HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. 129 
Male. Bright red, elongate-fusiform. Head, rostrum, antenna, legs 
and membrane black, Head conical, shorter than the fore lobe of the pro- 
thorax; ante-ocular part much longer than the post-ocular. Antenne 
much longer than the head and the prothorax together; first joint as long 
as the ante-ocular head; second more than thrice as long as the first; 
third a little longer than the second; fourth much shorter. Fore lobe of 
the prothorax nearly twice as long as the hind lobe; hind part of the 
middle furrow well defined. Abdomen black at the tip beneath. Legs 
stout, setulose; spongy furrow of the fore tibiz less than half as long as 
the latter. Length of the body 64 lines. 
a, Port Essington. Presented by the Earl of Derby in 1846. 
110. PirATES DECORELLUS. 
Mas. Ferrugineus, fere linearis ; caput conicum, prothoracis lobo antico 
vie brevius ; antenne fulve; scutellum apicem versus spiniforme, 
subascendens ; connexivum pallide flavum, nigro maculatum ; venter 
niger ; pedes fulvi, femoribus anticis crassis extus piceis ; corium 
albo bistrigatum, atro late unistrigatum; membrana atra, apicem 
versus nigro-cinered. 
Male. Ferruginous, narrow, nearly linear. Head conical, nearly as 
long as the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part rather longer than 
the post-ocular. Antenne tawny, longer than the head and the pro- 
thorax together; first joint a little longer than the ante-ocular head; 
second nearly twice as long as the first; third somewhat longer than 
the second.- Fore lobe of the prothorax a little more than twice as 
long as the hind lobe; longitudinal furrows slight. Scutellum towards 
the tip forming an obliquely ascending spine. Abdomen black beneath ; 
connexivum pale yellow, with black spots. Legs tawny; fore femora 
incrassated, piceous on the outer side; furrow beneath the fore tibie 
less than half as long as the latter. Curium red, with a white streak 
along the clavus and with another along the exterior border; a broad deep 
black streak along the outer side of the first white streak. Membrane deep 
black, blackish cinereous at the tip. Length of the body 6 lines, 
a. Moreton Bay. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
111. PrraTES GLABER. 
Fem. Niger, glaber, nitens, fere linearis, subtus piceus ; caput longi- 
conicum, prothoracis lobo antico aquilongum; antenne picee ; 
abdomen fulvum, vilta ventreque piceis ; pedes fulvi, femoribus anticis 
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crassis ; al@ antice picee, membrana fusco-cinerea, 
Female. Black, smooth, shining, nearly linear, piceous beneath. 
Head elongate-conical, as long as the fore lobe of the prothorax, pro- 
tuberant about the ocelli; ante-ocular part more than twice as long as the 
post-ocular. Antenne piceous, a little longer than the head and the 
prothorax together; first joipt half as long as the ante-ocular head; second 
about twice as long as the first; third a little shorter than the second ; 
fourth a little shorter than the third. Fore lobe of the’ prothorax almost 
twice as long as the hind lobe; furrows hardly visible, except the hind part 
of the middle one. Scutellum acute; disk concave. Abdomen tawny, 
with a piceous stripe; under side piceous, except the connexivum. Legs 
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