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25fi. Capscs quadrinotatus. 

 Testaceus, fusiformis, nitens, sublilissime punctalus ; capitis lobiis 

 intermedins nigricans; oculi proininuli ; rostrum coxas posticus 

 attingens ; anlennce nigricantes, graciles, corpori aquilongcE, arliculo 

 \o testaceo ; prothorax posiice piceo unifasciatus ; nciUellum piceo 

 bivillatum ; pectus nigra biplagialum ; pedes graciliimi,femoribus 

 subincrassatis fusco trifasciatis basi albidis ; corium fusco slrigatum, 

 nigra bigultatum; membrana diaphana. 



Testaceous, fusiform, shining, very finely punctured. Head triangular ; 

 middle lobe blackish. Eyes piceous, prominent. Rostrum extendinjf to 

 the hind coxte; tip black. Antenna blackish, slender, as lonp; as the body; 

 first joint testaceous, as long as the head ; second more than twice as 

 long as the first ; third much longer than the first ; fourih shorter than 

 the third. Prothorax with a piceous band on the hind border. Scutellum 

 with two piceous stripes. Pectus with a black patch on each side. Legs 

 moderately long, very slender. Hind legs tawny; femora slightly 

 incrassated, with three irregular brown bands, whitish towards the base. 

 Corium slightly and diffiisediy streaked with brown ; two black dots on 

 the costa, one opposite the interior angle, the other apical. Membrane 

 pellucid. Length of the body ]^ line. 



a — c. James Isle, Galapagos. Presented by C. Darwin, Esq. 



Var. Capitis lobus intermedins piceus ; aniennarum articulus 2us 



testaceus, apice piceus; prathoracis fascia et scutelli vittce pallide 



fusca; macula castalis lafusca. 



Var. Middle lobe of the head piceous. Second joint of the antennae 



testaceous except towards the tip. Band of the prothorax and stripes of 



the scutellum pale brown. Bands of the hind femora indistinct. First 



costal spot brown. 



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



Africa. 



A. Head with a longitudinal furrow. - - bottentottus 



B. Head with no longitudinal furrow. 



a. Eyes large. 



* Membrane speckled. . - - - straminicolor. 

 ** Membrane not speckled. - - - - obscuricoruis. 



b. Eyes of moderate size. 



* Third and fourth joints of the anteuns setaceous. 



t Membrane banded. . - - . oslentaus. 



ff Membrane not banded. 

 X Body black. . - - - . histricus. 



JJ: Body piceous or pale. 

 § Body not striped beneath. 

 X Scutellum not transversely furrowed. 



o Legs whitish. ... - - capicola. 



00 Legs luteous, yellow or testaceous. 



