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than the second; fourth white at the base, nearly as long as the first. 
Prothorax with a strongly-marked transverse furrow at somewhat before 
the middle, and with a fusiform piceous band on the hind border. Scutellum 
sometimes piceous in the middle at the base. Legs piceous; femora some- 
times red. Corium piceous. Membrane black, with a narrow cinereous 
border. Length of the body 6 lines. 
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41. DysDERCUS PECTORALIS. 
Mas. Testaceus, longi-ellipticus, subtus luteus, rostro antennis pedibusque 
nigris ; rosirum segmentum 2um ventrale attingens, articulo lo luleo ; 
antenneé corpore multo hreviores, articulo 4u luleo apicem versus 
nigro; pectus nigro bifasciatum ; venter ferrugineo plagiatus ; femora 
lutea, basi nigra ; membrana apicem versus nigra, apice diaphano. 
Male. Testaceous, elongate-elliptical, luteous beneath. Eyes, rostrum, 
antenne and legs black. LTyes rather prominent. Rostrum extending to 
the second ventral segment; first joint luteous. Antenne much shorter 
than the body; first joint Jonger than the head; second a little shorter 
than the first; third mucb shorter than the second; fourth luteous, black 
towards the tip, a litle longer than the first. Prothorax with a well- 
defined transverse furrow at somewhat in front of the middle. Pectus 
with two black bands. Abdomen beneath with some ferruginous patches. 
Femora luteous, black at the base. Membrane black towards the tip, 
which is pellucid. Length of the body 8 lines. 
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