J.42 CATALOGUE OF 



Fore wings blackish, with a red streak on the interior border ; veins yellow ; 

 membrane lurid. Length of the body 6£ — 7\ lines. 



a. St. Paul. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



b. Villa Nova. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



18. Htpselonotus peopinquus. 



Fcem. Luteus, subtus Jlavus ; rostrum nigrum, coxas posticas fere 



attingens ; antenna; nigra: ; prolhorax fascia postica nigra abbreviata 



interrupta, angulis posticis obtusis non prominulis, margine postico 



biangulalo ; pectus et segmenta ventralia suturis nigris ; membrana 



nigra. 



Female. Luteous, yellow beneath. Rostrum black, extending nearly 



to the hind coxae; third and fourth joints about equal in length. Antennae 



black; second joint a little shorter than the first. Prothorax finely 



scabrous, with a transverse furrow near the fore border and with a black 



short interrupted band near the hind border; hind angles obtuse, not 



prominent; hind border slightly angular on each side. Sutures of the 



pectoral and of the ventral segments black. Legs slender, unarmed. 



Membrane of the fore wings black. Length of the body 7 lines. 



Allied to H. dimidiatus. 

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



19. Hypselonotus mundtjs. 



Mas. Fulvus, subtus teslaceus ; rostrum coxas anticas superans ; antennae 



corpori aquilonga ; prolhorax nigro biviltalus, antice callosus, 



angulis posticis obtusis non prominulis ; alee antica flavo venoscc, 



vitta costali nigra, membrana lurida. 



Male. Tawny, testaceous beneath. Rostrum extending to half the 



space between the fore coxas and the middle coxa?. Antennas slender, as 



Ion «■ as the body; second joint much shorter than the first; third much 



shorter than the second; fourth much longer than the first. Prothorax 



finely scabrous, with calli in front and with a black stripe along each side; 



a transverse ridge near the hind border ; hind angles obtuse, not prominent. 



Le»s slender, unarmed. Fore wings with a black costal stripe, which 



widens outward; veins yellow; membrane lurid. Length of the body 



7 lines. 



a, b. Tapayos. From Mr. Bates' collection. 

 c. Villa Nova. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



20. Hypselonotus scutellaris. 



Fcem. Fulvus, subtus testaceus ; rostrum coxas anticas superans ; antenna: 

 sat valida ; prothorax lateribus nigris, angulis posticis obtusis non 

 prominulis, margine postico flavo ; scutellum luleum; femora postica 

 robusta, subtus apices versus tridentata ; ales anticce nigra;, costa 

 vitta angulata strigaque furcata jiavis, membrana fusca. 



