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CURUPIRA gen. nov. 



Head short and broad, deflected in front, eyes very prominent, 

 their outer margins wider than the anterior margin of the pronotum. 

 Pronotum elongate, the posterior margin deflexed, the posterior 

 angles somewhat foveate and elongate. Scutellura with a long erect 

 spiiie at apex, Hemelytra not quite reaching apex of the abdomen. 



Legs long and slender. Antennae elongate. Rostrum about reaching 

 the intermediate coxae,the penultinate joint a little shorter than the 

 apical joint which is the longest. 



Curupira illustrata n. sp. 



Brov/nish ochraceousi the head, anterior halfof pronotum, ster- 

 num and base of abdomen very dark castaneous ; coxae pale ochra- 

 ceous. Antennae with the apices of the second and third joints nar- 

 rowly infuscated, the apical joint pale luteous with its apical half 

 fuscous. 



The basai joint of the antennae is slightly thickened and shorter 

 than the second third and fourth joints which are subequal in length, 

 The head and the anterior portion of the pronotum are pilose. 



Long. 13 millim. 



Hab. Rio Janeiro. 

 LEPTOCORISA TIPULOIDES. 



Cimex tipuloides De Geer. Mém. III, p. 354, 27, t. 35, f. 18 (1773). 



Sub-fam. Berytinee. 



JALYSUS SOBRINUS. 



Jali/sus sobrinus St§.[. Rio. Hem. 2. p. 60, 1 (1862). 

 JALYSUS TENELLUS. 



Metacanthus tenellus Stâl. Freg. Eug. resa. Ins. Hem., p. 236, 

 42 (1859). 



Sub-fam. Corizinœ. 

 Division Harmostaria. 



HARMOSTES SERRATUS. 



Acanthia serrata Fabr. Ent. Syst. IV, p. 75, 32 (1794). 

 HARMOSTES PROLIXUS. 



Harmostes prolixes Stâl. Rio. Jan. Hem. I, p. 37, 3 (1860). 



Division Corizaria. 



CORIZUS PICTIPES. 



Rhopahs pictipes Stâl. Freg. Eug. resa. Ins. p. 239, 48 (1859), 



Division Serin etharla. 



JADERA OBSCURA. 

 Pyrrhotes obsctcra Hope. Cat. Hem. II, p. 26 (1842). 



