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shorter than the first and than the third ; fourth elongate-fusiform, a little 

 longer than the third. Prothorax narrower in front, tumid on each side 

 bindward, with a well-defined transverse furrow near the fore border; sides 

 rounded. Legs rather short and slender. Fore winjjs extending to the tip 

 of the abdomen ; membrane brown. Length of the body 2£ lines. 



a. Para. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



53. Aradus acuminatus. 



Aradus acuminatus, Fair. Syst. Rhyn. 95 — Hesus acuminatus, Slul, Hem. 

 Fabr. i. 95. 



South America. 



Africa. 



54. Aradus flavicornis. 

 flavicornis, Dalm. Anal. Ent. 88. Stal, Hem. Afr. iii. 37. 

 Sierra Leone. Caffraria. 



South Asia. 



55. Aradus truncatus. 



Mas et foem. Nigra, fere el/iptica ; caput breve, latum, anlice bilobatum, 

 lateribus bispinosis ; antenna breves, arliculo 4o fusiformi ; prothorax 

 carinis duabns laleralibus furcatis, cannula postica transversa ; ala 

 anliccB abdominis apicem fere allingcntes, membrana cinerea. 



Male and female. Black, rather flat, nearly elliptical. Head short, 

 broad, forming in frout two short quadrate lobes; a porrect short stout 

 spine on each side before the eye. Rostrum extending to the hind coxa?. 

 Antennas about one-third of the length of the body; first joint as long as 

 the quadrate lobe; second about twice the length of the first; third much 

 shorter than the second; fourth fusiform, a little shorter than the third. 

 Prothorax with two shallow forked longitudinal ridges, and with a slight 

 transverse ridge near the hind border. Scutellum elongate-triangular, 

 convex in front and with a slight keel in the hind part. Fore wings 

 extending nearly to the tip of the abdomen; corium extending almost to 

 the tip of the scutellum ; membrane cinereous, with irregular veins. 

 Length of the body 4 lines. 



a. Penang. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



Var.P Brown. 



I. Sarawak. Presented by VV. W. Saunders, Esq. 

 c. Gilolo. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



Eastern Isles. 



Div. Neuroctenus. 



56. Aradus serrulatus. 

 Neuroctenus serrulatus, Stal, Ofv. K. Vet. Ak. Furh. 1870, 674. 

 Philippine Isles. 



