HEMIPTERA HETEROPTERA. 99 



Div. 4. 



17. Pirates semirufus. /.j»>ukut<( t/v*%jt^. fUL 



Mas. Niger ; caput conicum ; antenna capile et prothorace ad unum 

 paulln longiores ; corium rufum ; alee poslicce diaphana. 



Male. Black, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head with an angular 

 furrow between the eves, conical in front of the eyes, very short behind 

 them. Rostrum extending to the propectus ; second joint much longer 

 than the others. Antennas setulose, a little longer than the head and the 

 prothorax together; second joint full twice as lonjj as the fust; third 

 much shorter than the second; fourth a little shorter than the second. 

 Fore lobe of the prothorax with a depression in the disk hindward, with 

 a slight longitudinal furrow, and on each side in front with two very 

 slight furrows; hind lobe about half as lon^; as the fore lobe, with 

 rounded and convex side-angles. Fore femora much incrassated; fore 

 tibia? clavate, much shorter than the fore femora, their furrow less than 

 half their length ; fore tarsi dilated at the base. Corium red-lead colour. 

 Hind wings pellucid. Length of the body 6 lines. 



a, b. Orizaba. From M. Salle's collection. 



18. Pirates Mexicanus. A»X. suvCtatijjt**^* MrU. .. 

 Fcem. Niger, fere fusiformis ; caput conicum, prothoracis lobo antico 



aquilongum ; scutellum apicem versus subascendens ; connexivurn 

 Jinvo gutlatum ; femora postica basi teslaceo fasciala ; ala anlica 

 Jlavo pallido bimaculalce. 



Female. Black, nearly fusiform. Head conical, as long as the fore 

 lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part rather longer than the post-ocular. 

 Antenna? slender, somewhat longer than the head and the prothorax 

 together; first joint little longer than the ante-ocular head ; second nearly 

 twice as long as the first; third much shorter than the second; fourth 

 nearly as long as the second. Fore lobe of the prothorax about twice as 

 long as the hind lobe; hind pail of the middle furrow strongly marked. 

 Scutellum compressed and obliquely ascending towards the lip. Con- 

 nexivurn with yellow dots. Le{js rather slender; hind femora wilh a 

 testaceous band at the base; fore femora incrassated. Corium with a pale 

 yellow spot on the clavus. Membrane with a pale yellow spot on the 

 inner side at the base. Length of the body 6£ lines. 



a. Orizaba. From M. Salle's collection. 



Div. 5. 



Tydides, Stal, Hem. Afr. iii. 113. 



19. Pirates bhachiatus. 



Reduvius brachiatus, Per It/, Del. An. Art. Bras. xi. 173, pi. 34, f. 10— 

 Peirates rufus, Serv. Ann. Sci. Nat. xxiii. 218— Piiates rufus, Serv. 



