122 CATALOGUE OF 



21. Edessa lineosa. 



Fulva, subtus testacea; caput piccurn, callis tribus margineque testaceis ; 

 antenna: rufce; thorax antice lineis tribus transversis margineque 

 testaceis, cornubus subacutis latitudine basali longioribus apice 

 piceis ; pectoris ventrisque latera nigro subconspersa ; abdomen apice 

 sexspinosum ; pedes testacei, tibiis tarsisque rufescentibus ; alee 

 anticce teslaceo subretieulata>. 



Tawny, testaceous beneath. Head piceous, thinly and finely punctured, 

 with a testaceous border aud with three longitudinal testaceous calli, of 

 which the side pair are interrupted and are broader towards the base than 

 the- middle one. Eyes tawny. Antennae red ; second joint rather shorter 

 than the third ; fourth about twice the length of the second. Thorax and 

 scutellum rather thinly and finely punctured. Thorax in front of the 

 horns testaceous-bordered on each side, and with three transverse testaceous 

 lines ; first line defiexed from the fore border on each side, where it is united 

 with the third and on the basal part of the horn with the testaceous border ; 

 second line short, obliquely interrupted on each side; horns slightly acute, 

 diverging straight and horizontally, piceous towards their tips, longer than 

 their breadth at the base. Scutellum acute, hardly attenuated. Pectus and 

 under side of abdomen with a few black speckles on each side; middle 

 pair of the six apical spines much larger than the inner pair, smaller than 

 the outer pair. Legs testaceous; tibia? and tarsi reddish. Fore wings 

 thickly and minutely punctured, slightly reticulated, with several tes- 

 taceous irregular lines; membraue seneous-brown. Length of the body 

 i) lines. 



Closely resembles E. reticulata, but the horns of the thorax are some- 

 what longer. 



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



22. Edessa euchroma. 



Flavescens, prasino varia ; antennae albida ; thorax aspcre punctatus. 

 cornubus rotundatis latitudine basali brevioribus ; scutellum sub- 

 aculum ; abdomen apice Hon spinosum ; venter vitta liturisque 

 later alibus f us cis ; pedes ruji ; alec anticce prasince. 



Yellowish, irregularly mottled with grass-green. Eyes piceous. An- 

 tenna; whitish ; second joint a little shorter than the third ; fourth nearly 

 twice the length of the third. Thorax roughly and not thickly punctured, 

 with a transverse furrow and with a smooth space in front; sides in front 

 transversely striated; horns shorter than their breadth at the base, much 

 rounded and somewhat tumid at their lips, concave along the hind side. 

 Scutellum more finely punctured towards the tip, which is slightly acute; 

 sides slightly contracted in the middle. Abdomen beneath pale luteous, 

 with a brown stripe and with a brown transverse mark on each spiracle; 

 segments with brown sutures and with slightly dentate hind angles. Legs 

 bright red. Fore wings grass-green, thickly and minutely punctured; 

 membrane eeneous. Length of the body u line*. 



I be horns of the thorax are a little longer than those of E.phani- 

 nipus. 



'i. Vera Cruz. From M. Salle's collection. 



