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disk, a line of regular punctures along each of the two striae near the costa 

 and of the two near the hind border ; membrane dingy whitish. Length 

 of the body 3g — 3| lines. 



a. Venezuela. From Mr. Birschell's collection. 



b, c. Amazon Region. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



d, e. Amazon Hegion. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



31. .Stiius moestus. 

 moestus, Slid, Rio Jan. Hem. 13. 



liio Janeiro. 



32. Mthvs viduus. 

 viduus, Slal, Rio Jan. Hem. 13. 

 Rio Janeiro. 



33. JilXHUS LUGUBRIS. 



lugiibris, Slal, Rio Jan. Hem. 13. 

 Rio Janeiro. 



34. JEVHVS RUBRIFEMUR. 



Piceo-niger, ellipticus, nilens ; cajiul transverse svlcutum ; anleniKr picece ; 

 thorax suteis duobus Iransversis punclalin ; sculetluin siil>puiicUilu)n ; 

 pedes crassi, fcmoribus rufis ; alee anliece subpunclatce, qiiadristrialw, 

 membrana lurida. 



Piceous-black, ellijilicul, shining, slightly convex. Head rather less 

 than half the breadth of the thorax, witli a sliglit transverse furrow near 

 the hind i)order. Antenna} piceous, stout, nearly one-third of tlie length of 

 the body ; joints from ilie second to the hf:h slightly and succt'ssi\eiy in- 

 creasing in length. Thorax almost smooth, wiili two slight transverse 

 Biinuleiy punctured furrows, one vt'ry near the fore border, the other at 

 somewhat behind the middle. Suutellum thinly and minutely puntiured, 

 its length much greater than its breadth at the base. Legs thick ; femora 

 red ; tibia; with stout spines. Foio wings thinly and minutely punctured, 

 with two striu; near the costa and two near the hind border ; urembraue 

 lurid. Length of the body 2^ lines. 



a. Rio Janeiro. From the collection of the Entomological Society. 



35. iExHUS PAR I LIS. 



jEneo-iiiger, nitens, subplanus ; capitis thoracisque latera subnetosa ; caput 

 oblique striatum ; anlennw pieece, basi rujescenlcs ; thorax sulcis 

 duobus transversis, 2o pnnclalo ; scutcllum parcissime puiiclulum; 

 pedes picei, femoribus i7icrassatis, tarsis fulvis ; al<£ anliccc slriis 

 duabus posticis punctatis, membrana cinerea. 



^neous-black, elliptical, mostly smooth, nearly flat. Head and 

 thorax with a few bristles along each side. Head with oblique strice on 

 each side, hardly half the breadth of the thorax. AnleniirT piceous, 

 less than one-third of the length of the budy ; joints successively and 

 sligiitly increasing in length ; fjrst joint reddish. Thorax with a tians- 

 verse furrow very near the fore border, and with another at rather bciiind 

 the middle, the latter furrow abbreviated on each side and accompanied by 

 punctures. Scutcllum with a few |)unctures. Legs piceous ; femora in- 

 crasstited ; tibiic with stout spines; tarsi luwny. Fore wings with the usual 



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