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Head small and dark brown. Antennae filiform, black. Thorax dark orange. Scutellum small, 

 black, rough, and shining. Hemelytra black, velvety; but edged next the body with orange. Abdomen 

 black, edged with orange. Rostrum short, not reaching to the fore-legs, and brown. Legs slender 

 and orange-coloured. 



CERBUS FALX. 



Plate XLV. fig. 2. 



Order: Hemlptera. Suborder: Heteroptera. Section: Geocorisa. Family: Cmeidx, Leach. 

 Genus. Cerbus, Hahn. Anisoscelis, Latr. Lygseus, J^abr. 



Cerbus Falx. Fuscus, thoracis lateribus compresso-lunatis serratis, femoribus posticis dilatatis haud dentatis, 

 tibiisque posticis membranaceo-dilatatis. (Long. Corp. 9^ lin.) 



Syn. Cimex falx, Drury, App. vol. 3. 

 Habitat : Coast of Africa. 



Head small, dirty brown, which is the general colour of the insect. Antenna; slender, about 

 two-thirds the length of the insect. Thorax brown, the sides terminating in two broad and thin 

 protuberances, bending forward towards the head, the edges being serrated. Scutellum triangular. 

 Wing-cases, wings and legs muddy-coloured, the hinder legs having the tibiae very broad, and thin. 



This insect is very nearly allied to Lygasus Tragus Wolff, fig. 188, which is, 

 however, an inhabitant of China. 



DIACTOR LATIPES. 



Plate XLV. fig. 3. 



Order : Hemiptera. Suborder : Heteroptera. Section : Geocorisa. Family : Coreidse, Leach. 

 Genus. Diactok, Burmeister. Aeanthocephalus, Laporte. Cimex, Drury. Lygoeus, Fdbr. 

 DiACTOR Latipbs. Fuscus sive brunneus, unicolor; pronoto cano granoso, elytrorum venis rufis, tarsis posticis 

 pallidis. (Long. Corp. 1 unc. 1^ lin.) 



Syn. Cimex latipes, Drury, App. vol. 3. 



Lygaeus compressipes, Fabr. Syst. Rh. '209. 24. Stall Cim. t. 2. /. 14. Burmeister Handb, 2. 334. 

 (Diactor c.) 



Habitat: Jamaica (/);•)«•»/). South America. 



Head black and very small. Antennae slender, and almost as long as the insect. Thorax dark 

 muddy green, almost black, which is the general colour of the insect. Next the head there is a white 

 mark, somewhat resembling a crown, the sides tenninating in two angles. Scutellum triangular. 

 Hemelytra and wings of the same dark colour with the other parts. Rostrum slender, extending to 

 the middle legs. Fore and middle legs slender, the thighs being dentated. Hinder legs very long, 

 the tliighs very thick and strong, and much dentated ; the tibiae being very broad and thin, and the 

 inner edges serrated. Tarsi dark orange. 



