366 CATALOGUE OF 



Nearly allied to T. media, from which it differs in the structure of the 

 pro thorax. 



a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



3. TOPANA VABIA. 



Foem. Ferruginea, gracilis ; caput vertice laferibusque sordide albidis, 

 fronte subpilosa subpunctata ; oculi nigro lineati ; antenna albidce, 

 nigro annulate; prothorax disco flavo, vittis duabus marginalibus 

 albis, carinis lateralibus valde determinatis ; abdomen Toseum ; ovi- 

 ductus abdomini cequ'dongus ; pedes albidi, femoribus apice tibiisque 

 basi ferrugineis^ femoribus posticis basi ferrugineis ; ala anticce 

 pallide virides, plaga maculis quinque exterioribus punctisque ferru- 

 gineis ; al&posticcB diaphanos, apice virides. 



Female. Body ferruginous, slender, smooth, shining. Head dingy 

 whitish above and on each side, a slight keel on the fore part of the vertex, 

 divided by a transverse suture from the projection of the front between the 

 antenn ; front erect, slightly pilose, thinly punctured. Eyes short-ellip- 

 tical, prominent, rather large, with black stripes. Palpi rather stout; third 

 joint much longer than the fourth, much shorter than the fifth, which is 

 clavate. Antennx whitish, very slender, very minutely setulose, more than 

 twice the length of the body, with black rings. Prothorax with a flat 

 yellow disk, which widens slightly hindward and has a slight longitudinal 

 furrow and is bordered by a slight rim ; lateral keels strongly marked ; an 

 irregular white stripe along each side ; fore border nearly straight ; hind 

 border slightly rounded. Abdomen rosy red. Oviduct much curved, as long 

 as the abdomen. Legs whitish, slightly setulose; femora towards the tips 

 and tibiae towards the base ferruginous ; femora with two spines beneath 

 near the tips; hind femora ferruginous and incrassated towards the base, 

 more than half the length of the fore wings. Fore wings pale green, with 

 some ferruginous points, a large ferruginous patch in the disk and a group 

 of five exterior ferruginous spots also in the disk. Hind wings peilucid r 

 somewhat longer than the fore wings, with the usual apical green space. 

 Length of the body 4 lines ; expansion of the fore wings 16 lines. 

 a. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Genus 100. SAGONA. 



Mas. Corpus glabrum, nitens, sat robustum. Caput prothorace vix 

 angustius, carina brevi lata sulcata. Oculi elliptici, prominuli, sat parvi. 

 Palpi graciles; articulus 3us 4o valde longior ; 5us subelavutus, 4o duplo 

 longior. Antenua3 Ionga3, gracillimse. Prothoracis discus planus, lineis 

 duabus transversis lineolisque duabus arcuatis impressis. Mesosternum et 

 metasternum incisa. Cerci lanceolati, arcuati. Cornicula duo infera 

 brevia. Pedes longi, graciles, femoribus tibiisque spinulosis. Ala? anticae 

 httiuscula?, fere fusiformes, alis posticis breviores, spatio subcostali lato. 



Male. Body smooth, shining, rather stout. Head almost as broad as 

 the prothorax, with a broad short broadly furrowed keel between the 

 Hntennae; front erect. Eyes rather small, elliptical, prominent. Palpi 

 slender ; fourth joint of the maxillary much shorter than the third and about 

 half the length of the fifth, which is subclavate. Antenna? very slender, 



