HEMIPTERA HETEROFTERA. 441 



basali paullo longioribus apice rotunda lis ; scutellum apice pallide 

 luteum; abdomen apice bispinosum; pedes pallide lulei ; alee anlicce 

 vitla postica lala pallide lutea. 



Grass-green, pale luteous beneath. Head transversely and finely 

 striated, bordered with pale luteous on each side; a pale luteous streak in 

 the disk. Eves testaceous. Antennae pale luteous ; second joint a little 

 longer than the third; fourth much longer than the second. Thorax 

 roughly and rather thinly punctured, with a transverse furrow and smooth 

 space in front bordered with pale luteous on each side; disk partly pale 

 luteous; horns slightly inclined forward, a little longer than their breadth 

 at the base, rounded at their tips. Scutellum slightly attenuated and 

 acute, roughly punctured, finely punctured towards the tip, which is pale 

 luteous. Hind angles of the apical abdominal segment forming two stout 

 spines; no intermediate spines. Legs pale luteous, somewhat pubescent. 

 Fore wings thickly and minutely punctured, with a broad pale luteous 

 stripe along the hind border; outer border undulating; membrane aeneous- 

 cinereous. Length of the body 6£ lines. 



It has much general resemblance to E. gaudens, but the horns of tbe 

 thorax are somewhat shorter. 



a. Constancia. Presented by J. Gray, Esq. 



110. Edessa humeralis. 



Rufescenle-olivacea, subtus nigra; caput transverse striatum, lateribus 

 luteis ; antenna testaccce ; thorax aspere punclatus, lateribus pallide 

 luleis transverse striatis, cor na bus perparum ascendenlibus lalitudine 

 basali paullo longioribus apice nigris globnsis ; pectus el venter luteo 

 interrupte fasciala ; abdomen apice bispinosum; pedes nigri; alee 

 anlicce nigri cantes, luteo trilinealce. 



Reddish olive-green, more or less dingy, black beneath. Head trans- 

 versely and finely striated, luteous along each side. Eyes blackish. An- 

 tennas testaceous; second joint piceous; second shorter than the third; 

 fourth nearly twice the length of the third. Thorax roughly punctured, 

 with a transverse smooth space in front and with a pale luteous line along 

 each side, which 'is transversely striated; horns directly diverging, very 

 slightly ascending, a little longer than their breadth at the base, black 

 towards their tips, which are globose. Scutellum rather finely and thickly 

 punctured, attenuated, acute. Pectus and under side of abdomen with 

 luteous bands, which are interrupted in the middle and in the abdomen on 

 each side. Hind angles of the apical abdominal segment forming two 

 stout spines; no intermediate spines. Legs black. Pore wings blackish, 

 thickly and minutely punctured, with three luteous lines, one subcostal, the 

 other two near the hind border; membrane dark aeneous-brown. Length 

 of the body OV lines. 



The horns of the thorax are much longer than those of E. obscura, 

 which species it most resembles. 



a, b. Ega. Prom Mr. Baits' collection. 



