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Male and female. Testaceous, elongate-subfusiform. Head snb- 

 fusifoni), much longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular 

 part piceous on each side, much longer than ihe post-ocular, of which ihe 

 hind part is piceous. Antenna? black, longer than the head and the thorax 

 together; first joint testaceous, as lung as the ante-ocular head; second 

 about thrice as long as the first; third much shorter than the second. Fore 

 lobe of the prothorax bordered with black, much shorter than the hind lobe, 

 with a tubercle on each side of the fore ridge, and with two nearly erect 

 spines in the disk. Hind lobe black in the hind part except the border, 

 with an obliquely ascending spine on each side and with four black stripes 

 in front. Scutellum with a nearly erect spine. Abdomen beneath with 

 brown patches along each side. Legs pale yellowish ; femora in the middle 

 part, hind tibia? and hind tarsi ferruginous. Fore wings brownish, with an 

 oblique pale yellowish streak in the disk ; membrane cinereous-brown along 

 the veins, which are blackish. Length of the body 8 — 9 lines. 



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



47. Spiniger leucotelus. 



Fcem. Ater ; caput prothoracis lobo anlico mullo Ion gins ; antenna 

 corpore hreviores ; prothoracis lobus anlicus spinosus, lobo poslico 

 brevior ; posticus muculis Iribus ochraceis Irian gularibus ; scutellum 

 spina brevi vaiida erecla armatum ; femora antica subtus livida ; ula 

 anlicce apice alba. 



Female. Deep black, elongate-fusiform. Head subfusiform, much 

 longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part a little shorter 

 than the post-ocular; transverse ridge forming tubercular spines. Anienuae 

 rather shorier than the body ; first joint longer than the ante-ocular head ; 

 second more than twice as long as the first; third more than half as long 

 as the second ; fourth much shorter than ihe third. Fore lobe of the pro- 

 thorax shorter than the bind lobe, with two short spines, of which two are 

 on the disk. Hind lobe with three triangular ochraceous spots; side angles 

 rectangular, not prominent. Scutellum with a short stout erect spine. 

 Coxae livid. Fore femora livid beneath. Fore tibiae furrowed beneath 

 along one-third of the length from the lips. Fore wings white towards the 

 tips. Length of the body 1\ lines. 



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



48. Spiniger sigillatus. 



Fcem. Aler, longi-fusiformis ; caput prothoracis lobo antico longius ; 

 antenna corpore breviores ; prothoracis lobus anlicus lobo poslico 

 paullo brevior, spinis duabus discalibus tubercululis armalus ; 

 posticus ochraceo fasciatus, spinis duabus lateralibus longis oblique 

 ascendentibus ; scutelli spina Ion ga, fere erecla. 



Female. Deep black, elongate-fusiform. Head subfusiform, longer 

 than the fore lobe of ihe prothorax; fore lobe much longer than the hind 

 lobe. Antennae somewhat shorter lhan the body; first joint longer than 

 the ante-ocular head ; second about four times as long as ihe first; third 

 much shorter than the second; fourth shorter than the third. Fore lobe of 

 the prothorax a little shorter than the hind lobe, with a tubercular spine on 



