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side. Legs rather short; fore femora incrassated, with a spine beneath 
near the tips; hind tibie with a broad white band. Wings extending a 
little beyoud the abdomen; corium of the fore wings white at the base and 
along the outer border; membrane blackish. Length of the body 23 lines. 
a,b. Cape. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
South Asia. 
16. ANTHOCORIS PROXIMUS. 
Mas. WNiger, fere fusiformis; caput longiusculum, subcompressum, 
antice truncatum; rostrum abdomen attingens; antenne corporis 
dimidio paullo breviores ; prothorax sulco postico bene determinato ; 
segmenta pectoralia albo marginata; femora antica incrassata ; tibia 
postice albo late fasciate ; corium basi maryineque exteriore albis ; 
membrana albida. 
Male. Black, slender, nearly fusiform, very finely punctured. Head 
elongate, slightly compressed and truncated in front. Eyes small, slightly 
prominent. Rostrum extending to the abdomen. Antenne a little less 
than half the length of the body; second joint more than twice the length 
of the first, less than twice the length of the third. Prothorax narrower in 
front, with a well-defined transverse furrow near the hind border. Pectoral 
segments bordered with white. Legs rather short; fore femora incrassated ; 
hind tibize with a broad white band. Wings extending to the tip of the 
abdomen; corium white at the base and along the exterior border; 
membrane whitish. Length of the body 2% lines. 
It has much resemblance to A. semicruciatus; the shape of the head 
is different. 
a. Hindostan. Presented by Major Parry. 
17. ANTHOCORIS PUBESCENS. 
Fem. Niger, longi-ovalis, pubescens ; caput prothorace multo brevius ; 
rostrum abdominis dimidium fere altingens; antenne corporis 
dimidio equilonge, arliculo 30 basi albo ; prothorax sulculo transverso 
medio; femora antica incrassata; corium basi gultaque costalt 
subapicali albis; membrana diaphana, gutta apicali nigricante. 
Female. Black, elongate-oval, shining beneath. Head above and 
prothorax dull, pubescent. Head much shorter than the prothorax. Eyes 
not prominent. Rostrum extending to one-third of the length of the abdo- 
men. Antenne about half the length of the body; second joint about 
twice the length of the first; third white towards the base, shorter than the 
second; fourth shorter than the third. Prothorax with a slight transverse 
middle furrow. Fore femora incrassated. Wings extending beyond the 
tip of the abdomen; corium of the fore wings white at the base and with a 
white subapical costal dot; membrane pellucid, with a blackish apical dot. 
Length of the body 14 line. 
a. Celebes. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
