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CATALOGUE OF 
inner side, tridentate on its apical half, with a few whitish points. Tarsi 
and four anterior tibiae yellow ; the latter reddish towards the base. Fore 
wings with a white regular baud ; membrane dark brown. Length of the 
body 7 lines. ® 
a. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie’s collection.^ 
25. Anisoscelis pe^ecipua. 
Fcem. Picea ; caput luteo quinque vittatum, subtus flavo bivittatum ; 
antennarum articuli 2us Basque luteo late uniJ'asciatcB, 4ms dimidio 
apicali luteo; prothorax fascia fiava tenui arcuata^ angulis posticis 
prominulis serratis peracutis subascendentibus ; scutelli anguli Jlavo 
unipunctati ; pectus Jlavo guttatum ; venter Jlavo septemvittatus ; 
femora rufo vittata ; tibice postiece intus dentato subdilatatcB albido 
unimaculatce, extus bidentato dilatatce, albido unistrigatce ; tibice 
quatuor anteriores picea, Jlavo bifasciatce ; alee anticce Jlavo uni- 
punctatce. 
Female. Piceous. Head a little longer than the ‘first joint of the 
antennae, with five luteous stripes, the outer pair appearing between the 
eyes and the hind border; under side with two broader yellow stripes, 
which are notched on the inner side. Rostrum yellow, extending to the 
first ventral segment. Antennae a little shorter than the body; first joint 
slightly curved; second and third with a broad luteous band on each; 
second much longer than the first; third a little longer than the first; 
fourth luteous for more than half the leng'h from the tip, a little longer 
than the third. Prothorax finely scabrous, with a slender curved yellow 
band ; hind angles prominent, serrated, slightly ascending, very acute. 
A yellow point on each angle of the scutellum. Pectus with many yellow 
dots. Ventral segments with seven irregular yellow stripes. Femora 
striped with red, darkish beneath. Hind femora tuberculate. Hind libiaj 
dilated on both sides; membrane on the inner side narrow, dentate, 
including a whitish spot, extending for more than half the length from the 
base ; membrane on the outer side rather narrow, with a whitish streak 
extending along the whole length, with two oblique acute teeth. Four- 
anterior tibiae piceous, with two yellow bands. Fore wings with a yellow 
point in the disk. Length of the body 10 lines. 
a. Orizaba. From M. Salle’s collection. 
Var. /3. — Hind angles of the prothorax less prominent and acute. 
Length of the body 8 lines. 
b. Amazon Region. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
26. Anisoscelis concolok. 
Fcem. Picea, suhtus nigro guttata; antennarum articulus 2us rufus; 
prothoracis anguli postici obtusi, non prominuli ; pedes quatuor 
anteriores rufescentes ; tibice poslicce intus subdilatatce, extus late 
bidentato dilatatce. 
Female. Piceous. Head somewhat longer than the first joint of the 
antenna). Rostrum extending to the second ventral segment; first joint of 
