108 CATALOGUE OF 



wings deep black ; each with a small transverse white spot in the middle, 

 and with a small round white spot near the tip. Length of the body 

 6 lines. 



a. Santarern. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



suJ- 39. Pirates ^neus. 



Fcem. JEneus, fere linearis; caput conicum, prothoracis lobo anlico 

 paullo brevius, lobo medio fulvo ; antenna picece ; abdomen fulvum ; 

 connexivum pallide Jlavescens, aneo maculatum ; pedes pallide fia~ 

 vescentes, femoribus tarsisque piceo fascialis, tibiis piceis basi 

 apiceque jlavescentibus ; corium nigricans, striga costali strigisquc 

 duabus transversis albidis, maculis duabus slrigaque exteriore tes- 

 taceis costalibus ; membrana pallide cintrea, fusco tristrigata. 



Female. jEneous, nearly linear. Head conical, a little shorter than 

 the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part much longer than the 

 post-ocular, its middle lobe tawny. Rostrum tawny. Antennae piceous, 

 more than half the length of the body; first joint shorter than the ante- 

 ocular head ; second full twice as long as the first. Fore lobe of the 

 proihorax a little more than twice as long as the hind lobe; longitudinal 

 furrows very slight. Abdomen tawny above and in the disk beneaih ; con- 

 nexivum pale yellowish, with aeneous spots. Legs pale yellowish; femora 

 and tarsi with piceous bands; tibiae setulose, piceous, pale at each end. 

 Fore wings blackish, with a short subcostal whitish streak, wbich is con- 

 nected with two transverse whitish streaks ; two testaceous costal spots and 

 an exterior oblique testaceous costal streak; membrane pale cinereous, 

 with three broad brown streaks. Length of the body 4\ lines. 



a, Amazon Region. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



40. Pirates minuscolus. 



Mas. Niger, subfusiformis, subtus piceus ; caput conicum, prothoracis 

 lobo antico paullo longius ; antennarum articulus \us brevissimus ; 

 prothoracis lobus anticus valde sulcatus ; pedes picei ; alee anticce 

 picece, albido trinotatte. 



Male. Black, subfusiform, pubescent, piceous beneath. Head conical, 

 a little longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part very 

 much longer than the post-ocular. Antennae pubescent, a little more than 

 half as long as the body ; first joint very short ; second full tbrice as long 

 as the first; third very much longer than the second; fourth hardly longer 

 than the third. Fore lobe of the prothorax not much longer than the hind 

 lobe; longitudinal furrows strongly marked. Legs piceous; furrow beneath 

 the hind tibiae less than half the length of the latter. Fore wings piceous, 

 paler at the tips, each with three whitish marks; first and second marks 

 transverse; first mark basal, irregular; second in the middle, joining the 

 costa ; third angular, subapical. Length of the body 4^ lines. 



a. Columbia. From M. Goudol's collection. 



