448 CATALOGUE OF 



123. Edessa JCCl'XDA. 



Prasina, subtus pallide lutea ; caput rufescens, transverse striatum; 

 antenna nigra, articulo \o rufeseenle ; thorax sparse et snbtiliter 

 punctatus, an lice testaccus flavo marginatum, cornubus nigris reclan- 

 qulatis latitudine basali multo brevioribus ; scvtellum apice rotunda- 

 turn, dimidio basali teslaceo ; pectus nigro no latum, nigricante 

 biplagiatum ; abdomen apice sex spin osum ; venter vittis duabus nigri- 

 cantibus indeterminatis, maculis marginalibus nigris; pedes rufi, 

 libiis tarsisque nigris ; ala> antic<e rufescentes. 



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

 finely striated, with elevated sides, and with a slight keel which is tes- 

 taceous towards the hind border. Eyes piceous. Antenna? black; first 

 joint reddish; second much shorter than the third; fourth very much 

 longer than the third; fifth as long as the fourth. Thorax thinly 

 and finely punctured, testaceous in front, with a yellow line along 

 the fore border and along each side; horns black, rectangular, much 

 shorter than their breadth at the base. Scutellum punctured like the 

 thorax, testaceous for half the length from the base, rounded at the tip. 

 . Pectus on each side with some black marks and with a blackish patch 

 surrounding the odorific aperture. Abdomen beneath with an irregular 

 blackish stripe near each side and with black marginal spots; six apical 

 spines, of which the two interior pair are very small. Legs red ; tibiae and 

 tarsi black. Fore wings reddish, thickly and minutely punctured; mem- 

 brane aeneous-brown. Length of the body 4 lines. 



It has most affinity to E.fasciala, but is much smaller, the antennas 

 and the horns of the thorax are black, and the under side is very 

 different. 



a. Amazon Region. From Mr. Bates 1 collection. 



124. Edessa rectangulata. 



Prasina, sub t us pallide lutea ; caput transverse striatum-, margine anlico 

 lateribusquc testaceis ; antenna rufescentes ; thorax aspere punc talus, 

 margine anlico lateribusqne testaceis glabris; scutellum valde altenu- 

 atum, peracutum ; abdomen apice sexspinosum ; pedes fulvi ; ala 

 anlicce picca-, venis duabus anticis duabus posticis unaque discoidali 

 brcvi f areata testaceis. 



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

 striated, testaceous in front and on each side. Eyes piceous. Antennas 

 reddish ; third joint longer than the second, very much shorter than the 

 fourth. Thorax thickly and rather roughly punctured, smooth and tes- 

 taceous in front and along each side. Scutellum much attenuated, very 

 acute, less thickly and roughly punctured than the thorax. Abdomen with 

 the bind angles of the segments acutely elongated and with six apical 

 spines, of which the inmost pair are very small*. Legs tawny. Wings 

 piceous, very thickly and minutely punctured ; veins testaceous, one costal, 

 one subcostal, two near the hind border, the fifth discoidal, short and 

 forked; membrane ameous-brown. Length of the body 7$ lines. 



