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Genus STEGASPIS, Cat. Hom. p. 634. 
STEGASPIS BELLICOSA. 
Ferruginea, dense punctata ; cornu dorsale crassum, erectum, brevis- 
simum, subcompressum, furcis duabus dilatatis obliquis acu- 
tis ; cornu vosticum undulatum valde compressum, abdomen 
non superans ; ale antice ferruginee, semihyaline ; postice 
pallidiores. 
Ferruginous. Prothorax thickly punctured, forming a dorsal 
thick very short aud slightly compressed horn, which has two 
obliquely diverging subfusiform acute branches; the hind horn 
which proceeds from behind the base of these branches is undu- 
lating and much compressed, and hardly extends to the tip of the 
abdomen. Fore wings ferruginous, semihyaline. Hind wings 
paler. Length of the body 2 lines ; of the wings 5 lines. 
a, Rio Janeiro. Presented by the Rev. Hamlet Clark. 
6. Tejuca, Province of Rio. Presented by the Rev. Hamlet 
Clark. 
Genus MINA. 
Caput parvum, spinis duabus robustis obliquis lanceolatis 
armatum. Proboscis longa, robusta. Thorax subglobosus. Meta- 
thorax cornu compresso erecto armatum. Abdomen non elongatum. 
Pedes longi; postici brevissimi. Ale vitrer, deflexe; antice 
areolis tribus discalibus. 
Head smull, armed with two stout lanceolate diverging spines. 
Proboscis long, stout. ‘Thorax somewhat globose. Metathorax 
armed with an erect compressed horn. Abdomen moderately long. 
Legs long; hind legs much longer than the others. Wings 
vitreous, deflexed. Fore wings with three discal veins, 
1. MINA ALIENA. 
Nigra ; caput antice, proboscis basi et tarst posteriores ferruginea ; 
ale vitree; antice fasciis duabus (una lata discal), altera 
angusta marginali nigris, venis pallidis, 
Black. Head ferruginous in front. Proboscis ferruginous 
towards the base. Posterior tarsi ferruginous. Wings vitreous. 
Fore wings with a broad black band, which joins by the interior 
