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1 13. Edessa ventralis. 
Iiufo~Juiva, subtus niyricann ; caput subtililer punctatum ; luleribus 
unlbnniscjue pallide testaceis ; thorax aspere punctatus, lateribus 
transverse striatis, cornubus postice vix recurvis latitudine basali 
pauUo brevioribus apice rotundatis ; pectus callis duobus fasciisque 
tribus luleis ,• abdomen apice sexspinosum, striyis transversis macu- 
Hsque exterioribus rujis ventrulibus ; pedes niyricantes; alee an tic (£ 
fulvee, luteo quadrilineatce. 
Reddish tawny, blackish beneath. Head finely punctured, pale tes- 
taceous along each side. Eyes brownish. Antennae pale testaceous; 
second joint rather longer than the third; fourth more than twice the 
length of the third. Thorax and scutellum roughly and thickly punctured. 
Thorax with the usual smooth baud in front, transversely striated on each 
side; horns hardly curved backward, a little shorter than their breadth at 
the base, much rounded at the tips. Scutellum attenuated, acute. Pectus 
with a luteous callus on each side near the odorific orifice, and with three 
irregular luteous bands. Abdomen beneath on each side with transverse 
red streaks, which are abruptly attenuated near the outer end. and with 
exterior red spots; hind angles of the apical segment forming two short 
spines; four intermediate spines. Legs blackish, pube.scent. Fore wings 
tawny, 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 aeneous-brown. Length of 
the body 9i lines. 
It resembles JE. suturala, but the horns of the thorax are much 
broader near the lips, and the colour of the body beneath is quite 
different. 
a. Guatemala. From M. Scherzer’s collection. 
114. Eoessa pectoralis. 
Luteo-viridis, subtus pallide lutea ; caput transverse striatum; an tenure 
rufee ; thorax aspere punctatus, lateribus pallide luteis transverse 
striatis, cornubus latitudine basali paullo brevioribus postice ex- 
cavatis apice niyris rotundatis ; scutellum luteo pallido maryinatum ; 
pectus niyricante unifasciatum ; abdomen apice bispinosum ; pedes 
ru/i ; alee anticce ferruyinece, lineis tribus lineolaque discoidali 
furcata pallide luteis, 
Luteoiis-green, pale luteous beneaih. Head transversely striated. 
Eyes piceous. Antennae red; second joint a little less or more than half 
the length of the third; fourth very much longer than the third ; filth a 
little shorter than the fourth. Thorax and scutellum roughly and rather 
tliinlv punctured. Thorax with a smooth transverse callus near the fore 
border; sides pale luteous, transversely striated ; horns a little shorter than 
their breadth at llie base, concave along the hind side, black towards the 
tips, which are much rounded. Scutellum attenuated, acute, bordered 
with pale luteous on each side. Pectus with an irregular blackish band. 
Abtiomen with the hind angles of the apical segment forming two short 
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