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CATALOGUE OF 



four striae, of which the two near the hind border are accompanied by 

 punctures ; membrane cinereous. Length of the body 2^ lines. 



a. Amazon Kegiou. From Mr. Bates' colleciion. 



36. ^THUS NITIDULUS. 



Niger, ellipticwt, nilcns, subplanus ; capitis thoracisqve lalera sithselosa ; 

 caput bisiilcatiim ; rostriiin fulvum ; antenna picecc ; thorax sulco 

 transversa punclalo sulcoque brevi loncjitudinali ; scutelliim sparsissime 

 punclaturn ; pedes rufcsceiite picei, Jemoribus incrassatis ; alcB antiiue 

 iynpmictatcE , membruna cinerea. 



Black, elliptical, smooth, shining, almost flat. Head and thorax with 

 a few bristles along each side. Head with a longitudinal furrow on ea<h 

 side. Eyes piceous. Rostrum lawny. Antennae piccous, about one-third 

 of the length of the body ; joints successively and slightly increasing in 

 length. Thorax with a slight longitudinal furrow which extends from the 

 fore border towards a transverse middle furrow, the littler accoiniianied by 

 punctures. Scutellum with a few punctures. Legs reddish piceous ; femora 

 incrassated ; tibiae with stout spines. Fore wings not punctured, with the 

 usual four striae ; membranes ciiiereuus. Length of tlie body If line. 



^. rubrifemur closely resembles this species, from which it may be 

 distinguished by the punctured fore wings. 



a. Belize, Honduras. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



37. ^EtHUS DOCILIS. 



Ferrugineus,ellipticus,niteiis, lateribus subsetosis ; caput picettm,utrinque 

 impressum ; thorax glaber, sulcis duohus lranf.veri>i.t ; scuttUum sub- 

 punctatum, transverse iwpressum ; pedes fulvi, robusti ; alee aniiccB 

 apud strias punctata^ membrana albida. 



Ferruginous, elliptical, shining, hardly convex, wiih a few bristles 

 along each side. Head piceous, nearly half the breadth of the thorax, 

 impressed on each side in front. Antenns tawny, less than half the length 

 of the body ; joints successively increasing in length. Thorax not punc- 

 tured, reddish towards the hind border, with two transverse furrows, one 

 very near ihe fure border, the other in the middle. Scutellum very thinly 

 punctured, with a transverse impression in the middle. Legs lawny, stout ; 

 tibiae with black spines ; fore tibite clavate. Fore wings hardly punclnred, 

 except along the well-delined striae, of which two are near the cosla and 

 two near the hind border ; membrane whitish hyaline. Length of the body 

 2 lines. 



a. Rio Janeiro. Presented by A. Fry, Esq. 



West Asia. 

 38. ,5<]thus hisi'Iuulus. 

 Cjdnus hispidulus, Klug, Symb. Phys. v. pi. 43, f. 8. 

 Arabia Deserta. 



39. iElHCS SETOSCS. 



Niger, ellipticus, robustus, convexus, nilens ; capitis ihoracisque lalera 

 dense setosa ; caput punclaliim ; antenna picece ; thorax inurginibus 

 svlcof/ue transversa punctatis ; scutellum sparse punctatum ; pedes 

 picei, crassi ; alee atiticce subtilitcr punctatce, membrana cinerea. 



