552 CATALOOUE OF 



MoilMIDEA MELANOCANTHA. 



Fulva, dense et subtililer nigro-punctata, eallis parvis ornata, subtus 

 pallkle testacea ; thorax eallis ditobus unticis transversis, lateribus 

 nigris anlice serratis, spinis posticis nigris robustis subaculis perparum 

 ascendentlbus ; scutellum villa antica nigricante ; abdomen apiee 

 quadridentalum, laleribus subtus nigyo pnnctalis, membrana einerea 

 subreliculala. 



Tawny, elliptical, thickly and minutely black-punctured, pale testaceous 

 beneath. Head slightly truncated in front; lobes of equal length. Eyes 

 piceous, prominent. Rostrum testaceous, extending to the hind coxa;; tip 

 black. Thorax, scutellum and corium with several small calli. Thorax 

 with a larger transverse callus on each side in front; sides black, serrated 

 in front; hind angles forming two black stout slightly acute spines, which 

 are as long as their breadth at the base and are very slightly ascending. 

 Scutellum with a short blackish stripe proceeding from the base; tip 

 smooth. Abdomen beneath with a black point on each side at the base of 

 each segment; tip quadridentate. Legs slender. Membrane of the fore 

 wings cinereous, slightly reticulated, extending a little beyond the abdo- 

 men. Length of the body A\ lines. 



a. St. Domiugo. From Mr. Hearne's collection. 



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MOEMIDEA SPECIOSA. 



speciosa, Ilagl. Stelt. Ent. Zeit. xxix. 155. 

 Amazon Region. 



MOKMIDEA KTJFESCENS. 



CEbalus rufescens, Ilagl. Stelt. Ent. Zeit. xxix. 155. 

 Amazon Region. 



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MoilMIDEA POLCHELLA. 



Pallide ccrvina, longi-elliplica, aspere punctata, fusco conspersa, subtus 

 pallide Jlava; caput breviuscultim, lobo medio subglabro fobos later ales 

 vix superanle; rostrum apice piceum, coxas posticus vix attingens ; 

 antennce nigra, graciles, corporis dimidio non longiores, arliculo \o 

 Jlavescente, 2o brevissimo ; thorax gutlis duabus anticis lateribusque. 

 pallide jlavis, spinis posticis nigris longis crassis aculis subascendenti- 

 bus ; scutellum vitlis duabus abbreviatis apicequc pallide jlavis ; venter 

 villa nigra gullulari, spinis duabus apicalibus apice nigris ; pedes 

 lutei, graciles ; alec antica; apud costam rufcscenlcs, apices versus 

 lulea, gutta subcostali glabra pallide flava, membrana htjulina. 



Pale fawn-colour, roughly punctured, elongate-elliptical; punctures 

 brown ; under side pale yellow. Head much shorter than the thorax ; 

 middle lobe nearly smooth, hardly extending beyond the lateral lobes. 

 Eyes prominent. Rostrum jiiceous, rather stout, pale yellow on each side 



pt towards the tip, hardly extending to the hind coxa?. Antenna' 



