CATALOGUE OF 
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spines. Le^s red. Fore wings iliickly and minutely punctured ; menil)rane 
aneous-brovvii. Length of the body 10 lines. 
It hardly differs except in colour from E. electa. The thorax is 
slightly less roughly punctured. 
a, b. Tapayos. From xVIr. Bates’ collection. 
119. Edessa excellexs. 
Prasina, subtu.i ochraceo-rufa ; caput transverse striatum ; antennae rufae ; 
thorax aspere pnnctalus, antiee lestaceo fascia tus, lateribus transverse 
slrialis, cornubus piceis latitndine. basali multo brevioribus postice 
suhexcavalis apice rotundatis ; abdomen apice sexspinosuni ; ventris 
latcra nigro maculata ; pedes rufi. 
Grass-green, ochraceous-red beneath. Head transversely and finely 
striated. Eyes |>ale brown. Antennae red ; second joint longer than the 
third ; fourth twice the length of the third ; fifth as long us the fourth. 
Thorax and scutellnm roughly punctured. Thorax with a smooth pale 
testaceous batid in front; sides transversely striated; horns piccons, much 
shorter than their breadth at the base, sligluly concave on the hind side, 
rounded at the tips. Scutellnm attenuated, acute. Abdomen above black, 
with red marginal spots; under side with black marginal spots; hind 
angles of the segments elongated, those of the apical segment forming two 
spines, which are longer than the four intermediate spines. Legs red. 
Fore wings thickly and minutely punctured ; membrane aeneous-brown. 
Length of the body 1 1 lines. 
The horns of the thorax are more slender at their tips than those of 
E. inclyla., and the marginal spots of the abdomen are different in shape. 
a. Villa Nova. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
120. Edessa nigriclava. 
Teslacea ; caput transverse striatum; antennae rufae; thorax subtiiiter 
punctatus, cornubus nigris lalitudine basali multo brevioribus apice 
rotundatis; abdomen apice sexspinosuni ; pedes rufescentes. 
Testaceous. Head transversely and finely striated. Eyes testaceous. 
Antennae red ; second and third joints about equal in lengib ; fourth twice 
the length of the third ; fifth full as long as the fourth. Thorax and 
scntellum thickly and finely punctured. Thorax with a very slight trans- 
verse smooth ridge in front; horns black, except at the base, rounded at 
the tips, much shorter than their breadth at the base. Hind angles of the 
ventral segments acute, those of the apical segment forming two spines, 
which are shorter than the outer pair of the four intet merliate sjiines. Legs 
reddish. Fore wings thickly and minutely punctured; membrane aeneous- 
brown. Length of the body 8 lines. 
Much like E. lutea, but the scutellum is more acute at the tip. 
а. Amazon Region. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
б, c. Amazon Region. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
