112 CATALOGUE OF 



anticum versus transverse et ienuiter sulcatus ; ■pedes rufi, flavo 



conspcrsi, libiis quatuor anterioribus albo unifasciatis, tarsis basi 



albis ; corium plagis paucis fuscis Jlavo gultalis ; membrana 

 cinerea. 



Yellow, oval, tomentose. Head nearly triangular. Eyes black, 

 rather prominent. Rostrum extending to the hind coxa?. Antennae red. 

 Prothorax and corium mottled with brown, this hue here and there forming 

 patches, which include yellow dots. Prothorax convex, with a black point 

 on each side of the disk in front and with a slight transverse furrow near 

 the fore border, its breadth much exceeding its length. Legs red, slender, 

 speckled with yellow ; four anterior tibiae with a white band beyond the 

 middle; tarsi white towards the base. Membrane cinereous. Length of 

 the body 2^ lines. 



a. Santarera. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Galapagos. 



254. Capsus spoliatus. 



Pallide testaceus, ftisiformis, sublilissime punclatus ; oculi prominuli ; 

 rostrum coxas posticus paullo snperans ; antennce gracillima:, corpori 

 ceqiiilongce ; prothorax non sulcatus, lateribus non rejlexis ; corium 

 subhyalinum ; membrana diaphana. 



Pale testaceous, fusiform, very finely punctured. Head triangular. 

 Eyes piceouR, prominent. Rostrum extending a little beyond the hind 

 coxae. Antennae very slender, as long as the body ; first joint as long as 

 the head; second more than twice the length of the first. Prothorax with 

 no transverse furrow ; sides not refiexed. Legs slender. Corium nearly 

 hyaline. Membrane and hind wings pellucid. Length of the body 

 1 line. 



a. Charles Isle, Galapagos. Presented by C. Darwin, Esq. 



b. James Isle, Galapagos. Presented by C. Darwin, Esq. 



255. Capsus nigeitultjs. 



Niger, fusiformis, sublilissime jmnctaliis ; oculi prominuli ; prothorax 

 antice subsulcatus ; pedes testacei, graciles, femoribus nigricaniibus ; 

 coriuyn piceum, casta slrigaque basali teslaceis, lilura apicali nigra ; 

 membrana fusca, cinereo marginata. 



Black, fusiform, very finely punctured. Head elongate-triangular. 

 Eyes piceous, prominent. Prothorax with a slight transverse furrow near 

 the fore border, which like the sides is slightly refiexed. Legs slender, 

 testaceous; femora blackish. Corium piceous; eosta and a basal streak 

 testaceous; a black apical mark. Membrane brown, bordered with 

 cinereous. Length of the body Ij line. 



a. Charles Isle. Presented by C. Darwin, Esq. 



