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black stripe, wbich is attenuated towards the liind ijordcr ; iinJerside black 

 about the base of the antenna;, and with a black spot on each side of the 

 bind border; sides reflexed ; lobes of tqiial leuglh. Rostrum black, pale 

 luteous towards the base, extending to the hind coxae. Antenna black, 

 slender, more than half tbeleiifrth of the body; first joint extending beyond 

 the front of the head ; second a lillie more than half the length of the third ; 

 fourth much longer than the third. Thorax with a little transverse black 

 streak, and with a broad transverse smooth space on each side near the 

 fore border; two very large black spots on the hind border, rounded on the 

 outer side, separated by a narrow stripe; sides much reflexed ; fore angles 

 acute; hind angles much rounded. JScutellnm black for more than one- 

 third of the length from the base, the black space divided on each side by 

 a slender slightly undulating pale luteous line. Pectus with three large 

 black spots, and with three exterior black dots on each side. Connexivuin 

 with black spots ; spiracles black; a black spot on each ventral segment 

 from the third to the sixth. Legs black, rather long and slender; femora 

 at the base and coxee pale luteous, the former with a pale luteous subapi(al 

 band. Fore wings with two large black spots, both near the outer border, 

 which is pale testaceous ; membrane black, with a broad pellucid border. 

 Length of the body 7|- lines. 



It has much affinity to S. decorala, which maybe distinguished by the 

 white space that includes the spots on the thorax and on the scutellum, 

 and by the white tip of the latter. 



a. Cuenca. From Mr. Fraser's collection. 



b, Peru. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



38. Strachia notabilis. 



Niffra, nilens, aspere pmictala, subius rufa; caput rufum, longiusculum, 

 laleribus vix reflexis ; rostrum coxas posticas longe superans ; antenna: 

 corporis dimidio paullo longiures ; tliorax plagis duahus lateralibus 

 rufts ; scutellum fascia arcuata apiceque rujis ; pectus nigra sex 

 piagiatum ; venter e maculis transversis nigris bivittatus ; pedes nigriy 

 longiuscuii ; alee antica fascia rufa, membrana viridi nigra. 



Black, elliptical, shining, roughly and thinly punctured, bright red 

 beneath. Head bright red, elongate ; sides hardly reflexed; lobes of equal 

 length. Rostrum black, slender, extending much beyond the hind coxae. 

 Antennae black, slender, a little more than half the length of the body ; first 

 joint not extending to the front of the head; second hardly more than half 

 the length of the third ; fourth longer th m the third, as long as the fifth. 

 Thorax with a large red patch on each hind angle, which is obtuse and 

 slightly prominent. Scutellum extending rather beyond the angle of the 

 corium, red at the lip, and with a red curved band which joins the fore 

 border. Pectus with three large black patches on each side. Abdomen 

 beneath with a row of large transverse black spots on each side. Legs 

 black, rather long. Fore wings with a red band in a line with the red tip 

 of the scutellum ; membrane greenish black. Length of the body 9 lines. 



a. Columbia. Presented by W. \V. Saunders, Esq. 



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



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