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darker in hue; the rostrum has its apex pitchy, which about reaches 

 the posterior coxae ; and the anterior femora are armed beneath with 

 three strong spines. Tegmina and wings pale hyaline, the venation 

 of the first pale ochraceous, of the last more or less fuscous ; first 

 apical area of the tegmina about one third longer than the second. 



Long. 19 millim. ; exp. tegm. 60 millim. 



Hab. Colombia. (Mus. Dresden.) 



Carineta cingenda, n. sp. 



S • Head and thorax above greenish ochraceous. Head with 

 a lateral black margin to front, and vertex with the area of the ocelli 

 marked with black ; eyes fuscous. Pronotum with two looped 

 obhque black lines on disk directed towards the eyes, followed 

 beneath by two black toothed and curved lines, and with a narrow 

 basal submarginal blackish fascia. Mesonotum with two short 

 central obconical spots at anterior margin distinctly margined with 

 black ; on each side of these is a longer, somewhat similarly shaped 

 and fainter spot; two small fuscous spots in front of the basal cruci- 

 form elevation, on each side of which is a laterally curved fascia com- 

 pletely covered with long ochraceous pilosity. Abdomen above 

 warm ochraceous, the segmental incisures regularly and narrowly 

 margined with very dark fuscons. Body beneath and legs sparingly 

 pilose ; anterior femora armed beneath with three prominent and 

 robust dark-coloured spines, one near base and two near apex; 

 rostrum just passing intermediate coxse, its apex black ; claws 

 fuscous. Tegmina and wings pale hyaline ; the first with the costal 

 membrane ochraceous ; the venation of both more or less fuscous. 



The head, including the outer margin of eyes, is about equal in 

 width to the base of the mesonotum ; the opercula are small, imper- 

 fectly covering the orifices ; the first apical area of the tegmina is 

 about one third longer than the second. 



Long. cJj 18-19 millim. ; exp. tegm. 52 millim. 



Hab. Madeira river, Amazons. (Coll. Dist.) 



This is a distinctly marked species, the black lines to the abdomen 

 above being very characteristic. 



Carineta apicalis, n. sp. 



2 . Head and thorax above greenish, tinged with ochraceous ; 

 ocelli shining ochraceous, their are aduU ociiraceous ; eyes pale or 

 dark fuscous ; mesonotum faintly marked at anterior margin with 

 two obconical spots, the margins alone of which are ochraceous, its 

 basal cruciform elevation pale ochraceous. Abdomen above dull 

 ochraceous. Body beneath and legs ochraceous ; face, and margins 

 of sternum greenish ; disk of abdomen castaneous. Tegmina and 

 wings pale hyaline ; the veins variable in hue — greenish, ochraceous, 

 and fuscous. Tegmina with the first apical area one third longer 

 than the second. Anterior femora armed beneath with three strong 

 spines. Rostrum reaching the intermediate coxse. 



Var. A. Abdomen beneath with the lateral margins greenish. 



Long. 18-19 millim. ; exp. tegm. 48-54 millim. 



