108 ORnr.R unTROPTEHA. 



cnumrrnti"* only thrcf ^iK^-lrn Th«< iiiMtt liv€-<» «|H,n other snttll nnlnml«. «hirh ii run 

 captun-, ami mv.r ii|"'n tin- Jnicr<« of plnnls : It I* not known how it jtovkU-' for It* 

 SMurlly (luriuK winter. It niovw u|>i>d ihr wni«r by a kiud of rowing motion, l>ul without 

 Immeniiig Its f<*<^t. 



Reiliiviidac. 



OxKuf the ohvious rharactew of this family is tbr ronslrirtioii Uhlnd the head, which 

 niake5 it ii|>p«'ar to \te pnilouKt-d or eitenilcd U-hiud Into u narrow neck. The eyes arc each 

 nrconipaiiivl liv n »in>sle <K-ellus. The nnteiina- are (-'nietinies prolonged and ^lende^ ; in 

 other cu.'ie.s, ihurt The ihorn\ is often nrnied with a liilerit! *pine. The h-RS are long, and 

 the forelegs rather stouter auti raptorial : tanti three, and »>metinies quite minute. 



RKDlVirH . ( I'liite vii, flg. 3 ) 



Basal Joint very short ; second Joint longer than the head and neck, tw>>thirds a.s long as 

 the whole organ ; fourth longest, slemler : proln.scis as long as the head and nt ck, 

 stoat : tarsi three-jointed ; Joints minute. Bo<ly elongate*!, narn>w : thorax armed 

 with two lateral spines, and In front transversely ridged : wings large : leg> long 

 and hairy. 



Rki.iviis . ( Plate xxix, flg. 8.) 



Color hniwn. Body elongated, oval or dilated U-hind : humerus dilatetl and Landtd, and 



forelegs raptorial : eyes pn)minent : thorax faintly striped Kingitudinally : al>domen 



ovate ; Its edges sjxitted with red,bnnvn and white, the brown ol -long spots occupy ing 



the greater part of the margin : legs brown. 



This species is rather common ujwn low bushes during the month of September, in the 



vicinity of Albany. 



Hammatoccrus prRcis. ( Plate xxx, flg. 6.) 



Cmr.x rr«ci» ( Pmry). REinr\ir» MTirnsMERrs ( Illiger). 

 Ilead, eyes, thorax, alnlomen, and legs black : antenna- .setacc«>us, with numerous Joints : 

 scutellum large, triangular, black ; corium white, terminal membrane black : wings 

 white and transparent : edges of the abdomen marked with scarlet spots : rostrum 

 black and short : thighs of the hindlegs scarlet ( Dainr, Vol. iii, i>l. xlv, f. 4). 

 This Is not an uncommon species : it is fre<juently met with in autumn U]H)n plants 

 growing in shady places. 



