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longiores ; thorax lateribus rectis ; scutellum abdominis apicem fere 
atlingens ; abdominis latera nigricante maculata ; pedes lutei, fusco 
conspersi, femoribus incrassalis ; ale antice membrana fusca. 
Pale luteous, elliptical, shining, slightly convex, clouded and 
thickly punctured with brown, tawny beneath. Head nearly twice broader 
than long, a little narrower than the thorax, rounded in front, where the 
lateral lobes extend much beyond the middle lobe. Antenne luteous, | 
slender, minutely setulose, not more than half the length of the body; first 
and second joints short; third, fourth and fifth longer. ‘Thorax more than 
twice broader than long, very little narrower in front than along the hind 
border; sides straight. Scutellum slightly excavated on each side, rounded 
at the tip, extending very nearly to the tip of the abdomen. Abdomen 
above with blackish spots along each side. Legs luteous, short, stout, 
slightly brown-speckled; femora inerassated. Fore wings with a brown 
membrane, which does not extend beyond the tip of the abdomen. Hind 
wings pale cinereous; veins brown. Length of the budy 3}—4 lines. 
The head is broader in front than that of D. inobirusa, and the fore 
border of the thorax is slightly excavated. 
a,b. Santarem. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
c. Tapayos. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
d. Amazon Region. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
23. DiscocEpHALA TERMINALIS. 
Flavescens, elliptica, fusco dense punctata; caput subcarinatum, annulis 
duobus impressis signatum ; anlenne piece, corporis dimidio paullo 
breviores, articulo 50 lutea; thorax guttis octo glabris pallide flavis, 
linea transversa impressa, lateribus vic rotundatis ; scutellum guttis 
tribus basalibus apiceque pallide flavis ; venter villa nigra lata den- 
tata abbreviata; pedes fusco conspersi, femoribus incrassatis; ale 
antice gultis duabus glabris pallide flavis, membrana fusca. 
Yellowish, elliptical, shining, nearly flat, thickly brown-punctured. 
Head much broader than long, about two-thirds of the breadth of the 
thorax, with a very slight longitudinal keel, rounded in front, where the 
lateral lobes connive much beyond the middle lobe; an impressed incom- 
plete ringlet on each side between the eye and the ocellus; under side 
mostly unspeckled. Antenne piceous, slenaer, pubescent, a little less than 
half the length of the body; first and secoud joints short; fifth luteous. 
Thorax more than twice broader than long, with a transverse slightly im- 
pressed line, which is accompanied by six smooth pale yellow dots; two 
smooth pale yellow dots on the fore border; sides hardly rounded. Scutel- 
lum elongate-conical, extending to two-thirds of the length of the abdomen, 
smooth and pale yellow at the tip, and with three smooth pale yellow dots 
at the base. Abdomen beneath with a broad black dentated abbreviated 
stripe. Legs short, stout, brown-speckled ; femora incrassated. Fore wings 
with two pale yellow smooth dots, one in the disk, the other near the mem- 
brane, which is brown, and does not extend beyond the abdomen. Length 
of the body 4 lines. 
It has some resemblance to D. complanata, but the head is much 
broader in front. 
a. Amazon Region. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
