406 CATALOGUE OF 



Tawny, smooth and pale yellow beneatli. Head luteous, smooth. 

 Antennae luteous; tips of the second and third joints black. 'J'horax 

 thickly punctured, luteous and smooth along each side, which is reflexed. 

 Scuteilum sliglitly attenuated towards the lip. Abdomen broader than the 

 fore wings. Legs pale testaceous. Fore wings purplish, less thickly punc- 

 tured in the disk ; membrane cinereous. Length of the body 3J lines. 



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



2. BoEA POSTICA. 



Teslacea, vage punctata, subtus pallida Jlava ; caput glahrum, disco snb- 

 ochraceo ; antenncB nigrce, basi trstacece ; thorax transverse impressus, 

 postice subochraccus ; sciitcUum apice laliiisculum rolxnidatwn, macula 

 subapicali purpurea ; al(C anticce corii margine aplcali purpurea, 

 membrana pallide cinerea. 



Testaceous, very thinly punctured, pale yellow beneath. Head 

 smooth, slightly ochraceous in the disk. Antennae black; first joint tes- 

 taceous. 'J'horax transversely impressed on each side ; hind part some- 

 what ochraceous. Scuteilum rounded and rather broad at the tip, with a 

 purple subapical spot. Fore wings purple about the outer border; mem- 

 brane pale cinereous. Length of the body 3^ lines. 



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



3. BoEA AURIFLUA. 



Ochracea, vage punctata ; caput vitta purpurea postice dilatata ; antennce 

 nigrce; thorax purpurea bimaculatus ; scuteilum purpurea bistri- 

 gatum ; femora apice tibiaque purpurea ; al<e anticce purpurea, basi 

 costaque ochraceis, membrana purpurea limpido late marginata. 



Ochraceous, very thinly punctured. Head contracted in front, with a 

 purple stripe, which is dilated hindward and occu|)ies the whole space 

 between the eyes. Antennae black; fiif-t Joint luteous at the base. Thorax 

 with two large purple spots which join the hind border and are separated 

 by a slender stripe and are rounded on the outer side. Scuteilum with two 

 purple marginal streaks which are pamllel to each other except towards the 

 base, where they diverge. Femora purple towards the tips; tibiae purple ; 

 fore tibiae with ochraceous tips; tarsi purple above at the base. Fore wings 

 purple, ochraceous at the base and along the costa ; uiembraue purple, with 

 a broad colourless border. Length of the body 4 lines. 



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



Genus 77. LELIA. 



Corpus latum, subellipticum. Caput rotundatum ; lobi aequales. 

 Rostrum coxas posticas atlingens. Antenna corporis dimidio breviores ; 

 ariiculus lus frontem nou aitingens. Thorax lateribus anticis serralis, 

 cornubus duobus porreclis laiissimis rectangulatis. Scuteilum apice sub- 

 attenuatum. Pectus vix carinatuni. Spina ventralis coxas medias superans. 

 Pedes sal graciles; tibia; sulcata ; tarsi tiiarticulati. 



