HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. i01 
tt First and second joints of the rostrum equally long. 
§ Body oblong. 
X Fore wings extending to the tip of the abdomen. -  fasciativentris. 
XX Fore wings extending beyond the tip of the abdo- 
men. - = - - - - venans. 
§§ Body somewhat elongated. - - -  obscuripennis. 
tt Hind lobe of the prothorax impressed lengthwise in 
the middle. 
t Body somewhat oblong. Prothorax black. Legs 
moderately long. 
§ Ante-ocular and post-ocular parts of the head almost 
equally long. - - - - - cingulatus. 
§§ Ante-ocular head a little shorter than the post-ocular. napus. 
tt Body somewhat elongated. Legs rather long. 
flavus, cinctipes, gulosus. 
b. Scutellum foliaceous at the tip. 
* Scutellum reflexed at the tip. Fore wings somewhat 
longer than the abdomen. 
+ First joint of the antenne not twice as long as the 
head. - - - = - - pictus. 
tt First joint of the antenne twice as long as the head. ethiopicus. 
** Scutellum slightly foliaceous and dilated at the tip. 
Fore wings much longer than the abdomen. - Perrisi. 
31. HaRPACTOR NITIDULUS. 
Reduvius nitidulus, Fabr. Ent. Syst. iv. 195; Syst. Rhyn. 268. Stal, Ofv. 
K. V. Ak. Forh. xvi. 204; Hem. Afr. iii. 76— Reduvius quadri- 
tuberculatus, Pal. Beauv. Ins. 15, pl. 1, f. 5. 
Senegal. Gabon. 
a—d, Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. F. Morgan. 
e. Old Calabar. From Mr. J. Gray’s collection. 
f. Old Calabar. From Mr. Murray’s collection. 
32. HaRPpAcTOR MARGINATUS. 
marginatus, Frme. Arch. Ent. ii. 319—Reduvius bellicosus, Stal, Hem. 
Afr. iii. 76. 
Gabon. 
33. Harpactor OBTUSUS. 
Reduvius obtusus, Pal. Beauv. Ins.63. Hem. pl.2, f.2. Stal, Hem. Afr. 
ii. 77— Harpactor bituberculatus, Stal, Ofv. K. Vet. Ak, Forh. xv.446— 
Harpactor transversus, Sgnt. Arch. Ent. ii. 319. 
Guinea. 
34. HarpacrorR AcuUrus. 
Harpactor varipes, Sgnt. Arch. Ent. ii. 320—Reduvius acutus, Pal. Beauv. 
Ins. 63. Hem. pl. 2, f.1. Stal, Hem. Afr. iii. 77. 
Calabar. 
