HEMIPTERA 



149 



(June) ; and one each from Maui, Haleakala, 5000 ft. (April), and Oahu, N. W. Koolau 

 (July). This is a very difficult genus and one almost impossible to define satisfactorily 

 from dried material. 



Tribe TROCHALOPODA. 



Fam. REDUVIIDAE. 



Subfam. ZELINAE. 



( = Harpactoridae Leth. and Sev.) 



Zelus Fabr. 



Zeiiis Fabricius, 1S03, Syst. Rhyng. p. 281. 



An American genus of very closely allied forms which are much in need of 

 structural revision. The form described below is almost certainly a recent importation 

 — it has been sent to England by Mr Perkins only during the last few months — but as 

 I cannot identify it with any described form, I have thought it better to add a name to 

 my description ; it is allied to Z. Janus, Stal. 



( I ) Zciiis peregrinus, sp. nov. 



Belongs to subgenus Diplacodiis Kirk. { = Dipiodns Stal). Elongate. 



Head, pronotum, sterna, scutellum, rostrum, antennae and legs luteous, more or 

 less pallid. Postocular part of head above black except a median longitudinal stripe '. 

 Anterior lobe of pronotum pinkish in the middle at the base, posterolateral spines 

 brownish apically. Elytra sanguineous or luteo-sanguineous ; clavus and corium (narrowly) 

 internally, subfumate. Membrane bronzy fumate. Abdomen above sanguineous 

 (at least in part), below more or less brownish. Connexivum immaculate. Antennae 

 and legs not at all annulate, sometimes obscurely fumate in part, especially the former 

 apically. Covered with curly pale yellow pubescence ; head, pronotum and legs 

 (at least lateral!)-) thickly pilose. 



Head and pronotum subequal in length, together at least one-seventh longer than 

 first segment of antennae ; postocular part of head one-fourth longer than part between 

 this and antennae. Head across eyes slightly wider than the anterior margin of 

 pronotum. Ocelli situated on a part of head very slightly more elevated than the rest. 

 Rostrum reaching at least to anterior margin of anterior ambulacra, first segment 

 scarcely reaching as far as anterior margin of eyes, second about 2|- times as long as 

 first, reaching to base of head. First segment of antennae three times as long as second, 



' In one specimen this part is luteous except for an oblique roundly arched stripe just below the ocelli 

 on each side. The species of Ze/iis are most variable in coloration. 



