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Male. Ferruginous. Eyes prominent. Rostrum extendinp^ a little 

 beyond tbe fore coxae; fourth jdint longer than the others; tip black. 

 Antenna red, much shorter than the body; second joint much shorter than 

 tbe first; third longer than the second, shorter than the first; fourth 

 luteous, much longer than the first. Prothorax scabrous; two irregular 

 transverse smooth ridges near tbe fore border; a slight transverse ridge 

 near the hind border ; three indistinct piceous stripes, which are abbreviated 

 ill front; sides straight; hind angles rounded, not prominent. Four 

 anterior femora unarmed. Hind ieniora incrassated, much shorter than 

 tbe abdomen, with some black tubercles, dentate towards the tips beneath, 

 where there are a few stout black spines of various size. Hind tibiae 

 slightly curved and dilated, much shorter than the hind femora, with a very 

 broad testaceous band beyond tbe middle. Fore wings blackish; veins 

 tawny; membrane ceneous-brown. Length of the body 8 — 10 lines. 



a. Ega. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



b, c. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



6. HiRlLGUS COLLARIS. 



Mas. Fulvus ; antenna: corporis dimidio paullo longiores ; prothorax 

 subtiliter scaher, angulis postlcis acutis sat promimdis ; scutellum 

 teslaceum ; pectus piceum, luteo oblique bistrigatwn ; abdominis 

 dorsum nigrum, lestaceo bimaculatum et bivittatum, rufo apicem 

 versus unisirigatum; venter caUis testaceis biseriatim notatum ; femora 

 postica subtus apices versus serrata ; tibicB posticce rufce,arcualie, basi 

 nigrcB. 

 Male. Tawny. Middle lobe of tbe head very prominent. Eyes 

 prominent. Rostrum extending to the fore coxae. Antenna) a little more 

 than half the length of the body ; joints from the first to the third 

 successively decreasing in length ; fourth longer than the first. Prothorax 

 finely scabrous; hind angles acute, rather prominent. Scutellum testa- 

 ceous. Pectus piceous, with an oblique luteous streak on each side. 

 Dorsum of the abdomen black, with two pale testaceous spots and with two 

 pale testaceous lateral stripes, which are interrupted towards the tip and do 

 not extend to it; a red streak near the tip; under side with two rows of 

 pale testaceous longitudinally elongated calli. Hind femora incrassated, 

 much shorter than the abdomen, minutely serrated beneath beyond the 

 middle, whitish beneath at the tips. Hind tibia; red, cnrved, black 

 towards the base, a little more than half tbe length of the bind femora. 

 Membrane of the fore wings cinereous. Hiud wings pellucid. Length of 

 the body 8 lines. 



a. Oajaca. From M. Salle's collection. 



7. HiniLCUS PALLEN3. 



Mas, Testaceus, gracilis ; antennce corpore mnlf.o breviores ; prothorax 

 subtiliter scaber, callis duobus anticis fulvis, linea transversa postica 

 picea, angulis posticis obtusis non prominulis ; femora postica valde 

 incrassata, abdominis dimidio longioru, supra rufa, apice yiigra; 

 tibia rufa:; tihim postica; fcmoribus posticis breviores, dimidio basali 

 pice<E ; al(E anlico' striga latissima nigra, membrana fusca. 



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