250 CATALOaUE OF 



The obtuse spines of this species distinguisb it from M. Ypsilon and 

 from M. spiculigera. The spines are rather more prominent than those of 

 M. croceipe, and the colour of the body beneath is different. 



a. Constancia. Presented l)v J. Gray, Esq. 



b. Pelropolis. Presented by J. Gray, Esq. 



Var. (3. — Body above wholly black. 



c. Rio Janeiro. Presented by J. Gray, Esq. 



Yar. y. — Like Var. (3. Abdomen beneath with two black stripes. 



d. Tejuca. Presented by the Rev. H. Clark. 



25. MORMIDEA DECORA. 



Cyanea, scile pitnclata ; caput rufum apice nigrum, subtus flavum, lobo 

 medio lobos lalerales paullo superanle ; rostrum nigrum; thoracis 

 spines extensee, acutcB ; pectus pallide fiavum, cyaneo tessellalum ; 

 venter vitta lata interriipta margineque pallide Jlavis ; pedes nigri, 

 femoribus Jlavis nigro unifascialis. 



Blue, oval, finely punctured. Head red, black at the tip and on each 

 side in front; middle lobe exlendin<j a Utile beyond the lateral lobes; 

 under side pale yellow. Rostrum black, extending to the hind coxae. 

 Thorax with a transverse callus on each side in front; spines prominent, 

 acute, horizontal, directly diverging. Pectus pale yellow, with twelve 

 quadrate blue spots. Abdomen beneath with a pale yellow border and 

 with a broad interrupted pale yellow stripe. Legs black; coxae and femora 

 pale yellow, the latter with a black band near the tip. Fore wings with a 

 brown membrane. Length of the body 3i lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



26. MORMIDEA BBEVI3. 



Fulva, lata, dense punctata, fusco aut nigra conspersa, subtus pallide Jlava ; 

 thoracis spina longa,robuslce, acuta, vix ascendentes ; sculellum apice 

 Jlavo pallida marginatum ; pedes graciles, nigro conspersi ; ala anticce 

 fusco subnebulusa. 



Tawny, oval, broad, short, thickly punctured ; punctures brown or 

 black; under side and legs pale yellow. Head conical; lobes of equal 

 length. Rostrum extending to the hind coxs. Spines of the thorax long, 

 stout, acute, hardly ascending. Scutellura bordered with pale yellow at 

 the tip. Legs slender, spotted with black. Fore wings slightly clouded 

 with brown ; membrane cinereous. Length of the body 3 lines. 



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



27. MoRMIDEA CONCOLOR. 



Pallide viridis, lata, scite punctata; caput breviusculum, testaceo varium, 

 lobis lateralibus lobum medium vix superantibus ; thoracis spina 

 longa, robusla, acuta, vix ascendentes, apice nigra, fascia subnpicali 

 testacea ; sculellum apice rotundatum ; pedes pallide testacei, robusli, 

 breves. 



