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CATALOGUE OF 
spines; no intermediate spines. I-ejis red. Fore wings ferruginous, 
thickly and minutely punctured, pale luteous along the outer border and 
with four pale luteous lines; first line subcostal; second and third near 
the hind border; fourth short, forked in the disk, joining the outer border; 
membrane teneous-brown. Length of the body 7 lines. 
It comes between E. humeralis and E. simplex as regards the 
structure of the horns of the thorax. The yellow border of the scutellum 
and the lines on the fore wings distinguish it I'rom E. simplex. 
a. Amazon Kegion. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
115. Edessa melanocera. 
Testacea ; capitis latera antica transverse striata ; antennae nigres ; thorax 
aspere punctatus, cornubus laliiudine basali paullo brevioribus 
postice excuvutis apice uigris rotundatis ; scutellum valde attenua- 
tum, fascia postmedia arcuata interrxipta ; abdomen apice sex- 
spiiiosum : pedes testa cei ; alee aulicce prasince. 
Testaceous. Head smooth, transversely and very minutely striated 
on each side in front. Eyes testaceous, very prominent. Antenme black; 
second and third joints of equal length; fourth much more than twice the 
length of the third; fifth a little longer than the fourih. Thorax and 
scutellum roughly and rather thickly punctured. Thorax varied with 
grass-green, smooth along the fore border; horns a little shorter than 
their breadth at the base, directly diverging, concave on the hind side, 
black towards the tips, which are rounded. Scutellum very attenuated 
and acute; a curved interrupted postmedial green band, attenuated on 
each side. Abdomen with six apical rather long spines. Legs testaceous. 
Fore wings grass-green, thickly and minutely punctured; membrane 
aeneous-brown. Length of the body 9 lines. 
The black antennae distinguish it from nearly ail the other Edessee. 
It has most resemblance to E. pallicornis, but the horns of the thorax are 
more slender. 
n. Amazon Region. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
116 . Edessa submakginata. 
Prasina, subtus lutea ; caput transverse striatum ; ante mice lulece ; thorax 
aspere punctatus, fascia antica testacea glabra abbreviata, cornubus 
nigris latitudiue basali brevioribus postice excavatis apice rotundatis ; 
scutelli latera lutea ; pectus nigricanle-cinereo biplagialum ; venter 
vittis quatuor augulosis pallide fuscescentibus ; abdomen apice quadri- 
spinosum ; pedes lutei ; alee anticce vilta costali viridi. 
Grass-green, luteous beneaih. Head transversely and minutely 
striated. Eyes testaceous. Antenme luteous; second and, third joints of 
equal length ; fourth about twice the length of the third ; fifth nearly as 
long as the fourth. Thorax and scutellum roughly punctured. Thorax 
in front with a smooth abbreviated testaceous band; sides transversely 
striated; horns black, somewhat shorter than their breadth at the base, 
concave on the hind side, their tij)s much rounded. Scutellum attenuated, 
acute; sides luteous, this hue not extending to the tij). Pectus inoslly 
