51* CATALOGUE OF 



furcatis, plagis qualuor obscure fuscis duabus flavescenie sub- 



marginatis ; sculellum fasciis duabus fuscis arcualis disco 



approximate; pectus et venter nigro biplagiala; pedes nigro 

 conspersi. 



Fawu-colour, convex, sbort-elliplical, minutely punctured, pale testa- 

 ceous beneath. Head partly shaded with lawny on each side, with two 

 short brown longitudinal streaks between the eyes ; middle lobe pale 

 yellowish, a little longer than the lateral lobes. Antennae much longer 

 than the head ; first joint a little longer than the second, which, and the 

 three following joints, are of equal length. Thorax with a pale yellowish 

 line ; four blackish patches, of these the outer pair are partly and irregularly 

 bordered with pale yellowish ; a whitish streak on each side emitting a 

 short oblique branch towards the pectus. Sculellum with two brown 

 irregular oppositely curved partly blackish bauds, the first connected on 

 each side with the base. Pectus with a black patch on each side in front 

 adjoining the whitish mark. Abdomen beneath with a large black patch 

 on each side beyond the middle. Femora and tibial black-speckled. 

 Length of the body 3J lines. 



a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



SYMPHYLUS RAM1V1TTA. 



Fuhus ; caput testaceum, flavo univittalum ; antenna nigrce, basifulvw; 

 thorax lincis novem fasciaque brevi transversa jl avis ,• sculellum vittis 

 duabus testaceis, slriga poslica lata lanceolata vittis duabus lineisquc 

 duabus Jlavis ; pectus et abdomen Jlava, hoc fusco quadrivittatum, 

 ilium fusco biviltalum ; pedes Jlavi, nigro conspersi. 



Tawny, thickly punctured. Head testaceous, with a yellowish stripe; 

 middle lobe extending very little beyond the lateral lobes. Antennas black, 

 tawny towards the base; first, sccoud and third joints of nearly equal 

 length; fourth very much longer than the third; fifth longer than the 

 fourth. Thorax with nine yellow lines, which are connected by a short 

 transverse yellow band near ihe fore border; first pair curved towards the 

 middle one; second and third connected in front. Scutellum with two 

 testaceous stripes, which diverge towards the tip, where ihey include a 

 broad lanceolate yellow streak; an exterior yellow stripe on each side and 

 a more exterior yellow line, which joins the stripe in the middle. Pectus 

 and abdomen beneath yellow, with two broad brown stripes, the latter with 

 two narrow interior brown stripes. Legs yellow, stout, partly speckled with 

 black. Length of the body I lines. 



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



Symfhylds roLirus. 



Ochraceo-fulvus, nitens, scite punctatus, subconvexus, subtus ochraceus ; 

 antenna: graciles ; thorax biiwtatus ; sculellum lateribus anticis 

 dijlcxis. 



Ochraceous-lawny, shining, slighlly convex, minutely punctured, 

 ocbraceoua beneath. Head triangular; middle lobe extending a little 

 '"Mind the lateral lobes. Antenna Blender; second joint much longer 



