ACRlDlDjfc. 491 



27. PBOSCOPIA ATTENUATA. 



Fcem. Cervina ; capul lave, lanceolatum, prothorace brevius, apice sub- 

 rolundatum, lateribus anticis subreftexis ; prothorax sublilissime 

 tuberculalus; abdomen lineare, lave, subcarinatum, prothoraci 

 cequilatam. 



Female. Fawn-colour. Head smooth, three-fifths of the length of 

 the prothorax, lanceolate from the hind border to the tip, which is slightly 

 rounded; part in front of the eyes slightly tapering, with slightly elevated 

 borders, about four limes as long as the breadth between the eyes. Antennas 

 black, a little longer than the part above mentioned. Prothorax very 

 minutely tuberculated, slightly wider near the fore border. Abdomen 

 linear, smooth, as broad as the prothorax, slightly keeled, longer by one- 

 third than the anterior part of the body. Four anterior femora and tibia? 

 8 lines in length; hind femora 18 lines ; hind tibiae 21 lines. Length of 

 the body 66 lines. 



The head is much more stout than that of P. sublavis. 

 a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



28. PROSCOPIA INCISA. 



Foem. Testacea ; caput et thorax subtilissime tuberculata ; caput lanceo- 

 latum, prothorace brevius, apice incisum, lateribus subrejlexis ; pro- 

 thorax subcarinatus ; abdomen lave, vix attenuatum, prothoraci 

 aquilatum. 



Female. Testaceous. Head and thorax very minutely tuberculated. 

 Head a little more than two-thirds of the length of the prothorax, lanceo- 

 late from the hind border to the tip, which is notched ; part in front of the 

 eyes very slightly tapering, with slightly elevated borders, about five times 

 as long as the breadth between the eyes. Antennae black, a little longer 

 than the part above mentioned. Prothorax wider near the fore border, 

 very slightly keeled. Abdomen smooth, very slightly tapering, as broad as 

 the prothorax, longer by one-sixth than the anterior part of the body. 

 Four anterior femora and tibiae 9 lines in length ; hind femora and hind 

 tibia? 22 lines. Length of the body 66 lines. 



The head in front of the eyes is somewhat broader than that of 

 P. attenuata. 



a. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



29. PBOSCOPIA TUBERCULATA. 



Obscure fusca ; caput subpunctatum, prothoracis dimidio brevius, postice 

 conicum, deinde lineare, apicem versus longi-conicum ; prothorax 

 tuberculatus ; abdomen lave, prothorace latins, postice angustatum. 



Dark brown. Head slightly punctured, between one-third and half 

 the length of the prothorax, much broader at its base than the fore border 

 of the prothorax, conical from thence to nearly half its length, linear from 

 thence to the eyes, beyond which it is elongated, conical and as long as the 

 eye. Eyes elliptical, prominent. Prolhorax tuberculated, cylindrical, 



