538 CATALOGUE OF 



Body linear, very setose, rouiuled at each end, its length about 

 thrice its breadth. Head rather large, less than half the breadth of 

 the thorax ; lateral lobes apart from each other, slightly truncated in 

 front, extending rather beyond the middle lobe. Eyes small, rather 

 prominent. Ocelli not apparent. Rostrum extending- a little beyond 

 the fore coxs. Antennae five-jointed, longer than the thorax; second 

 joint longer than the first, shorter than the third ; fourth longer than 

 the third and than the fifth. Thorax much broader than long, much 

 excavated in front; sides and hind border straight, the former much 

 rounded in front; a slight transverse middle furrow. Scutellum triangular, 

 less than half the length of the abdomen, slightly acute at the tip, rather 

 longer than its breadth at the base. Abdomen beneath setose ; segments 

 not retracted towards the base. Legs moderately long and slender; tibiie 

 with short bristles; tarsi three-jointed. Cerium of the fore wings not 

 extending beyond the tip of the sciUellum, bilobed on the exterior border ; 

 membrane extending almost to the tip of the abdomen ; longitudinal and 

 transverse veins few, one of the former forked near the base, the other near 

 its tip. 



1. Bl^na setosa. 



Nigra, sublililer punctata; rostrum saturate rufum; anlenncE apices 

 versus pieces; tarsi testacei ; memhrana sordide alba, venis nigri- 

 cantihus. 



Black, finely punctured. Rostrum dark red. Anlennie piceous 

 towards their tips. Tarsi testaceous. Membrane of the fore wings dingy 

 white ; veins blackish. Length of the body 3 lines. 



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SciOCORIS LUGUBRIS. 



Nigricans, sat planus, subtiliter punclaius, testaceo conspersus ; caput 

 loiigiusculuut, tobis lateralibus testaceo intus marginatis lobum 

 medium paullo superantibus ; thoracis anguli aniici producti, acuti ; 

 scutellum sat longnm, callis duobus basalibus parvis leslaceis ; pectus 

 testaceum, nigra punctatum ; pedes sordide testacei ; memhrana nigra, 

 octo-venosa. 



Blackisb, rather flat, nearly elliptical, thickly and minutely punctured. 

 Head, thorax, scutellum and coriuui with minute testaceous speckles. 

 Head much longer than broad ; lateral lobes extending a little beyond liie 

 middle lobe, bordered with testaceous on their inner side towards the tips. 

 Eyes rather prominent. Ocelli very near the hind border. Rostrum 

 extending to the bind coxae. Thorax with a transverse callus on each side 

 in front, enclosing a triangular space; fore angles acute, (uominent. 

 Scutelium much more than half the length of the abdomen, rounded at 

 the lip; a small testaceous callus on each i)asal angle. Pectus testaceous, 

 with black punctures. Legs dingy testaceous. Membrane black, with 

 eight longitiidiiial veins; first vein shortened; second and third united 

 and forming a long basal petiole; fourth and fifth contiguous at the 

 l)ase; seventh and eighth united near the base. Length of the body 

 4i lines. 



