452 CATALOGUE OF 



jj, kk. C'listancia. Presented by the Rev. H. Clark. 

 // — n». Tejuca. Presented by the Rev. H. Clark. 

 oo. Columbia. Presented by W. \V. Saunders, Esq. 

 pp. Honduras. 



qq Rio Janeiro. From Mr. Macgillivray's collection. 

 rr. Venezuela. From Mr. Birschell's collection. 

 ss — ww. ? Presented by \V. VV. Saunders, Esq. 



4. ACERATODES SIGILLATUS. 



Luteus, fusco punctatus, subtus pallide testaccus ; tfiorax prasino varius, 

 sparse punctatus, angulis posticis subrotvndatis; scutellum apice 

 rotundatum lituraque fissa pallide flava notatum ; venter rufo rnar- 

 ginatus et fusco transverse strigatus ; alee aniicae apud contain pallide 

 testacea, fusco conspersa. 



Luteous, with brown punctures, pale testaceous beneath. Head with 

 a few punctures. Eyes red. Antennae smooth ; second joint much shorter 

 than the third; third much shorter than the fourth; fifth as long as the 

 fourth. Thorax thinly punctured, varied with grass-green ; sides not 

 elevated; hind angles slightly prominent, slightly rounded and obtuse. 

 Scutellum slightly attenuated towards the tip, which is rounded and is 

 adorned with a large heart-shaped pale yellow spot. Abdomen red above, 

 bordered with red beneath, where it has brown transverse streaks and brown 

 sutures on each side; hind angles of the segments not elongated, except 

 those of the apical segment. Legs smooth. Fore wings minutely 

 punctured, pale testaceous and brown-speckled along the costa; membrane 

 weneous-brown. Hind wings brownish cinereous. Length of the body 

 <>i lines. 



a. Oajaca. From M. Salle's collection. 



b. Orizaba. From M. Salle's collection. 



5. AcEUATOOES COUDIFER. 



Trstaceus, nigricante punctatus ; caput subtus albidum ; thorax sat sub- 

 tiliter punctatus, pallido marginatus, fascia postica viridi fusca lata 

 abbreviata, angulis posticis subrotundatis ; scutellum subacutum, 

 rufo tuffusum, maeuli apicali excavata pallide flava; pectus rufo 

 fascia turn, antirc albidum; venter fusco vittatus, rufo marginatus ; 

 alic autica apud costam nigricanles. 



Testaceous, with blackish punctures. Head minutely punctured ; 

 hind pari smooth ; under side whitish. Eyes brown. Antenna- mutilated. 

 Thorax rather minutely punctured, with a pale testaceous border; hind part 

 with a broad abbreviated greenish brown band, which is excavated on the 

 fore side; hind angles slightly rounded and obtuse-, not prominent. 

 Scutellum mostly tinged with red, slightly acute, adorned with an apical 

 heart-shaped pale yellow spot. Fore part of the pectus whitish, with a red 



hand mi each side. Abdomen red above and on each side beneath, where 

 there is a slender brown stripe. Fore wings minutely punctured, blackish 

 along the costa; membrane eneous-brown. Length of the body 7 lines. 



