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1. Saica fuscipes. 
Saica fuscipes, Stal, Stett. ent. Zeit. 1862, p. 441 (¢ )'; Enum. Hemipt. ii. p. 124°. 
Hab. Mexico!?; Guaremata, Cubilguitz in Vera Paz (Champion). 
Of this species we possess a single female example, the type, which I have seen, 
being of the same sex; the latter was probably obtained in Vera Cruz. S. fuscipes is 
of a brilliant vermilion-red colour, with the tibize and femora, the base of the latter 
excepted, the antenne, and elytra, the costal margin excepted, fuscous or nigro-fuscous, 
and the tarsi fusco-testaceous. The pronotal spines are very long and acute. The legs 
are relatively very elongate. The anterior femora are furnished on the lower side with 
a row of closely placed sete,.in addition to the long fine hairs, and there are two 
clusters of sete on the anterior trochanters beneath. 
2. Saica recurvata. 
Zelus recurvatus, Fabr. Syst. Rhyng. p. 286 (1808) °. 
Saica recurvata, Stal, Hemipt. Fabr. i. p. 129°; Enum. Hemipt. ii. p. 124°; Uhler, P. Z. S. 1893, 
p. 706 *, and 1894, p. 210°. 
Saica rubella, Amyot et Serv. Hist. Nat. Ins. Hémipt. p. 372 (1843) °; Stal, Enum. Hemipt. 11. 
p. 1247, 
Hab. Mexico, Oaxaca (Mus. Brit.); Guatemata, Las Mercedes, Mirandilla (Cham- 
pion); Panama, Bugaba, Volcan de Chiriqui, Caldera, David, Tolé (Champion).— 
Soutn America! 2, Colombia 3, Guiana?®7; AntinLEes, St. Vincent *, Grenada 5. 
This insect is very like S. fuscipes, but differs from it in having the femora entirely 
fuscous or nigro-fuscous, and the elytra ochraceous or brownish-ochraceous, the costal 
margin included. The pronotal and scutellar spines are long, and they are usually 
nigro-fuscous or tipped with that colour. The anterior femora are furnished beneath 
with a row of closely placed sete, in addition to the long fine hairs. The anterior 
trochanters have two clusters of sete beneath. St. Vincent and Grenada specimens 
differ from those from the mainland in having much shorter pronotal and scutellar 
spines. 
3. Saica rubripes, n. sp. (Tab. XI. figg. 3, ¢ ; 3a, anterior leg.) 
Elongate, moderately slender; dilute vermilion-red (fading to sanguineo-testaceous in dried specimens), the 
coxe, femora, tibie, and antenne rufous or fusco-rufous, the tarsi fusco-testaceous, the pronotal and 
scutellar spines flavescent, sometimes fuscous at the extreme tip, the elytra fusco-ochraceous; the legs, 
body, and antennz thickly clothed with long fine hairs, the anterior femora also furnished beneath with 
an irregular row of fascicularly arranged sete; the anterior trochanters with two clusters of sete beneath. 
Eyes moderately large. Pronotal and scutellar spines moderately long and acute. Post-scutellum tuber- 
culate in front and with a short acute spine behind. Intermediate and hind legs very elongate. Prosternal 
spines acute and visible from above. 
Length 14-15, breadth 21,-23 millim. (¢ 2.) 
Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 2000 to 3000 feet (Champion).—CotomBia (Mus. 
Brit., ex Goudot). 
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