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Mormidea MELANOCANTHA. 
Fulva, dense et subiililer nigro-funclata, callis parvis ornala, subtus 
pallide teslacea; thorax callis duobus unticis trausversis, laleribus 
nigris aniice serratis, spinis posticis nigris robuslis subacutis perparum 
ascendenlibus ; scutellum villa antica nigricanle ; abdomen apice 
quadridentalum, laleribus sublus nigro punclatis^ membrana cinerea 
subreliculala. 
Tawny, elliptical, thickly and minutely black-punctured, pale testaceous 
beneath. Head slightly truncated in front; lobes of equal length. Eyes 
piceous, prominent. Rostrum testaceous, extending to the hind coxae; tip 
black. Thorax, scutellum and coriuin with several small calli. Thorax 
with a larger transverse callus on each side in front; sides black, serrated 
in front; hind angles forming two black stout slightly acute spines, which 
are as long as their breadth at the base and are very slightly ascending. 
Scutellum with a short blackish stripe proceeding from the base; tip 
smooth. Abdomen beneath with a black point on each side at the base of 
each segment; tip quadridentate. Legs slender. Membrane of the fore 
wings cinereous, slightly reticulated, extending a little beyond the abdo-> 
men. Length of the body 4^ lines. 
a. St. Domingo. From Mr. Hearne’s collection. 
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MoEMIDEA SPECIOSA. 
speciosa, Ilagl. Stell. Enl. Zeit. xxix. 155. 
Amazon Region. 
Mormidea kufescens. 
OEbalus rufescens, Ilagl. Stell. Enl. Zeit. xxix. 155. 
Amazon Region. 
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Mormidea pulchella. 
Pallide cervina, longi-elliplica, aspere punctata, fusco conspersa, subtus 
pallide Jlava; caput breviusculum , lobo medio siibglabro lobos laterales 
vix superante ; rostrum apice piceum, coxas posticus vix allingens; 
antennal nigree, graciles, corporis dimidio non longiores, articulo lo 
Jlavescenle, 2o brevissimo ; thorax guttis duabus anticis latei'ibusque 
pallide Jlavis, spinis posticis nigris longis crassis aculis subascendenti- 
bus; scutellum vitlis duabus abbreviatis apieeque pallide Jlavis; venter 
villa nigra guUulari, spinis duabus apicalibus apice nigris; pedes 
lutei, graciles ; alee anlicce apud costam rufescentes, apices versus 
lulece, gutta subcostali glabra pallide Jlava, membrana hyalina. 
Pale fciwn -colour, roughly punctured, elongate-elliptical; punctures 
brown; under side pale yellow. Head much shorter than the thorax ; 
middle lobe nearly smooth, hardly extending beyond the lateral lobes. 
Eyes prominent. Rostrum piceous, rather stout, pale yellow on each side 
except towards the tip, hardly extending to the hind coxic. Antcnme 
