HEMIPTERA HETKUOPTERA. 107 



fore wings wilh a tawny costa ; mcnibiiuie cinereous. Length of llic body 

 2 Hues. 



Allied to llie group Drymus, as is also the following species. 



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



178. RHYPAROCIIROMUS LUTEICORNIS. 



N'ujer,eU'ij)t'icus ; anlennm lulecE, corporis dbnidio longiores ; prothorax 

 siilco transversa medio bene detenninnlo, latcribus albidis ; pedes 

 lulei, brevittsculi, feinoribus nigris ; coriuvi basi tjutlisqne duubus 

 testaceis. 



Black, elliptical, slightly convex. Head short, trianguUir. Eyes red, 

 rather prominent. Rostrum and anteunm lutcous. Antenn;c slender, 

 more than half ibe length of the body ; first joint shorter than ihe head ; 

 second very much longer than the first; third much shorter than the 

 second ; fourth sliorter than the third. Frothorax very finely ininclured, 

 much narrower in front, with a strongly-marked transverse middle furrow; 

 sides narrowly whitish. Legs luteous, slender, rather short; femora black; 

 fore femora incrassated. Wings extending to the tip of the abdomen ; 

 corium of the fore wings testaceous towards the base and with two testa- 

 ceous dots, the first on the interior angle opposite the second, wliich is 

 costal. Length of the body 2 lines. 



a, b. Celebes. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



179. RnYPAROcimoMus dimidiatus. 



Fcem. Niger, longi-eUipiicus ; rostrum luteuin, basi nigrum, coxas 

 posticus attingcns ; antenna: corporis dimidio longiores, articulo Ao 

 luteo ; prolhoraeis sulcus transvcrsus valde detcrrninalus ; pedes 

 pallide Jiari, Jemoribus nigris tjuatuor posterioribus bust Jlavis ; 

 corium ulbiduin, apice nigrwa; tnonbrana diaphana. 



Female. Black, elongate-elliptical. Head sliort, nearly triangular. 

 Eyes slightly prominent. Rostrum luteous, extending to the hind coxjc ; 

 first joint black, longer than the first joint of the antennae. AntenniB rather 

 more than half the length of the body; first joint much shorter than the 

 head; second almost twice the length of the first ; third shorter than the 

 second; fourth luteous, shorter than the third. Protliorax convex, much 

 narrower in front, wilh a very strongly-marked middle furrow. Legs pale 

 yellow, slender, rather short; femora black; four posterior femora pale 

 yellow towards the base; fore femora not incrassated. Wings extending to 

 the tip of the abdomen. Corium of the fore wings whitish, black at the 

 tip ; membrane pellucid. Length of the body 2 lines. 



Allied to the group Scoloposteduis. 



a. New Guinea. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



