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I 13. Edessa VENTRaLIS. 



Rufo-fulva, subtus nigricans; caput sublililer punclatum ; laleribus 

 antennisque pallide testaceis ; thorax aspere punctatus, laleribus 

 transverse slriatis, cornubus postice vix recurvis latitudine basali 

 paullo brevioribus apice rotundatis ; pectus callis duobus fasciisque 

 tribus tuleis ,• abdomen apice sexspinosum, slrigis transversis macu- 

 /isque exterioribus rufis venlrulibus ; pedes nigricantes ; alee anlicte 

 fulvce, luleo quadrilineala. 



Reddish tawny, blackish beneath. Head finely punctured, pale tes- 

 taceous along each side. Eyes brownish. Antennae pale testaceous; 

 second joint rather longer than the third ; fourth more than twice the 

 length of the third. Thorax and scutellum roughly and thickly punctured. 

 Thorax with the usual smooth band in front, transversely striated on each 

 side; horns hardly curved backward, a little shorter than their breadth at 

 the base, much rounded at the tips. Scutellum attenuated, acute. Pectus 

 with a luteous callus on each side near the odorific orifice, and with three 

 irregular luteous bands. Abdomen beneath on each side with transverse 

 red streaks, which are abruptly attenuated near the outer end, and with 

 exterior red spots; hind angles of the apical segment forming two short 

 spines; four intermediate spines. Legs blackish, pubescent. Fore wings 

 tawny, thickly and minutely punctured, with four pale luteous lines; first 

 line subcostal; second and third near the hind border; fourth extending 

 from the disk to the outer border ; membrane aeneous-brown. Length of 

 the body 9| lines. 



It resembles E. suturata, but the horns of the thorax are much 

 broader near the lips, and the colour of the body beneath is quite 

 different. 



«. Guatemala. From M. Scherzer's collection. 



114. EUESSA PECTORALIS. 



Luteo-viridis, subtus pallide lutea ; caput transverse striatum ; antenna 

 rufa ; thorax aspere punctatus, laleribus pallide luteis transverse 

 slriatis, cornubus latitudine basali paullo brevioribus postice ex- 

 cavntis apice nigris rotundatis ; scutellum luleo pallido marginatum ; 

 pectus nigricante uni fascial tan ; abdomen apice bispinosum ; pedes 

 rufi ; ala antica ferruginea, lineis tribus lineolaque discoidali 

 furcata pallide luteis. 



Luteous -green, pale luteous beneath. Head transversely striated. 

 Eyes piceous. Antenna' red; second joint a little less or more than half 

 the length of the third; fourth very much longer than the third; filth a 

 little shorter than the fourth. Thorax and scutellum roughly and rather 

 thinly punctured. Thorax with a smooth transverse callus near the fore 

 border; sides pale luteous, transversely striated; horns a little shorter than 

 their breadth at the base, concave along the bind side, black towards the 

 tips, which are much rounded. Scutellum attenuated, acute, bordered 

 with pale luteous on each side. Pectus with an irregular blackish band. 

 Abdomen with the hind angles of the apical segment forming two short 



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