June, 1908.] 



Guatemalan Hemiptcra. 



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scurely luteous. Head with a few outstanding hairs on the 

 lateral margins; eyes seen from the side reaching the meso- 

 pleura with one or two curved outstanding hairs near their pos- 

 terior angle; second antennal joint very short. Pronotum more 

 than three times broader than long, not reaching the lateral 

 margins of the body, being separated from them by a short promi- 

 nence of the mesopleura touching the backwardly prolonged 

 eyes. Mesonotum almost one-half broader than long. Fore- 

 legs: femora a little longer than the tibiae and tarsi together, 



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Male antenna of Rhcumatohatcs imitator Uhl. 

 Male antenna of Rhenmatohatcs Rileyi Bergr. 

 Male antenna of Rhcumatobates temiipes Mein. 

 Male antenna of RJicumatohatcs praeposterus Bergr. 

 Right male middle leg of Rh. praeposterus. 



In the Figures 2, 3 and 4. the antenna is figured from the outride 

 and a little from, behind in order to show the spongy pit of the third joint. 

 Figure 1 shows the antenna from the inside, the spongy pit in this species 

 not being visible from the outer side. 



as long as the distance between the e3^es and the middle coxae, 

 fringed beneath with moderately long hairs ; tibiae with two long 

 hairs on the underside; tarsi distinctly shorter than the tibiae, 

 claws very fine, hair-like. Middle legs: coxae considerably 

 thicker than the hind coxae, especially in the male; trochantera 

 convex, thicker than the linear hind trochantera; femora with a 

 series of exceedingly short and fine colorless bristles on the under- 

 side; mutual length of tarsal joints a little variable, first joint 

 three to four times longer than second. Hind legs: femora with 



