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Piceoiis-black, roughly punctured, nearly elliptical; under side luteous, 

 with minute blackish punctures. Head elongate-conical, shorter than the 

 thorax; lateral lobes extending very little beyond the middle lobe. 

 Rostrum extending to the hind coxae. Antennte not more than half the 

 length of the body; joints from the first to the tilth successively increasiuij 

 in length; first not extending to the liont of the head. Tiiorax sloping in 

 front of a smooth luteous band between the spines, which are als;" luteous 

 and are long, acute and directly divertiing; sides slightly curved inward, 

 sligiitly crenulated in front; fore angles forming two small acute spines. 

 Scutellum extending a little beyond ihe angle of the corium. Abdomen 

 beneaih with two large black spots, one on the fourth segment, the other 

 on the fifth; sides yellowish. Legs luteous, thickly black-speckled. Fore 

 wings yellowish along the basal part of the costa; membrane piceous. 

 Length of the body 5 lines. 



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



7. DlCER^US? SPINICEPS. 



.^lia spiniceps, H.-Sch. Wanz. Ins. v. 72, pi. 178, f. 517. 



Brazil. 



Genus 8. BOLACA. 



Corpus longi-ellipticum, sat planum, scite et conferte punclatum. 

 Caput lanceolaium, lobis lateralihus apice spinosis lobum medium longe 

 superantibus. Rostrum gracile, coxas po^ticas atiin^ens. AiitenucE graciles, 

 corporis dimidio non longiores; articiili vicessim longiores. Thorax 

 antice annuHs duobus oblongis glabris peiiolatis ; latera subcrennlata ; 

 anguli postici recti, non exlensi. Scntellum apicem versus attenuatuni. 

 Sefjmenta veutralia subarcuata. Pedes graciles, Jungiiisculi ; tarsi tri- 

 articulali. 



Body elongate-elliptical, rather flat, thickly and minutely punctured. 

 Head lanceolate, much shorter thai> the thorax; lateral lobes extending 

 much beyond the middle lobe, slightly notched on the outer side, termi- 

 nating in two spines. Eyes not prominent. Rostrum slender, extending 

 to the hind coxa;. Antenme slender, about half the length of the body; 

 joints successively increasing in length ; first not extending to the front of 

 the head. Thorax with a small oblong ringlet on each side in front, con- 

 nected by a streak wiih the margin, which is slightly crenulated ; fore 

 angles prominent; hind angles rectangular, slightly prominent. Scutellum 

 attenuated towards the tip, extending rather beyond the angle of the 

 corium. Ventral segments slightly arched. Legs slender, rather long ; 

 tarsi three-jointed. Membrane of the fore wings with five longitudinal 

 veins, of which the subcostal one is forked. 



1. BoLACA UNICOLOR. 



Ferruqinea ; anlennce apices versus picece ; alee anliccB memhrana cinerea 

 fcrrugineo venosa. 



Ferruginous, hardly paler but more shining beneath. Antennae 

 piceous towards the tips. Membrane of the fore wings cinereous, with 

 ferruginous veins. Length of the body 7^ lines. 



a. North Hindostan. From Dr. Hooker's collection 



