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CATALOG UK OF 
123. Edessa jl'cl'nda. 
Prasina, sublus pallide lutea ; caput riifescens, transverse striatum; 
antennce niyrte, articulo lo rafescente ; thorax sparse et subtiliter 
punctalus, antice testaceus fiavo marpinatus^ cornubus nigris rectan- 
gulatis latitudine basalt multo brevioribus ; scutellum apice rotunda- 
twn, dimidio basalt U-staveo ; pectus nigro notatum, nigricante 
biplagiatum ; abdomen apice sexspinosum. ; venter vittis duabus nigri- 
cantibus indeterrninatis, niaculis marginalibus nigris; pedes rufi, 
tibiis tarsifyque nigris ; alee anticce rufescentes. 
Grass-green, j)ale luteous beneall). Head reddish, transversely and 
finely striated, with elevated sides, and with a slight keel which is tes- 
taceous towards the hind border. Eyes piceous. Antenn® black ; first 
joint reddish; second much shorter than the third; fourth very much 
longer than the third; fifth as long as the fourth. Thorax thinly 
and finely i)unctured, testaceous in front, with a yellow line along 
the fore border and along each side; horns black, rectangular, much 
shorter than their breadth at the base. Scutellum punctured like the 
thorax, testaceous for half the length from tiie base, rounded at the tip. 
Pectus on each side with some black marks and with a blackish patch 
surrounding the odorific aperture, Abdomen beneath with an irregular 
blackish stripe near each side and with black marginal spots; six apical 
spines, of which the two interior pair are very small. Legs red ; tibite and 
tarsi black. Eore wings reddish, thickly and minutely punctured; mem- 
brane aeneous-brown. Length of the borly 4 lines. 
It has most affinity to E.fasciata, but is much smaller, the antennae 
and the horns of the thorax are black, and the under side is very 
different. 
a. Amazon Region. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
124. Edessa rectangulata. 
Prasina, subtus pallide lutea ; caput transverse striatum, margine antico 
lateribusque testaceis ; antennae rufescentes ; thorax aspere punctatus, 
margine antico lateribusque testaceis glabris; scutellum valde attenu- 
atum, peracuturn ; abdomen apice sexspinosum; pedes fulvi ; alee 
anticce picece, venis duabus anticis duabus posticis unaque discoidali 
brevi furcata testaceis. 
Grass-green, pale luteous beneath. Head transversely and finely 
striated, testaceous in front and on each side. Eyes piceous. Antennae 
reddish ; third joint longer than the second, very much shorter than the 
fourth. Thorax thickly and rather roughly punctured, smooth and tes- 
taceous in front and along each side. Scutellum much attenuated, very 
acute, less thickly and roughly punctured than the thorax. Abdomen with 
the hind angles of the segments acutely elongated and with six apical 
spines, of which the inmost pair are very small. Legs tawny. AVings 
piceous, very thickly and minutely punctured ; veins testaceous, one costal, 
one subcostal, two near the hind border, the fifth discoidal, short and 
forked ; membrane aeneous-brown. Length of the body 74 lines. 
