LIGYROCORIS.—MYODOCHA. 203 
fourth fuscous. Body beneath fuscous; legs ochraceous; anterior femora, excepting apex, apices of 
intermediate and posterior femora, apices of tibie, and last joint of tarsi fuscous. The body above is 
sparingly pilose, the posterior lobe of the pronotum is sparingly but coarsely punctate; the corium is 
punctured in longitudinal series; and the anterior femora are armed beneath with a few small spines near 
apex. - 
Long. 6 millim. 
Hab. GUATEMALA, Quiche Mountains (Champion). 
In one specimen examined the whole of the apical joints of the antenne are fuscous. 
This observation has prevented me from following Stal in using the colour of the 
apical joint of the antenne as a sectional character by which to divide the species of 
the genus. 
MYODOCHA. 
Myodocha, p., Latr. Gen. Ins. ii. p. 126 (1807) ; Régne An. v. p. 199 (1829). 
Myodochus, Oliv. Enc. Méth. viii. p. 105 (1811). 
Chiroleptes, Kirby in Rich. Faun. Bor.-Am. iv. p. 280 (1837). 
Myodocha, A. & 8. Hist. des Hém. p. 256 (1848); H.-S. Wanz. Ins. ix. pp. 192 & 212 (1853); 
Stal, En. Hem. iv. p. 144 (1874). 
In this genus the head is longer than the pronotum, and is placed at the end of a 
long, exserted, cylindrical neck. ‘The basal joint of the antenne moderately passes the 
apex of the head. 
Myodocha is found both in the Nearctic and Neotropical Regions. 
1. Myodocha longicollis. (Tab. XVII. fig. 22.) 
Myodocha longicollis, Stal, En. Hem. iv. p. 146. 1’. 
Hab. Mexico!; Guaremata, San Gerénimo, San Juan (Champion). 
A typical specimen in the Stockholm Museum is here figured. 
2. Myodocha intermedia, n. sp. 
Closely allied to WM. longicollis and M. giraffa. It differs from M. longicollis by the somewhat shorter neck 
(in one specimen, however, this is equal in size), femora distinctly annulated on fuseous portion near 
apex, and anterior femora armed beneath with a double series of short, stout spines, the longest of 
which is situated on the annulated portion near apex. From MV. giraffa it differs by the much longer 
neck, larger size, and more numerously spined anterior femora. 
Long. 11-12 millim. 
Hab. Mexico, Orizaba (Mus. Vind. Cos.) ; GUATEMALA, Pantaleon, Aceituno, Senahu 
(Champion). 
I have been compelled to give this form a distinctive name, though I should not be 
surprised if it were ultimately proved to be but a variety of WU. gwaffa: I have great 
doubts about the length of the neck being a constant specific character in this genus ; 
it is certainly variable in the specimens of WZ. intermedia now before me. 
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