HEMIPTERA. 33t 



28. EDESSA irrorata, n. s. 



E. testacea, fusco-rugoso-punctata ; elytris fuscis, nervis flavis ; 



abdominis marginibus viridibus, spinis apicalibus nigris ; cor- 



pore subtus fulvo, transversim fusco-lineato ; antennis ferrugi- 



neis. 9 



Long. lin. 10. 



Head, thorax and scutellum testaceous, thickly and strongly 

 punctured with brown, the punctures rugose and more or less 

 confluent ; thorax with the anterior margin and two transverse 

 elevated lines close to it, yellow and impunctate. Scutellimi 

 with the apex somewhat obtuse. Coriaceous portion of the elytra 

 brown, very thickly and finely punctured, with the nervures yel- 

 low ; membrane brownish, semitransparent. Margins of the ab- 

 domen dull green, punctured, with two brownish pits on each 

 segment ; apical spines black . Abdomen beneath fulvous, smooth, 

 shining and impunctate, with the lateral margins greenish* the 

 sutures and a short line close to each of the stigmata brown. 

 Breast pale yellow, with a few fine punctures ; the sutures and 

 some transverse lines brown. Legs testaceous; claws black. 

 Rostrum brownish. Antennae ferruginous ; second joint longer 

 than the third. 



a. Columbia. From M. Goudot's Collection. 



29. EDESSA thoracica, n. s. 



E. viridi-lutea ; humeris prominentibus, subacutis, thorace nigro- 

 punctato; elytris fuscis, venis flavis; abdominis marginibus 

 immaculatis, spinis apicalibus nigris ; antennis fuscis. <? . 

 Long. lin. 8J, lat. hum. 5. 



Rather elongate ovate. Head yellowish green, impunctate, 

 somewhat rugose. Thorax green, tinged with yellow, especially 

 on the anterior and lateral margins, coarsely but rather sparingly 

 punctured with black ; lateral angles prominent, somewhat acute. 

 Scutellum fulvous, shining, with a few scattered, rather coarse 

 punctures towards the base, the apical portion rather finely, but 

 not very thickly punctured ; the apex suddenly pointed, rather 

 acute. Coriaceous portion of the elytra brown, very thickly and 

 finely punctured, with the outer margin and the nervures yellow ; 

 membrane brown, shining, somewhat brassy. Margins of the 

 abdomen greenish, with the apical spines black. Body beneath 

 greenish yellow, shining, impunctate, with the sutures, the mar- 

 gin of the last segment, and a short transverse line near each of 

 the abdominal stigmata, black. Legs concolorous. Rostrum 

 testaceous, with the tip of the last joint black. Antennae brown, 

 with the second joint shorter than the third, 

 a. Columbia. 



