HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. 73 
Male. Ferruginous. Eyes prominent. Rostrum extending a little 
beyond the fore coxe; fourth joint longer than the others; tip black. 
Antenne red, much shorter than the body; second joint much shorter than 
the first; third longer than the second, shorter than the first; fourth 
luteous, much longer than the first. Prothorax scabrous; two irregular 
transverse smooth ridges near the fore border; a slight transverse ridge 
near the hind border ; three indistinct piceous stripes, which are abbreviated 
in front; sides straight; hind angles rounded, not prominent. Four 
anterior femora unarmed. Hind femora incrassated, much shorter than 
the abdomen, with some black tubercles, dentate towards the tips beneath, 
where there are a few stout black spines of various size. Hind tibie 
slightly curved and dilated, much shorter than the hind femora, with a very 
broad testaceous band beyond the middle. Fore wings blackish; veins 
tawny ; membrane <eneous-brown. | Length of the body 8—10 lines. 
a. Ega. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 
b,c. Ega. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
6. Hiritcus CoLuaRis. 
Mas. Fulvus; antenne corporis dimidio paullo longiores ; prothorax 
subtiliter scaber, angulis posticis acutis sat prominulis ; scutellum 
testaceum; pectus piceum, luteo oblique bistrigatum; abdominis 
dorsum nigrum, testaceo bimaculatum et bivittatum, rufo apicem 
versus unistrigatum; venter callis testaceis biseriatim notatum ; femora 
postica subtus apices versus serrata ; tibie postice rufe, arcuate, bast 
nigra. 
Male. Tawny. Middle lobe of the head very prominent. Eyes 
prominent. Rostrum extending to the fore coxe. Antenne a little more 
than half the length of the body; joints from the first to the third 
successively decreasing in length; fourth longer than the first. Prothorax 
finely scabrous; hind angles acute, rather promincnt. Scutellum testa- 
ceous. Pectus piceous, with an oblique luteous streak on each side. 
Dorsum of the abdomen black, with two pale testaceous spots and with two 
pale testaceous lateral stripes, which are interrupted towards the tip and do 
not extend to it; a red streak near the tip; under side with two rows of 
pale testaceous longitudinally elongated calli. Hind femora incrassated, 
much shorter than the abdomen, minutely serrated beneath beyond the 
middle, whitish beneath at the tips. Hind tibia red, cnrved, black 
towards the base, a little more than half the length of the hind femora. 
Membrane of the fore wings cinereous. Hiud wings pellucid. Length of 
the body 8 lines. 
a. Oajaca. From M. Salleé’s collection. 
7. HIRILCUS PALLENS. 
Mas. Testaceus, gracilis; antenne corpore multo breviores ; prothorax 
subtiliter scaber, callis duohus anticis fulvis, linea transversa postica 
picea, angulis posticis obtusis non prominulis ; femora postica valde 
incrassata, abdominis dimidio longiora, supra rufa, apice nigra; 
tibiae rufe ; tibie postice femoribus posticis breviores, dimidio basali 
picee ; ale antice striga latissima nigra, membrana fusca. 
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