446 CATALOGUE OF 



spines. Legs red. Fore wings thickly and minutely punctured; membrane 

 seneous-brown. Length of the body 10 lines. 



It hardly differs except in colour from E. electa. The thorax is 

 slightly less roughly punctured. 



a, b. Tapayos. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



119. Edessa excellens. 



Prasina, subtus ochraceo-rufa ; caput transverse striatum; antenna rufte ; 

 thorax aspere punctalus, antice testaceo fascialus, lateribus transverse 

 striatis, cornubus piceis lalitudine bttsali niulto breviuribus poslice 

 subexcavalis apice rotundatis ; abdomen apice sexspinosum ; ventris 

 I at era nigro macula ta ; pedes ruji. 



Grass-green, ochraceous-red beneath. Head transversely and finely 

 striated. Eyes pale brown. Antennae red ; second joint longer than the 

 third ; fourth twice the length of the third ; fifth as long as the fourth. 

 Thorax and scutelluin roughly punctured. Thorax with a smooth pale 

 testaceous band in front; sides transversely striated; horns piceous, much 

 shorter than their breadth at the base, slightly concave on the hind side, 

 rounded at the tips. Scutellum attenuated, acute. Abdomen above black, 

 with red marginal spots; under side with black marginal spots; hind 

 angles of the segments elongated, those of the apical segment forming two 

 spines, which are longer than the four intermediate spines. Legs red. 

 Fore wings thickly and minutely punctured ; membrane aeneous-brown. 

 Length of the body 11 lines. 



The horns of the thorax are more slender at their tips than those of 

 E. inchjla, and the marginal spots of the abdotneu are different in shape. 



a. Villa Nova. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



120. Edessa nigriclava. 



Testacea ; caput transverse striatum; antenna vujce ; thorax sublililer 

 punctatus, cornubus nigris latitudine basalt multo brevioribus apice 

 rotundatis ; abdomen apice sexspinosum ; pedes rufescentes. 



Testaceous. Head transversely and finely striated. Eyes testaceous. 

 Antenna; red; second and third joints about equal in length; fourth twice 

 the length of the third ; fifth full as long as the fourth. Thorax and 

 scutellum thickly and finely punctured. Thorax with a very slight trans- 

 verse smooth ridge in front; horns black, except at the base, rounded at 

 the lips, much shorter than their breadth at the base. Hind angles of the 

 ventral segments acute, those of the apical segment forming two spines, 

 which are shorter than the outer pair of the four intermediate seines. Legs 

 reddish. Fore wings thickly and minutely punctured; membiane aeneous- 

 brown. Length of the body 8 lines. 



Much like E. lutea, but the scutellum is more acute at the tip. 



a. Amazon Region. Presented by VV. W. Saunders, Esq. 



b, c. Amazon Region. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



