LEP1DOPTEEA HETEEOCETU. 95 



PSEUDOSPHEX ARCTATA. 



Mas. Flava ; caput litura transversa guttaque antica nigris ; an- 

 tenna ochracece, sabpectinatce ; thorax nigro vittatus ; abdomen 

 ochraceum, fusiforme, subpetiolatum, basi flavum, segmentis 

 viridi marginatis ; pedes ochracei, tibiis nigro strigatis ; alee 

 vitrece, basiflavce, venis flmbriaque nigris ; anticce linea costali 

 flava, 



Male. Yellow. Head with a transverse black mark on the 

 vertex and a black dot on the face. Palpi obliquely ascending", not 

 rising higher than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, rather shorter 

 than the second. Antennae ochraceous, slightly pectinated. Thorax 

 with irregular and incomplete black stripes, the outer pair close to 

 the base of the fore wings. Abdomen fusiform, ochraceous, yellow 

 and slightly petiolated at the base ; a green band on the hind border 

 of each segment; under side yellow. Legs ochraceous; coxae 

 yellow ; tibiae with a black streak, which extends very little beyond 

 the base in the auterior tibiae and not much beyond half the length 

 in the hind tibiae. Wings vitreous, colourless, yellow at the base ; 

 veins and fringe black. Fore wings with a yellow costal line. 

 Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 13 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Genus EUMENOGASTEB. 

 Eumenogaster, H.-Sch. 



EUMENOGASTEK EUMENES, 



eumenes, H.-Sch, Lep. Exot. pi. 73, f. 423. 

 Brazil. 



Genus ECDEMUS. 

 Ecdemus, H.-Sch. 



ECDEMUS HYPOLEUCUS. 



bypoleucus, H.-Sch. Lep. Exot. pi. 73, f. 420. 

 Cameta. 



Ecdemus ? flavicosta. 

 Ecdemus ? flavicosta, H.-Sch. Lep. Exot, pi. 73, f. 421. 

 Brazil. 



