevius. 
Pale yellow, elliptical, slightly convex, thickly and irregularly brown- 
punctured, testaceous beneath. Head nearly three-fourths of the breadth 
of the thorax, almost twice broader than long, rounded in front, where the 
lateral lobes connive beyond the middle lobe; two longitudinal streaks on 
the disk and four spots on the hind border unspeckled. Antennz piceous, 
slender, minutely pubescent, full half the length of the body; first joint 
mostly pale yellow, not extending beyond the head; second tawny, much 
shorter than the third; third and fourth testaceous at the tips; fourth aud 
fifth testaceous at the base, shorter than the third. Thorax and scutellum 
transversely and minutely brown-streaked. Thorax slightly excavated along 
the middle part of the fore border, which is more than half the length of 
the hind border; sides straight. Scutellum about five-sixths of the length 
of the abdomen, slightly excavated on each side, rounded at the tips. Legs 
short, stout, setulose, brown-speckled. Fore wings with a brown membrane, 
which does not extend beyond the abdomen. Length of the body 4 lines. 
It has most resemblance to D. umbraculata, but the head is broader 
and not conical in front. 
a. Tapayos. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
Var. 8B. More thickly brown-speckled. Fifth joint of the antenne 
whitish for nearly half the length from the base. Scutellum a little 
shorter. ‘ 
b. Tejuca, Rio Janeiro. Presented by the Rev. H. Clark. 
22. DiscocEPHALA LUTEICORNIS. 
Pallide lutea, elliptica, fusco nebulosa et punctata, subtus fulva ; caput 
thorace paullo anguslius; antenne lutee, corporis dimidio non 
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