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Scutellum pone medium tumidum. Cellula discoidalis corii 

 rhomboidea. Long, ad apic. raembr. 22 mm. 



Reduvius attelaboides Fabr., Syst. Ent., p. 731 (1775); 

 Ent. Syst. IV, 199 (1794). 



Zelvs attelaboides Fabr., Syst. Rhyng., p. 284 (1803). 

 Australia. 



As the antennae and the abdomen are lacking in the 

 type, the generic position of this insect is not quite certain. 

 At any rate it cannot be referred to any other described 

 genus. 



Velinus varius Fabr. 



Caput superne nigricans, subtus rufescens, articulo 

 primo antennarum, basi nigra excepta, et rostro rufescenti- 

 bus. Pronotum laeve, lobo antico nigro, postico fulvo, 

 marginibus lateralibus posticis nigricantibus. Scutellum 

 nigrum. Corium rufescens, clavus et membrana nigra, hac 

 apicem versus et macula media cellulae ejus interioris pal- 

 lescentibus. Pectus et abdomen rufa, segraento genital) 

 maris lateribus late nigro. Pedes rufi, genubus late nigris. 

 Dimidium apicale segmenti quarti et basale quinti con- 

 nexivi in lobum subrotundatum nigricantem communiter 

 dilatata, segmento quinto etiam apice breviter latiuscule 

 lobato. Segmentum genitale maris ante apicem transversim 

 impressum, stylis genitalibus gracillimis. Long, c? 15 mm. 



Beduvivs varins Fabr., Syst. Ent., p. 731 (1775): Ent. 

 Syst. IV, 202 (1794). Australia. 



The head being covered with a thin dirty incrustation, 

 its colour is not clearly discernible. 



