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niving much beyond the middle lobe. Antenne blackish, hardly setulose, 
more than half the length of the body, tawny towards the base ; fourth and 
fifth joints whitish towards the base; fourth longer than the third and than 
the fifth. Thorax transversely impressed near the fore border, which is a 
litle more than half the breadth of the hind border; sides straight. Scu- 
tellum elongate-conical, a little more than three-fourths of the abdomen. 
Abdomen with blackish dots along each side. Legs minutely setulose. 
Fore wings with an irregular brown spot in the disk ; membrane cinereous, 
hardly extending beyond the abdomen. Length of the body 53 lines. 
a. Villa Nova. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
Gat th ottec fae 
27. DiscocEPHALA) SIGNATA. 
Testacea, lata, ovata, fusco dense conspersa; antenneé nigre, nitentes, 
basi fulve; thorax capite duplo latior, fascia lutea antemedia 
interrupta abbreviata, guttis quatuor posterioribus flavis, lateribus 
rectis; scutellum basi luteo bimaculatum ; pectus postice piceum, 
rufo marginalum ; venter vitla brevi lata nigra; alae antice macula 
media picea, membrana fusca. Var. B.—Scutellum non maculatum. 
Testaceous, oval, broad, shining, slightly convex, thickly and minutely 
brown-punctured. Head a little broader than long, about half the breadth 
of the thorax, the lateral lobes conniving beyond the middle lobe. Antenne 
black, shining, pubescent; first joint tawny, not extending beyond the 
head. Thorax with an irregular interrupted and abbreviated luteous ante- 
medial band; four pale yellow dots in a transverse line, the inner pair 
behind the ends of the band, the outer pair submarginal ; fore border about 
half the length of the bind border; sides straight. » Scutelluin about three- 
fourths of the length of the abdomen, slightly tapering from the base to the 
lip, which is rounded; a luteous spot on each side at the base. Hind part 
of the pectus piceous, bordered with red. Abdomen beneath with a broad 
black abbreviated stripe. Legs short, stout, pubescent. Fore wings with 
a piceous spot in the middle; costa rounded; membrane brown, hardly 
extending beyond the abdomen. Var. 8.—Band on the thorax almost 
obsolete. Scutellum not spotted. Length of the body 53 lines. 
a, b. St. Paulo, Amazon Region. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
28. DiscocEPHALA TRANSVERSA. 
Sordide flavescens, subovata, nigricante punctata et subnebulosa ; caput 
conicum, angustum ; antenne picee, graciles, basi fulve; thorax 
linea transversa lutea subangulosa, antice angustus, lateribus rectis ; 
pedes testacet, robusti, fusco-conspersi; ale antice costa basi rufa, 
apicem versus subrotundata, membrana cinerea. 
Dingy yellowish, rather flat, nearly oval, partly clouded and very 
thickly punctured with blackish, tawny beneath. Head conical, not more 
than one-third of the breadth of the thorax; lateral lobes conniving much 
beyond the middle lobe. Antenne piceous, pubescent, slender, uot more 
than half the length of the body, tawny towards the base; filth joint much 
Jonger than the fourth. Thorax with a transverse slightly zigzag luteous 
line between the hind angles; fore border less than balf the breadth of the 
hind border. Scutellum elongate-conical. Legs testaceous, stunt, brown- 
speckled. Fore wings with the costa red towards the base, slightly rounded 
towards the tip; membrane and hind wings cinereous. Length of the body 
34 lines. 
a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
