IIEMIPTKUA UKTEr.OJ'TLJKA. 185 



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17. DlSCOCEPIlAI.\ r.IBBA. 



gibba, Fieb. Abhandl. Kong. Bohm. Geacll. ^Visa. xii. 453, 

 Bruzil. 



18. DlSCOCKPHALA Koi.LARI. 



Kollari, Fieb. Abhandl. Koiujl. Bu/ini. G'esell. Wins, vii.454. 

 brazil. 



19 DlSCOCEPHAI.A RUGULOSA. 



rufjulosii, Fieb. Ahkandl. Knag. Bohm. Gesell. Wiss. vii. 434. 

 Brazil. 



20. DiSCOCKPUALA OBLONG A. 



oblonga, Fieb. Abhnudl. Kong. l}i)kin. Grsell. Wiss. \i\. 4.0fi, 

 Brazil. 



21. DiSCOCEPHALA DliPLAXATA. 



Pallide Jlava ; illipticu, fusco dense punctata, subtus teslacea ; caput tho- 

 racis lalitudine sat anguslius, sliigis duubus longiladinulibifi macu- 

 lisque qualuor posticis lion compersis ; antenntp pice/r, basi pallide 

 Jlavte, articulo 2ofulvo, 3o Aoqiic apice testaceis, 4o aoque busi tcsla- 

 ceis; thoracis lalera recta ; scutel/ioa abdominis apicemfere attingens ; 

 pedes fusco conspersi ; aire antic(C membrana fusca. Var. /3. — An- 

 tenna: articuli bi dimidio basali albido ; scutellum paullo brevius. 



Pale yellow, elliptical, slightly convex, thickly and irregularly brown- 

 jninclured, 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 oa 

 the disk and four spots on the hind border unspeckled. Antennae piceous, 

 slender, minutely pubescent, full half the length of the body ; first joint 

 mostly pale yellow, not extending beyond the bead; 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 pan of the fore border, which is more than half the leni-th of 

 the hind border; sides straight. Scutellum about five-sixths of the length 

 of the abdomeu, 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. uinbraculata, but the head is broader 

 and not conical in front. 



a. Tapayos. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Var. (3. More thickly brown-speckled. Fifth joint of the antennaa 

 whitish for nearly half the length from the base. Scutellum a little 

 shorter. 



I. Tejuca, Rio Janeiro. Presented by the Rev. H. Clark. 



22. DiSCOCEPHALA LUIEICORNIS. 



Pallide lutca, elliptica, fusco nebvlosa tt punctata, subtus fulva ; caput 

 thorace paullo angustius; anienme lutea, corporis dimidio non 



2 B 



