HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. 19] 
beneath very short. Fore wings piceous, pale testaceous at the base, and 
with a pale testaceous patch before the middle; veins of the membrane 
pale cinereous. Length of the body 10 lines. 
a, Interior of South Africa, Presented by the Earl of Derby in 1843. 
38. Repuvius NEGAMICcUS. 
Mas. Rufus, subfusiformis ; caput prothoracis lobo antico paullo longius, 
nigro unistrigatum; antenne nigre, corporis dimidio longiores ; 
prothoracis lobus anticus sulcatus, lobo postico brevior; pedes sat 
validi, femoribus anticis subincrassatis, ibiis tarsisque nigris; ale 
anlice nigre, corti vitta costali plagaque rufis. 
Male. Red, subfusiform, dull, shining beneath. Head subfusiform, 
a little longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part as long 
as the post-ocular, with a black streak in front. First and second joints of 
the rostrum about equal in length. Antenne black, more than half as long 
as the body; first joint as long as the head; second shorter than the first ; 
third as long as the first. Fore lobe of the prothorax somewhat shorter 
than the hind lobe, with strongly-marked furrows; fore angles not promi- 
nent. Hind lobe with rounded and slightly prominent hind angles. Legs 
rather stout; fore femora slightly thickened; tibiz and tarsi black; furrow 
of the four anterior tibie less than half as long as the latter. Fore wings 
black; corium with a red costal stripe extending from the base and joining 
a red patch beyond the middle. Length of the body 8 lines. 
a. Lake N’gami. Presented by Earl Russell. 
39, REDUVIUS DECISUS. 
Mas. Niger, fusiformis; caput prothoracis lobo antico paullo longius ; 
anlenne pubescentes, capite et prothorace ad unum multo lonyiores ; 
prothoracis lobus anticus lobo postico muito brevior ; lobus posticus 
luteus ; femora quatuor anteriora crassa, sublus unispinosa ; corium 
luteum, nigro unistrigatum ; membrana albido marginata. 
Male. Black, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head fusiform, a little 
longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part much longer 
than the post-ocular. Antenne pubescent, much longer than the head and 
the prothorax together; first joint shorter than the ante-ocular head; 
second more than six times as long as the first; third more than half as 
long as the second. Prothorax with a longitudinal furrow which occupies 
only the hind part of the fore lobe. Fore lobe much shorter than the hind 
lobe, with a distinct transverse ridge on the fore border. Hind lobe luteous, 
with rounded and not prominent hind angles. Scutellum hairy. Abdomen 
piceous above. Four anterior femora incrassated, with a spine beneath 
near the tip. Hind femora with a tubercle beneath near the tip. Furrow 
of the fore tibiae about one-third as long as the latter. Corium luteous, 
with a black streak along the apical part of the inner border. Membrane 
narrowly whitish-bordered. Length of the body 13 lines, 
a. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. D. F. Morgan. 
