162 CATALOGUE Of 



femora with two minute spines beneath. Furrow of the fore tibiae short. 

 Clavus and membrane black. Length of the body 9 Hues. 



a. Constancia. Presented by the Her. H. Clark. 



53. Spiniger umbrifer. 



Mas. Albido-testaceus,fere linearis ; caput prolhoracis lobo antico multo 

 longius, lateribus anlicis piceis ; antenna nigrce, urliculo \o basi 

 teslaceo, 2o teslaceo- fascia to ; prolhoracis lobus anticus quadri- 

 spinosus, nigro oclofasciatus ; posticus ferrugineo quinque villains, 

 spinis duabus lateralibus oblique ascendentibus ; sculelli spina longa, 

 erecta ; abdomen a/>ice nigrum ; femora fuscescente fasciata ; coriuni 

 fusco strigalum ; membrana cinerea, nigricante venosa. 



Male. Whitish testaceous, nearly linear. Head subfusiform, much 

 longer than the fore lobe of the prolhorax ; ante-ocular part piceous on 

 each side, longer than the post-ocular. Antenna? black, longer than the 

 head and the thorax together; first joint luteous towards the base, a little 

 longer than the ante-ocular head ; second nearly thrice as long as the first, 

 wiih a testaceous band near the tip; third rather shorter than the second. 

 Fore lobe of the prothorax with two nearly erect spines in the disk and with 

 a diverging spine on each side; eight black stripes, of which the two inner 

 pairs are very short ; the third pair are interrupted and the fourth complete ; 

 fore ridge with a conical tubercle on each side. Hind lobe with five leiru- 

 ginous stripes and with three longitudinal furrows; an obliquely ascending 

 spine on each side. Scutellum with a long erect spine. Abdomen black 

 towards the tip. Femora with irregular pale brown bands. Furrow of 

 the fore tibia? very short. Fore wings with a few diffuse brown streaks. 

 Membrane cinereous, with blackish veins. Length of the body 7^ — 10 

 lines. 



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



b. Para. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



c. St. Paulo. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



54. Spiniger mactjlifek. 



Fcem. Aler, longi-subfusiformis; caput prolhoracis lobo antico multo 

 longius ; prothoracis lobus anticus luleo quadriplagiatus, lobo postico 

 multo longior ; venter fasciis interruptis strigisque lateribus longi- 

 tudinalibus luteis ; aim anticcc lurido picece, litura basali costali 

 strigaque inlerrupla subcostali luteis. 



Female. Deep black, elongate-subfusiform. Head subfusiform, much 

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

 than the post-ocular. Antenna? longer than the head and the prothorax 

 together; first joint as long as the ante-ocular head; second joint more 

 than twice as long as the first; third a little shorter than the second. Fore 

 lobe of the prothorax much shorter than the hind lobe, with two luteous 

 patches on each side. Abdomen beneath with luteous inierruptcd 

 bands, and on each side with short longitudinal luteous streaks. Furrow 

 beneath the fore tibia? somewhat less than half the length of the latter. 

 Wings lurid piceous. Fore wings with a luteous costal mark at the base 



