HEMIFIEltA UETJiROrrKKA. 503 



CaTAULAX PUNCriPES. 



Teilaceus, sat dense el subtililer nigro punctalus; caput impiinctalo- 

 slri(jatum,anlice roluiidalum, lobis aquiloiigis ; rostrum coxas posticus 

 superuns ; anteninc basi nigro conspcrscc ; thorax transverse sub- 

 carinatus, lulcrilus nigro interruple linealis, angulis posticis aculis ; 

 scutellum abdomine tnulto brevius, apice rolundutum ; pedes nigro 

 conspersi, tibiis apice rufo unipunctatis ; membrana fuscescente 

 cinerea. 



Testaceous, short-elliptical, ralher thickly and minutely punclured ; 

 punctures black. Head much rounded in front; lobes of equal lenfftli ; 

 sides and some lonjritudinal streaks iuipunclate. Eyes piceous, not pro- 

 minent. Rostrum exlendiny; somewhat beyond the hind coxie. Antenna) 

 rather slender; first and second joints and basal part of the third joint 

 speckled with black; first joint exlending almost ti) the front of the head ; 

 second a little shorter than the third ; fourth shorter than the third. Thorax 

 here and there less thickly puncluied; a sli<;ht transverse ridf^e between 

 the hind angles, which are acitte and slighily prominent ; a nearly inter- 

 rupted black line along each side in front. Scutellum much shorter than 

 the abdomen, much rounded at the tij); some of the speckles towards the 

 base forming clusters. Spiracles black. Legs stout; femora and lihiEe 

 speckled with black; a bright red point at the lip of each tibia. Fore 

 wings here and there less thickly punctured ; membrane brownish cinereous. 

 Length of the body 5 lines. 



The scutellum is much more rounded at the tip than that of the two 

 preceding species. 



Amazon Kegion. In the National Museum at Melbourne. 



Cataulax subvittatus. 



Testaceus, subtiliter et sat dense nigro punctalus ; caput latum, antice 

 rotundatuin, lubis lateralibus conliguis lobuni medium superantibus ; 

 rostrum coxas posticus superans ; thorax nigricanle subobsnlele scx- 

 viltalus, angulis poslicis rotundalis ; scutellum subviltatum, abdomine 

 brevius, apice subrolundalum ; pedes rufescente punvtali ; aloe anliccc 

 nigricante strigatce, membrana cinerea fuscescente strigata. 



Testaceous, elongate-elliptical, minutely and rather thickly punctured, 

 luteous beneath; punctures black. Head broad-iv than long, much 

 rounded in front; lateral lol)cs contiguous beyond the middle lobe. Eyes 

 brownish, not prominent. Rostrum extending rather beyond the hind 

 coxfe. Antennae slender, minutely pubescent; (irsl joint not extending to 

 the front of the head ; second longer than ihetliird; fourth much longer 

 than the second; fifth ralher shorter than the fourth. Thorax with six in- 

 distinct blackish stripes, which diverge slightly hindward ; sides in front 

 straight, hardly refiexed; hind angles rounded, not prominent. Scutellum 

 somewhat shorter than the abdomen, with indications of four stripes like 

 those of the thorax ; lip slightly roumled. f-egs with minute reddish 

 punctures. P'ore wings with some blackish streaks; membrane cinereous, 

 with diffuse brownish streaks along ihe veins. Length of the body 6 lines. 



a. Brazil. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



