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prothorax; the latter compressed, convex, keeled, much attenuated 
towards its tip, which is very acute, and extends much beyond the 
abdomen. Fore wings lurid, semihyaline, with a black spot on the 
hind border. Hind wings grayish vitreous. Length of the body 
3 lines; of the wings 7 lines. 
a. Tunantins. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
Genus HETERONOTUS, Cat. Hom. p. 592. 
HETERONOTUS LEUCOTELUS. 
Testacea; vertec nigro bivittatus; prothorax nigro bivitiatus, 
spinis duabus longis urcuatis ; cornu posticum triglobosum, 
nigro quadrinotatum, apice trispinosum; ale vitree, antice 
subluride. 
Testaceous. Head with two black stripes on the vertex. 
Prothorax with two black stripes between the long curved spines ; 
hind part forming three globules; the second with a black mark on 
euch side; the third with a black band, a black hind mark, and 
armed with three long spines, of which two have whitish tips. 
Wings vitreous. Fore wings slightly lurid. Length of the body 
4 lines; of the wings 8 lines. 
a, Ega. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
HETERONOTUS XANTHOMELAS. 
Flava; caput nigro bivittatum ; prothorax disco, strigis duabus 
lateralibus margineque nigris, gutta postica flava, spinis longis 
arcuatis nigris ; cornu posticum triglobosum, nigro bimacu- 
latum, apice trispinosum ; ale vitree, antice luride. 
Yellow. Head with two black stripes. Prothorax with black 
borders, which are connected by two black streaks with the black 
disk; the latter contains a yellow dot hindward; spines long, 
curved, black; hind part forming three slightly elongated globules ; 
the second and third with black disks; the third armed with three ~ 
long spines, of which two have whitish tips. Wings vitreous. 
Fore wings lurid. Length of the body 3} lines; of the wings 
8 lines. 
a. Tunantins. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
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