554 CATALOGUK OF 



to the liiud coxse ; tip black. Anteuiias testaceous, slender, less than half 

 the length of the body ; first joint not extendin<r to the front of the head ; 

 second ninch less than half the length of the third; fourth and fifth black, 

 testaceous at the base, very much shorter than the third. Thorax with a 

 transverse callus and with a hinder small testaceous callus on each side in 

 front ; sides testaceous, smooth ; hind angles rectangular, slightly elongated. 

 Scutellum large, rounded at the tip, with a small black testaceous-bordered 

 callus on each side at the base. Abdomen beneath with two testaceous 

 marginal stripes ; tip excavated. Legs testaceous. Membrane of the fore 

 wings cinereous fawn-colour. Hind wings cinereous. Length of the body 

 6 lines. 



a. Santarera, From Mr. Bales' collection. 



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MoRMIDEA NEUVOSA. 



Cimex nervosus. Germ. Silb. Reo. Ent. v. 169, 

 Cape. 



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MORMIDEA NIGRICEPS. 



Fulva, cutiferle el subtililer punctata, subtus testacea ; caput nigricans ; 

 thorax jugo transversa postice nigricante, spatio anteriore sparse 

 punclato, margine antico nigricante, angitlis poslicis productis aculis ; 

 scutellum apice glabrum pallide Jl.avum ; pedes fusco sub cons per si ; 

 mcmbrana fusca. 



Tawny, elliptical, thickly and minutely brown-punctured, testaceous 

 beneath. Head blackish, somewhat elongated ; lobes of equal length. 

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

 coxte ; tip black. Thorax with a slight transverse ridge, in front of which 

 it is testaceous and thinly punctured; fore border and a line along the 

 hind side of the ridge blackish; the usual transverse calli ; hiud angles 

 elongated, acute, a little shorter than their breadth at the base. Scutellum 

 smooth and pale yellow at the tip, which is rounded. Legs slender; femora 

 and tibiiE slightly brown-speckled. Membrane and hiud wings cinereous. 

 Length of the body 5 lines. 



Hiudostau. In the National Museum at Melbourne. 



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MORMIDEA DETEKSA. 



Testacea, dense et conferte nigro-punctata ; caput subproductum, supra 

 nigricans ; anlennce articulis 4o 5ogue piceis, 4o apice 5uque basi 

 albidis ; thorax antice nigricans, lateribus unidentatis lineaque 

 transversa indeterminala glabris, angulis posticis productis acutis ; 

 scutellum subacutum ; venter vitlis tribus nigricantibus, lineis duabus 

 arcuatis glabris, apice emarginata ; femora apices versus nigra con- 

 spersa ; alee anticce liiiea furcata gullisque glabris, membrana fus- 

 cesccnte apud marginem pallide cinerea. 



