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CATALOGUE OF 
thickly and minutely punctured, transversely and slightly striated on each 
side; a transverse smooth pale testaceous space in front; horns acute, very 
slightly curved backward, ferruginous except towards the base, longer than 
their breadth at the base. Scuiellum attenuated, acute. Hind angles of 
the abdominal segments successively more elongated and acute, those of 
the apical segment forming two rather long spines. Legs testaceous. Fore 
wings thickly and minutely punctured; membrane seneous-brown. Length 
of the body 6 lines. 
The horns of the thorax are like those of E. mer/aspila ; the apical 
spines of the abdomen are longer. 
a. Amazon Region. From Mr. Bates’ collectioti. 
100. Edessa xanthomelana. 
Viridix, subtus teslacea ; caput pallide viridi leslaceum; anlenrue rufa ; 
thorax aspere punctalus, antice testaceo viarginatus, cornubus nigrix 
craxxis subrotundatis postice vix reciirvix basi pallidis latitudine 
basali perpaullo longioribus ; scutellum valde atlenuatum ; pectus el 
venter slrigis transversis maculisque exUrioribus pallide luteis ; spime 
apicales longiuxculce ; pedes nigri ; alee anticce smaragdince. 
Dull green, black beneath. Head nearly smooth, pale greenish tes- 
taceous. Eyes livid. Antennte red ; second joint a little longer than the 
thiril ; fourth pale red, twice longer than the third. Thorax and scutellum 
rather roughly punctured. Thorax testaceoiis-bordered on each side in 
front; a smooth transverse dull testaceous space near the fore border. 
Horns thick, black except towards the base, hardly curved backward, 
slightly rounded at the tips, very little longer than their breadth at the 
base. Scutellum more thinly punctured than the thorax, much attenuated, 
very acute. Pectus and ventral segments with broad transverse pale 
luteous streaks and with exterior pale luteous spots on each side; hind 
angles of the segments successively more elongated and acute, those of the 
apical segment forming two rather long spines. Legs black. Fore wings 
emerald-green, very thickly and minutely punctured ; membrane aeneous- 
green. Length of the body 9 lines. 
The larger size, the great difference in colour, the shorter and stouter 
thoracic horns and the shorter abdominal spines distinguish it from 
E. sexdens. 
a. Amazon Region. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
101. Edessa balteata. 
Pallide prasina ; caput subglabrum ; emtennee fulvee ; thorax et sculelltim 
sat aspere pxuictata, hoc apicem verstis suhliliter punclalum ; thorax 
fascia postica nigricante ochraceo marginata, cornubus subacutis 
postice subrecurvis latitudine basali non brevioribux ; scutellum lateo- 
viride, apicem versus subtililcr punctatum; abdomen apicem versus 
gtiadrispinostwi ; pedes testacei; alee anticee rufescentes, viridcscente 
plagiatee. 
Pale grass-green. Head almost smooth. Eyes pale brownish. Aii- 
tennie tawny; second joint a little shorter than the third Thorax and 
