HEMIPTERA HETEROKTERA. 121 



Female. Black, nearly linear, wilh cinereous tomentum. Head 

 conical, a little shorter than the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular 

 part rather longer than the post-ocular. Antenna? slender, rather longer 

 than the head and the prothorax together; first joint as long as the ante- 

 ocular head ; second very much longer than the first; third as long as the 

 second; fourth a little longer than the second. Prothorax, scutellum and 

 basal half of the coriura red. Fore lobe of the prothorax almost twice as 

 long as the hind lobe ; longitudinal furrows distinct. Counexivuui with 

 white spots. Legs moderately long and slender; coxa? at the tips and 

 femora at the base white ; furrow beneath the fore tibiae nearly half as 

 long as the latter. Membrane white at the base and with a large round 

 subapical white spot. Var. /3. — Fore lobe of the prothorax black. Length 

 of the body 5J lines. 



a. Silhet. Presented by J. C. Bowling, Esq. 



b. Lombok. Presented by VV. W. Saunders, Esq. 



80. Pirates naboides. 



Fcem. Testaceus, sublinearis, subtus fusco conspersus ; caput nigricans, 

 subellipticum, prothoracis lubo anlico paullo brcvius ; prolhoracis 

 lobus anticus fusco vittatus ; femora anlica valde incrassata ; aUe 

 anticce pal lide fusco?. 



Female. Testaceous, nearly linear. Head and antenna? blackish. 

 Head subelliptical, a little shorter than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; 

 ante-ocular part much longer than the post-ocular. Antenna? setaceous, 

 not longer than the head and the prothorax together; first joint a little 

 shorter than the ante-ocular head ; second about four times as long as the 

 first ; third almost as long as the first ; fourth as long as the third. Pro- 

 thorax with rounded and not prominent angles. Fore lobe with some 

 irregular brown stripes, about twice as long as the hind lobe. Scutellum 

 ending in a short horizontal spine. Abdomen beneath and legs speckled 

 with brown. Fore femora much incrassated. Fore wings pale brown. 

 Length of the body 5j lines. 



a. Hindostan. Presented by W. VV. Saunders, Esq. 



81. Pirates bipunctatus. 



Reduvius bipunctatus, Fabr. Enl. Sijst. iv. 203; Si/st. Rhyn. 278 — Pirates 

 hybridus, Stal, Hem. Fabr. i. 120. 



Hindostan. 



82. Pirates Singalensis. 

 Peirates Singalensis, Dohrn, Stett. Ent. Zeit. xxi. 408. 

 Ceylon. 



83. Pirates Sinicus. 

 Fcem. Niger, fusiformis ; caput prolhoracis lobo antico paullo brevius ; 

 antenna; capite et prothorace ad unum multo longiores ; femora antica 

 crassa ; ala anticce piceai. 



Female. Black, fusiform, slightly shining. Head fusiform, a little 

 shorter than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part a little longer 



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