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12. Melamphaus lycoides. 



Foem. Niger, fasif or mis, cinereo lomenlosus ; rostrum coxas intermedias 

 atlingens; anlennce corporis dimidio loncjiores ; prolhoracis lalcra 

 rufa ; sculellum apice riifesceiis ; connexivum rufum ; corii costa 

 lute a ; membrana nir/ro-fusco, apice cinerea. 



Female. Black, fusiform, with cinereous tomentura. Head triangular. 

 Eyes rather prominent, very near the prolhorax. llostrum extending to the 

 middle eoxa3. Antennce rather more than hall' the length of the body ; first 

 joint much longer than the head ; second rather shorter than the first ; third 

 much shorter than the second ; fourth longer than the third, shorter than 

 the second. Prothorax with a slight transverse furrow at a little in front of 

 the middle; sides red, reflexed. Scutelluni reddish at the tip. Connexivum 

 red. Fore femora slightly excavated, with four subapical spines beneath. 

 Corium with a luteous costa. Membrane dark brown, cinereous at the tip. 

 Length of the body 8 lines. 



a. Philippine Isles. From Dr. Cuming's collection. 



Div. 2. 



Stictaulax, Stal, K. Sv. Vet. Ak. HamtCiv. 70, 107. 



13. MeLAMPHzVUS CmCUMSEPTUS. 



Stictaulax circumsepla, Stal, K. Sv. Vet. Ak. Handl. 1870, 107. 

 Mysol. New Guinea. 



Genus 9. PHYSOPELTA. 

 Physopelta, Serv. Hist. Hem. 271. Stal, Hem. Afr. iii. 2. 



Africa. 



A. Corium with a black spot. . - - - analis. 



B. Corium with a black band. ... festiva. 



1. Physopelta analis. 



Pyrrhocoris analis, Sgnt. Arch. Ent. ii. 306— Odontopus analis, Stal, Ofv. 

 K. V. Ak. Fork. 1858, 441. Physopelta analis, Stal, Hem. Afr. iii. 2. 



Calabar. 



a. West Africa. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



2. Physopelta festiva. 



Lyga?us festivus, Fabr. Si/st. Rhyn. 220— Physopelta festiva, Stal, Hem. 



Fabr. i. 79. 

 Guinea. 



Var. Female. Black, fusiform, punctured. Head and prothorax shining. 

 Head triangular. Eyes piccuus, slightly prominent, near the prolhorax. 



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