128 CATALOGUE OF 



inner side, tridentate on its apical half, with a few whitish points. Tarsi 

 and four anterior tibia yellow ; the latter reddish towards the base. Fore 

 wings with a white regular band ; membrane dark brown. Length of the 

 body 7 lines. 



a. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



25. Anisoscelis pe^cipua. 



Fcem. Picea ; caput luteo quinque vittatum, subtus flavo bivittatum ; 

 antennarum articuli 2ms 3usque luteo late unifasciatat, Aus dimidio 

 apicali luteo; prothorax fascia jlava tenui arcuata, angiitis posticis 

 prominulis serratis peracutis subascendentibus ; scutelli anguli flavo 

 unipunctati ; pectus flavo gutlatum ; venter flavo septemvittatus ; 

 femora rufo vittata ; tibia postica intus dentato subdilatata albido 

 unimaculatat, extus bidentato dilatatce, albido unistrigata; ; tibia 

 quatuor anteriores picea;, flavo bifasciata? ; alee anlica flavo uni- 

 punctata. 



Female. Piceous. Head a little longer than the first joint of the 

 antenna, with five luteous stripes, the outer pair appearing between the 

 eyes and the hind border; under side with two broader yellow stripes, 

 which are notched on the inner side. Rostrum yellow, extending to the 

 first ventral segment. Antenna a little shorter than the body; first joint 

 slightly curved; second and third with a broad luteous band on each; 

 second much longer than the first; third a little longer than the first; 

 fourth luteous for more than half the length from the tip, a little longer 

 than the third. Prothorax finely scabrous, with a slender curved yellow 

 band ; hind angles prominent, serrated, slightly ascending, very acute. 

 A yellow point on each angle of the scutellum. Pectus with many yellow 

 dots. Ventral segments with seven irregular yellow stripes. Femora 

 striped with red, darkish beneath. Hind femora tuberculate. Hind tibia 

 dilated on both sides; membrane on the inner side narrow, dentate, 

 including a whitish spot, extending for more than half the length from the 

 base ; membrane on the outer side rather narrow, with a whitish streak 

 extending along the whole length, with two oblique acute teeth. Four 

 anterior tibia piceous, with two yellow bands. Fore wings with a yellow 

 point in the disk. Length of the body 10 lines. 



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



Var. /3. — Hind angles of the prothorax less prominent and acute. 

 Length of the body 8 lines. 



b. Amazon Region. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



26. Anisoscelis coxcolor. 



Fcem. Picea, suhtus nigro guttata; antennarum articulus 2us Tufus; 

 prothoracis anguli postici obtusi, von prominuli ; pedes quatuor 

 anteriores rufescenles ; tibia postica intus subdilalata, extus late 

 bidentato dilatata. 



Female. Piceous. Head somewhat longer than the first joint of the 

 antenna. Rostrum extending to the second ventral segment; first joint of 



