HARPACTOR. 203 



the antennae is black with its base red, in others it is entirely red ; 

 the legs vary in a similar mariner, being sometimes entirely red : 

 the anal plate is also either black or red. 



Add: Hub. Chatrapur (Tnd. Mus.) ; Kashmir (Iliigel, Vienna 

 Mus.}. 



Genus HARPACTOR. (Vol. II, p. 332.) 



2976. Harpactor erythropus, Linn. (Cimex) Syst. Nat. i, p. 725. 69 

 (1767) ; Stdl (Reduvius (Rbinocoris)), En. Hem. iv, p. 40 .(1874) ; 

 Oshan. (Harpactor) Verz. Pal. Hem. Het. ii, p. 550 (1908). 



lieduvius htemorrhoidalis, Fair. Mant. Ins. ii, p. 311.23 (1787) : 

 Fieb. (Harpactor) Eur. Hem. p. 154 (1861). 



Reduvius tessellatus, Fair. Mant. Ins. ii, p. 313. 38 (1787). 



Dull reddish ochraceous ; head (excluding under surface), 

 scutellum, spots to connexivum, body beneath, and rostrum black ; 

 posterior lateral margins of pronoturn and a central longitudinal 

 fascia to scutellum (not reaching base) dull ochraceous ; membrane 

 pale bronzy-brown ; upper surface of legs more or less black ; head 

 about as long as pronotum, with the anteocular a little longer than 

 the postocular area, transversely incised behind eyes; antenna 

 with the first joint scarcely longer than head, longer than second, 

 third and fourth joints almost subequal in length ; pronotum with 

 the anterior lobe more or less suffused with black, somewhat longly 

 pilose, with the head more longly pilose on lateral margins, 

 posterior lobe with the lateral angles subpromineut, the posterior 

 lateral angles laminate and obliquely suberect ; membrane not 

 passing the abdominal apex ; legs above streaked with black, the 

 posterior tibia3 dull reddish ochraceous with the base black ; tarsi 

 black ; first joint of rostrum not extending beyond the eyes. 



Length 14 millim. 



Hob. " India " (Signoret Coll. in Vienna Hus.). Widely 

 distributed over the Palasarctic Region. 



This well known Pala3arctic species is included in the fauna on 

 the evidence of an Indian specimen belonging to the collection of 

 the late Dr. Signoret. It was probably acquired from the extreme 

 western area of British India. 



In this enumeration it may be placed before H.fuscipes, Fabr. 

 (vol. ii, p. 333). 



HARPACTOR COSTALIS. (Vol. II, p. 334.) 



Var. Corium almost entirely black, only costal margin of corium 

 coral-red; in this variety the head is also entirely black, the pale 

 fasciate spot between the eyes being absent. 



Nab. Calcutta. 



The typical form of the species has also been taken by Mr. Bain- 

 brigge Fletcher at Hambantota in Ceylon. 



