HEMirXERA HETEROriERA. Ill 



second ; fourth a little shorter than the third. Prothorax very finely 

 punctured, much narrower in front, with a stronoly-niarked transverse 

 middle furrow. Legs yellow, slender, rather long; lore femora black, very 

 slightly incrassated ; four posterior femora black towards the tips. VVings 

 extending to the tip of the abdomen. C'orium of tlie fore wings with a pale 

 yellow costal streak extending from the base and wilh three pale yellow 

 dots; first dot in the disk near tlie base; second and third subapical ; 

 second costal; a few pale yellow points ; membrane blackish cinereous, the 

 veins pale towards the base, near which there are two transverse veinlcts. 

 Length of the body 4 lines. 



Somewhat like R. pictipennis in structure. 



a, b. Moretou Bay. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



194. Rhyparochromus maculicollis. 



Foem. Niger, gracilis, fere fusiformis ; rostrum coxas inlermcdias 

 at ling ens ; antenna: corporis dimidio aquilonga ; prothorax albo 

 quadrigultalus, sulci transversa vulde determinato, Utlcribus sub- 

 rejiexis; femora quatuor posteriora basi lutca ; femora antica 

 incrassata; corium striga clavala testacea basali birumosa, macula 

 subapicali transversa alba. 



Female. Black, slender, shining, nearly fusiform, very finely punc- 

 tured. Head triangular, widely equilateral. Eyes not prominent. Rostrum 

 extending to the middle coxic. Autennaj slender, at)oul balf the length 

 of tlie body; first joint much shorter than the head; second a little longer 

 than the head, about equal in length to the third and to the ft)urth. Pro- 

 thorax elongate, with slightly redexed sides and with a strongly-marked 

 transverse furrow which is a little behind the middle; two while dols on 

 each side, one near the transverse furrow, the other near the hind angle. 

 Legs slender, moderately long; four hinder femora luteous at the liase ; 

 fore femora incrassated. Wings extending nearly to the tip of ihe abdomen. 

 Corium of the fore wings with a clavate testaceous streak, which extends 

 from the base and emits two oblique branches to the disk; a transverse 

 triangular subapical white spot. Length of the body 3^ lines. 



Of the group Beosus. 



a. Adelaide. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



19.5. RlIYPAROCniiOMUS collaris. 



Mas. Niger, nitens, subpilusus, fere cylindricus; rostrum coxas inter- 

 medias fere altingens ; anlennce sat vaiidic, corporis dimidio paullo 

 longiores, articulo 2o luteo apice nigra, 3o 4oqne basi lutcis ; 

 abdominis dorsum luteo late univittalum ; pedes lutei, femoribus 

 nigris quatuor poslcrioribus basi luteo fasciatis, tibiis apice nigris 

 anlicis subius unidentatis ; aUe abdominis apicem non altingentes. 

 Y&\: /3. — Aim anticct ferruginea. 



Male. Black, shining, finely punctured, slighlly j)iIose, nearly 

 cylindrical. Head elongate-triangular. Lyes rather prominent. Rostrum 

 extending nearly to the middle coxie. Antenna- rather stout, a little more 



