24 CATALOGUE OF 
2. ONCOCEPHALUS NOTATUS. 
Oncocephalus notatus, Klug. Symb. Phys. pl. 19, f. 1. Fieb. Eur. Hem, 
152—Reduvius plumicornis, Germ. Ahr. Faun. Eur. 5, 24—Oncoce- 
phalus squalidus, H.-Sch. Wanz. Ins. viii. 93, pl. 280, f. 861, 862— 
Reduvius comatus, Aol, Mel. Ent. vi. 39. 
South Europe. 
3. ONCOCEPHALUS THORACICUS, 
thoracicus, ieb. Hur. Hem. 152. 
Turkey. Syria. 
4, ONCOCEPHALUS SUBAPTERUS. 
subapterus, Garbiglietti, Bull. Soc. Ent. Ital. i. 196. 
North Italy. 
West Indies and South America. 
‘Os ONCOCEPHALUS DESICCATUS. 
desiccatus, Serv. Hist. Hem. 387—Nitornus desiccatus, Stal, Berl. Ent. 
Zeit. x. 167. 
Cayenne. 
Var.? Fom. Cinereo-fuscus, longi-pyriformis ; caput prothoracis lobo 
antico longius; prothorax bicarinatus, lobo antico oblique sulcato ; 
scutellum apice compressum; abdomen alis anticis multo latius, 
sublus carinatum ; pedes longiusculi, sat graciles, femoribus anticis 
incrassalis, libiis quatuor anterioribus fulvis fusco bifasciatis, tibiis 
anticis subarcualis. 
Female. Cinereous-brown, dull, elongate pear-shaped. Head rather 
longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part full twice as 
long as the post-ocular. First joint of the antenna# much shorter than the 
ante-ocular head ; second a little longer than the ante-ocular head. Pro- 
thorax with two ridges, which diverge on the hind lobe; angles rounded, 
not prominent; fure lobe rather longer than the hind lobe, with oblique 
furrows on each side. Scutellum compressed at the tip. Abdomen 
rounded, and extending much beyond the fore wings on each side, keeled 
beneath. Legs rather long and slender; fore femora incrassated, serrated 
beneath: four anterior tibie tawny, with two brown bands; fore tibize 
slightly curved. Fore wings extending nearly to the tip of the abdomen. 
Length of the body 8—10 lines. 
a—c, Ega. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
6. ONCOCEPHALUS VENTRALIS. 
Mas. Testaceus, gracilis, postice sublatescens, subtus piceo bivitlatus ; 
caput prothorace multo brevius; rostrum nigrum, basi flavo- 
fasciatum ; antenne capite et prothorace ad unum breviores; pro- 
thorax piceo univiltatus; pedes graciles, femoribus anticis valde 
incrassatis subtus dentalis. 
