252 HEMIPTERA-HETEROPTERA. 
f’”. Lateral spines of the pronotum very short or indistinct ; 
femora at the base, the connexivum, and venter, more or 
less sanguineous er 
f”. Body narrow ; legs entirely black ; lateral spines of the pronotum 
slender . see . woe ee 
ad’, Head testaceous or stramineous, usually with darker markings. 
g”. Anterior lobe of the pronotum with numerous smooth black spots 
on the disc separated by sinuous lines of pubescence; third 
autennal joint slender in both sexes; posterior tibie tumid 
before the middle within in the ¢: sizelarge . . . 2 
h’’, Anterior lobe of the pronotum without black spots on the disc 
(fasciate in front in Z. nigromaculatus) ; third antennal joint 
thickened in the *; posterior tibiz simple in the 9. 
g'”. Pronotum sulcate down the centre from the apex to the middle 
of the posterior lobe; body pilose and pubescent, robust, the 
legs stout . . . ... . oe ee ew ew 
h’/’, Pronotum with the anterior lobe only sulcate. 
a‘. Body very broad and robust, testaceous, the legs and antennz 
almost entirely black 
b*. Body moderately broad or narrow. 
a’. Head, pronotum, and scutellum testaceous, fuscous, or nigro- 
fuscous, the femora sometimes with a darker ring at the 
apex, . 
a’. Lateral angles of the pronotum armed with a rather stout 
acute spine, the posterior lobe rugulose . 
6°. Lateral angles of the pronotum armed with a very short 
tooth, the posterior lobe almost smooth . 
c’. Lateral angles of tle pronotum armed with a short slender 
spine, the posterior lobe rugulose. 
a". Legs pale 
", Legs darker and more slender . ee 
b°. Head, pronotum, scutellum, and femora flavous, the head 
and pronotum with fuscous or black markings, the femora 
broadly annulated with black; the lateral angles of the 
pronotum armed with a long acute spine. . . 
c. Lateral angles of the pronotum armed with a sharp spine, the disc with 
two spines. [Prnpvs, Stal.] . 
1. Zelus rubidus. 
grassans, Stal. 
fasciatus, n. sp. 
janus, Stal. 
sulcicollis, n. sp. 
atripes, 0. sp. 
exsanguis, Stal. 
levicollis, n. sp. 
nugax, Stal. 
mimus, Stal. 
nigromaculatus, n. sp. 
tetracanthus, Stal. 
Le Punaise-Mouche, a rayes jaunes, Stoll, Représ. des Punaises, p. 143, t. 36. fig. 258 (1788) ’. 
Reduvius rubidus, Lepel. et Serv. Encycl. Méth. x. p. 278 (1825) ”. 
Evagoras rubidus, Amy. et Serv. Hist. Nat. Ins. Hémipt. p. 368°. 
* In the species of which the males are known. 
