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Furrow beneath the four anterior tibia not more than one-third as 
long as the latter. Fore wings with a very large luteous patch, which 
occupies the inner border from the base to the middle, where it extends to 
the costa. Length of the body 5} lines. 
a,b. Columbia. From Mr, Turner's collection. 
14. Repuvius DECOLOR. 
Mas. Fulvus, fusiformis ; caput prothoracis lobo antico multo longius ; 
antenne picee ; prothoracis lobus anticus lobo postico multo longior ; 
venter piceo biseriatim maculatus; pedes breviuseuli; membrana 
cinerea. 
Male. Tawny, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head fusiform, much 
longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part about twice as 
long as the post-ocular. Antenne piceous; first joint very short; second 
as long as the head; third rather longer than the second. Prothorax with 
rounded and not prominent angles, and with a short longitudinal furrow, 
which occupies a part of each lobe. Fore lobe much longer than the hind 
lobe. Scutellum horizontal. Abdomen beneath with large piceous spots 
along each side. Legs rather short; furrow beneath the fore tibia not more 
than half as long as the latter. Membrane cinereous. Length of the body 
9 lines. 
a, b. South America. Presented by Sir A. Callcott. 
VEN EB@IEE 
15. REDUVIUS TENEBROSUS: 
Fem. Niger, longi-fusiformis ; caput prothoracis lobo antico multo 
longius ; prothoracis lobus anticus luteo tuberculatus, lobo postico 
brevior ; anguli lobi postict lutet, prominuli rectangulati ; scutellum 
apice unisprnosum 5 ; venter carinaius ; connexivum luteo maculatum ; 
corium luteo unimaculatum. 
Female. Black, elongate-fusiform, shining beneath. Head fusiform, 
much longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part as long 
as the post-ocular. Antenne much longer than the head and the prothorax 
together; first joint as long as the ante-ocular head; second full twice as 
long as the first; third much shorter than the second; fourth as long as 
the third. Fore lobe of the prothorax rather shorter than the hind lobe, 
with two luteous tubercles on the disk, with a luteous tubercle on each side, 
and with two smaller tubercles on the hind border; fore angles prominent, 
acute. Hind lobe with prominent rectangular luteous hind angles. 
Scutellum ending in an obtuse obliquely ascending spine. Abdomen 
keeled beneath, except towards the tip. Connexivum with luteous spots. 
Furrow beneath the four anterior tibize extremely short. A luteous sub- 
apical spot on the corium divided by a black vein. Length of the body 
11 lines. 
a. Tejuca. Presented by the Rev. H. Clark. 
2B 
