148 CATALOGUE OF 



narrower in front, slifjlitly rounded on eacli side, with a well-defined trans- 

 verse furrow near tlie hind border. Legs lawny, lono;-, slender; fore femora 

 slijjhtly incrassated, spiniilose beneath. Fore vvinjrs piceoiis, coriiiceous, 

 extending to two-thirds of the length of the abdomen. Length of the body 

 4^ lines. 



a. North America. From Mr. Children's collection. 



Genns38. ANISOCORIS. 



Mas. Corpus subfusiforme, vix convexum. Caput mediocre, pro- 

 thorace breviiis. Oculi proniinnli. Rostrum segmenlum ventrale .'?uin 

 attingens. Prothorax traiisversus ; anlice anguslior; lutera recta. Pedes 

 graciles. Corii vena? valde determinatne. 



Male. Body hardly convex, somewhat fusiform. Head moderately 

 large, shorter than the proihorax. Eyes ])rorninent. Rostrum extending 

 to ihe lliiid ventral segment. AnteiniaB slender, much more than half the 

 lenijth of the body; first joint much shorter than the head; second more 

 than twice the len<;th of the first; tliiid almost as long as the second; 

 fourth as long as the third. Prothorax transverse, narrower in front; sides 

 straight. Legs slender, moderately long. Wings extending to the tip of 

 the abdomen. Coriura of the fore wings with strongly-marked veins. 



1. Anisocoris punctifer. 



Mas. Flaims, tiitjro pnnctalns ; caput nigrum; nculi riifi ; prothora.v 

 transverse stibsulcalus, carhuila lateribusque subrejlexis rujis ; pedes 

 nigri ; membrana cinerca. 



]\Iale. Yellow. Head, rostrum and antennte black. Eyes red. 

 Thorax, pectus, abdomen beneath and corium wiih numerous minute black 

 points. Prothorax with a slight transverse furrow near the lore bonier, 

 with slightly reflexed red sides and with a slight red keel. Legs black. 

 ]\Iembrane of the fm-e wings cinereous. Length of the body 3f lines. 



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

 /'. Venezuela. From Mr. Birschell's collection. 



Fam. 2. ANTHOCORID.E, C. H. 587. 



Anthocorid.ne and Ceratocombidas, Fieb. Hem. L35, 142. Dougl. and Scott 

 (Anlhocorina) — Anthocorida, Slal, Hem. Afr. iii. 23. 



There is a transition from this family to the Nudiroslri, through the 

 Acanthid.'c. 



A. Fore wings with an enibolium. ANTiiocoRiDiE. 



a. Areolet-hooks distinct. 



* Prothorax with a rim in front. 



f Antenna; and tarsi stout. - - - lo. Paciivtarsus. 



-j-'t' Antennte and tarsi slender. 



X Neck-ring not prominent. - - - 3. Tethaphleps. 



XX Neck-ring prominent. 



§ Rostrum long. - - - - 2. Tejinostethus. 



