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Furrow beneath the four anterior tibiae not more than one-third as 

 long as the latter. Fore wings with a very large luteous patch, which 

 occupies the inner border from the base to the middle, where it extends to 

 the costa. Length of the body bk lines. 



a, b. Columbia. From Mr. Turner's collection. 



14. Reduvius decolor. < 



Mas. Fulvus, fusiformis ; caput prothoracis lobo antico multo longius; 

 anlennce picece ; prothoracis lobus anticus lobo poslico multo longior ; 

 venter piceo biseriatim maculatus ; pedes breviusculi ; membrana 

 cinerea. 



Male. Tawny, fusiform, smooth, shining. Head fusiform, much 

 longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax; ante-ocular part about twice as 

 long as the post-ocular. Antennae piceous ; first joint very short ; second 

 as long as the head ; third rather longer than the second. Prothorax with 

 rounded and not prominent angles, and with a short longitudinal furrow, 

 which occupies a part of each lobe. Fore lobe much longer than the hind 

 lobe. Scutellum horizontal. Abdomen beneath with large piceous spots 

 along each side. Legs rather short ; furrow beneath the fore tibiae not more 

 than half as long as the latter. Membrane cinereous. Length of the body 

 9 lines. 



o, b. South America. Presented by Sir A. Callcott. 



15. Reduvius tenebrosus. ' /> ">* r ' 



Foem. Niger, longi-fusiformis ; caput prothoracis lobo antico multo 

 longius ; prothoracis lobus anticus luteo luberculatus, lobo postico 

 brevior ; anguli lobi postici lutei, prominuli rectangulati ; scutellum 

 apice unispinosum ; venter carinatus ; connexivum luteo maculatum ; 

 corium luteo unimaculatum. 



Female. Black, elongate- fusiform, shining beneath. Head fusiform, 

 much longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part as long 

 as the post-ocular. Antennas much longer than the head and the prothorax 

 together ; first joint as long as the ante-ocular head ; second full twice as 

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

 the third. Fore lobe of the prothorax rather shorter than the hind lobe, 

 with two luteous tubercles on the disk, with a luteous tubercle on each side, 

 and with two smaller tubercles on the hind border; fore angles prominent, 

 acute. Hind lobe with prominent rectangular luteous hind angles. 

 Scutellum ending iu an obtuse obliquely ascending spine. Abdomen 

 keeled beneath, except towards the tip. Connexivum with luteous spots. 

 Furrow beneath the four anterior tibiae extremely short. A luteous sub- 

 apical spot on the corium divided by a black vein. Length of the body 

 11 lines. 



a. Tejuca. Presented by the Rev. H. Clark. 



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