182 CATALOGUE OF 



11. Dysdf.rcus Jamaicp.nsis. 



JMas. Rnfiifi, roslro antennis pedihua membranaque nigria ; rostrum basi 

 riifu)i), spyntcnUun \um venlrale allingeus ; anlentice corpore mullo 

 breviores, arlictdu [o basi rufo ; peclns nigm quadyunaculatum ; 

 femora rnfa ; corium nigra bimaculalum et unigultalum. 



Male. Red. Eyes, loslnim, antennae, legs and membrane black. 

 Rostrum red towards the base, exteiidinfj to the hind border of the first 

 ventral sej^ment. Antennae much i^horter than the body ; first joint red at 

 the base, longer than the head ; second very mucli shorter than the first; 

 third very much sliorler than the second ; louitb as long as tlie fiist. Pro- 

 thorax with a strungly-marked transverse furrow near the fore border and 

 with reflexed sitles. Projiectus with a transverse black streak, inesopectus 

 and nietaj)ectus with a black spot on each side. Femora red ; fore femora 

 spinulose l)enealh near the ti|)S. Corium with a black spot on the inner 

 border near the base, with a large blacl< spot which extends from the middle 

 of the costa nearly to the interior border, and with a black apical dot. 

 Length of the body 5 — 6 lines. 



o. Jamaica. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 

 c, d. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's collection. 



This and the following species are distinguished from D. sanguinarius 

 by the shorter rostrum. 



12. Dysdf.rcus fervlns. 



Mas. Ochraceus, fnsiformi^ ; rostrum apicem versus nigrum ; segmenti 

 \i ventralis marginem posiiciim atliugens ; antenna nigra, basi rufa, 

 corpore mullo briviores ; tibia tarsique nigra ; corium nigra tini- 

 guttatum ; membrana nigra, alba murginala. 



Mule. Bright scarlet, fusiform, very finely punctured. Head elongate- 

 triangular. Eyes i)lack, slightly prominent. Rostrum black towards the 

 tip, extending to the hind border of the first ventral segment. Antenna 

 black, much shorter than the body; first joint red towards the base, longer 

 than the head ; second shorter than the first; third much shorter than the 

 second; fourtli a little longer than (he first. Prolhorax with a transverse 

 callus between the fore border and the well-defined transverse furrow. 

 Tibiae and tarsi black; fore femora beneath with a subapical spine. Corium 

 with a black dot in the disk Ijeyond the middle; membrane black, with a 

 narrow white border. Length of the body 5 lines. 



a, b. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



South America. 



A. Rostrum not longer than the body. 



a. C'orium pale. 



* Prothorax not black in front. 



-f- Coiiuni with no defined black sjiot. ... rnficollis. 



f-f Corium with a defined black s|)i)l. ... bimaculatus. 



** Prolhorax black in front. . - . . Peruvianas. 



b. Corium black. . . . . . luficeps. 



B. Rostrum longer than the body. - - - longirostris. 



