HEMIPTERA. 321 



3. EDESSA Bison. 



Pentatoma Bison, LeP. fy Serv. Enc. x. 54. 7 (1825). 

 Edessa grossa, H. Sch. Wanz. iv. 17. t. 115. fig. 364 (1839). 

 Edessa antilope, Am. $ Serv. Hem. 158. 1. pi. 2. fig. 7 (1843). 



4. EDESSA Capra, n. s. 



E. praecedenti valde affinis, capite, thorace, scutello marginibus- 

 que elytrorum et abdominis, viridibus; elytris fuscis, intus 

 lineis 2 flavis ; cornubus thoracis nigris ; corpore subtus cum 

 pedibus castaneo, fulvo variegato ; antennis fusco-ferrugineis, 

 articulo ultimo basi fulvo. 9 . 

 Long. lin. 8, lat. hum. 6-6. 



Head, thorax and scutellum green. Head rugose. Eyes 

 pitchy ; ocelli red. Thorax rather thickly and coarsely punc- 

 tured, with the lateral processes rather long, black, slightly re- 

 curved. Scutellum thickly punctured, with the apex rather acute. 

 Coriaceous portion of the elytra dark chestnut-brown, thickly 

 and finely punctured, with the two inner nervures bright yellow, 

 the outer margin green ; membrane dark brown, brassy. Mar- 

 gins of the abdomen green, with the apical spines pitchy black. 

 Body beneath variegated with reddish brown and fulvous, smooth, 

 shining and impunctate; the sides of the abdomen slightly 

 wrinkled; sternal keel pitchy brown. Legs chestnut-brown; 

 claws black. Rostrum reddish brown. Antennae brownish fer- 

 ruginous, with the base of the apical joint orange. 

 a. Brazil. From M. Mornay's Collection. 



5. EDESSA Antilope. 



Cimex Antilope, Fab. E. S. supp. 531. 51 (1798) ; Coqb. III. Ic. 



i. 36. t. 9. fig. 8 (1799). 

 Edessa Antilope, Fab. S. R. 147. 8 (1803) ; Burm. Handb. ii. 354. 



2(1835). ' 



6. EDESSA peronea, n. s. 



E. supra olivaceo-viridis, punctata ; thoracis cornubus cylindricis, 

 apice nigro, clavato ; membrana fuscescenti ; abdomine fusco, 

 fulvo transversim striato. ? . 

 Long. lin. 8J, lat. hum. 7. 



Above entirely pale olive-green, with the membrane of the 

 elytra brownish and semitransparent. Head rugose and sparingly 

 punctate. Thorax rather strongly rugose-punctate ; lateral pro- 

 cesses rather long, cylindrical, tapering and directed a little for- 



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