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of the body; first joint nearly twice the length of the head; second a little 

 more than half the lenglh of the first ; third much shorter than the second ; 

 fourth much longer than the second. Prothorax bordered with pale luteous; 

 a slight transverse middle furrow ; hind half roughly punctured. Scutellum 

 luteous at the tip. Fore femora beneath with two subapical spines. Coriuin 

 rather roughly punctured, with a luteous costa; membrane brown, with 

 black veins. Length of the body 8 lines. 



a. Orizaba. From M. Salle's collection. 



24. Largus'toreidus. 



Foem. Niger, fusiformis, crassus ; rostrum coxas poslicas allingens ; 

 anlennce corporis dimidio longiores ; prothorax rufo lenuiter margi- 

 natus ; venter nigra rufus ; pedes breviusculi, femoribtis quaiuor 

 posterioribus basi apiceque rti/is ; coriinn rtifo triviltatum et uni- 

 maculatum ; membranaalba,fusco marginala. 



Female. Black, fusiform, thick, very finely punctured. Head tri- 

 angular. Eyes livid, very prominent. Rostrum extending to the hind 

 coxae. Antennae more than half the length of the body; first joint very 

 much longer than the head ; second less than half the length of the first; 

 third much shorter than the second; fourth as long as the second and 

 third together. Prothorax narrowly bordered with dark red ; a very slight 

 transverse middle furrow. Abdomen beneath blackish red. Legs stout, 

 rather short; fore femora beneath with two minute subapical spines; four 

 posterior femora dark red at the base and at the tips. Corium with three 

 red stripes and with a red spot between the two exterior stripes, of which 

 one is costal ; membrane white, bordered with brown. Lenglh of the body 

 6J lines. 



a, h. Columbia. From M. Goudot's collection. 



25. Largus anticus. 



Mas el foem. Niger, fusiformis, cinereo tomentosus, prolhorace posiico 

 corioque ochraceis nigra punc talis ; rostrum coxas intermedias altin- 

 gens; antennce corpore multo breviores ; venter flavus, segmenlis 

 nigra fasciatis ; torium nigra unimaculatum ; membrana nigra. 



Male and female. Black, fusiform, with cinereous tomentum. Head, 

 fore part of the prothorax and under side shining. Head triangular. 

 Eyes piceous, very prominent. Piostrum extending to the middle coxae. 

 Antennae much shorter than the body; first joint very much longer than 

 the head ; second hardly half the length of the first; third much shorter 

 than the second ; fourth much longer than the second. Prothorax with a 

 distinct transverse middle furrow; hind half and corium ochraceous, with 

 black punctures. Abdomen beneath yellow, with a black band on the fore 

 border of each segment. Fore femora incrassated, with four spines beneath 

 towards the tips. Corium with a black spot near the interior angle ; 

 membrane black. Lenglh of the body 6 — 7 lines. 



a, b. Villa Nova. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



e, d. Amazon River. Presented by VV. W. Saunders, Esq. 



