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CATALOGUE OF 
111 . Edessa BIMACULATA. 
Olivaeea, stibtus pallide viridi-Jiava ; caput transverse striatum, luleo 
paUido marginatum; antennce pallide testacece ; thorax subtiliter 
punctatus, lineis diiabus lateralibus luleis, cornubus lalitudine basali 
paullo longioribus apice iiigris rotundatis ; pectus et venter strigis 
trunsversis lateribusijue rufescenlibus, illo callis duobus pallide Jiavis ; 
abdomen apice bispinosum ; pedes rufescenles ; alee anticce picece, 
luteo quadrilhieatce. 
Olive-green, pale greenish yellow beneath. Head transversely and 
finely stviateil, pale Inteous along each side. Eyes piceous. Anteunai pale 
testaceous; second joint a little longer than the third ; fourth full twice the 
length of the second, hardly shorter than the fifth. Thorax and scutelluin 
thickly and rather finely punctured. Thorax with a transverse smooth 
space in front and with a pale luteous line along each side; horns directly 
diverging, a little longer than their breadth at the base, black towards 
their tips, which are rounded. Scutellum attenuated, acute. Pectus and 
under side of abdomen irregularly dull red along each side and with trans- 
verse streaks of the same hue. Pectus with a large pale yellow callus on 
each side near the odorific orifice. Hind angles of the apical abdominal 
segment forming two stout spines; no intermediate spines. Legs dull red. 
Fore wings piceous, thickly and minutely punctured, with four pale luteous 
lines; first line subcostal ; second and third near the hind border ; fourth 
extending from the disk to the outer border ; membrane ameous-brown. 
Length of the body 6^ lines. 
Very closely allied to JE. humeralis ; the horns of the thorax are 
shorter. 
a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
112. Edessa caliginosa. 
Picea, subtus saturate riifa; antennce saturate rufcc ; thorax sat aspere 
punctatus, laleribus transverse striatis, cornubus postice subrecurvis 
latitudine basali paullo longioribus apice rotundatis; abdomen 
bispinosum, dorso purpureo-nigro ; pedes saturate ruji. 
Piceous, deep red beneath. Head finely punctured. Eyes brownish. 
Antennae deep red; second joint rather longer than the third. Thorax 
and scutellum thickly and rather roughly punctured. Thorax with a trans- 
verse smooth-bordered furrow in front ; sides transversely striated ; horns 
slightly curved hindward, a little longer than their breadth at the base, 
much rounded at their tips. Scutellum attenuated, acute. Abdomen 
purplish black above; hind angles of the apical segment forming two 
short spines; no intermediate spines. Legs deep red. Fore wings thickly 
and minutely punctured; membrane dark cEueous-brown. Length of the 
body lines. 
It most resembles E. vitulus ; in the latter the horns are hardly 
concave on the hind side. 
a. Brazil? From Mr. Saunders’ collection. 
