548 REDUVINA. 



compressed on to the central lobe. Antenna long, thin, filiform ; 

 each inserted on a flat process at the sides of the head, in a line 

 with the middle of the eyes ; J st joint slightly stouter than the 

 others, thickened a little to the apex, long, more than \ of it reaching 

 beyond the end of the face ; 2nd \\ time as long as the 1st ; 3rd 

 and 4th each somewhat shorter than the 2nd. Eyes moderate, pro- 

 minent. Ocelli in a line with the base of the eyes, or a little 

 posterior. Rostrum thin, curved, reaching to the 2nd pair of coxa? ; 

 1st joint very stout, nearly as wide as the face, -^ as long as the 2nd ; 

 2nd and 3rd long, subequal ; 4th |rd the length of the 3rd. 



Thorax. Pronotum long-trapeziform, narrow to behind the middle, 

 there deeply constricted on the sides, and on the disk broadly 

 depressed, thence posteriorly suddenly widened to the hinder 

 angles, anteriorly somewhat flat-anmilar, then convex to the depres- 

 sion, posteriorly very convex, but deflected to the posterior margin 

 which is slightly convex or straight ; hinder angles rounded, incras- 

 sated within, with a depression on the inner side of the thickening. 

 Scutellum moderate, triangular ; base with a deep depression, apex 

 acute. Elytra when fully developed as long or longer than the 

 abdomen, at the base wider than the abdomen, but posteriorly not 

 so wide, and lying within the connexiva, roof-shaped ; Clavus long, 

 wide at the end of the scutellum, the inner margin tapering to the 

 base and apex ; Corium ; anterior margin long, very slightly rounded ; 

 inner margin much shorter; posterior margin oblique, straight, 

 clearly defined ; the 2nd nerve furcate at the end ; Membrane often 

 but partially developed, when developed broad, rounded posteriorly ; 

 from the middle of the base 3 long subparallel closed cells, not 

 reaching to either of the margins, surrounded by a series of narrow 

 cells diverging to the margins ; nerves strong. Sternum ; Prosternum 

 annular in front, much produced round the base of the coxae, in the 

 middle ending in a triangle between them ; Mesosternum convex, 

 with a slight middle channel ; Metasternum convex, with a slight 

 middle keel. Legs ; coxce very stout; thighs; 1st and 2nd pairs 

 stout, fusiform, 1st pair stoutest ; 3rd pair longer, slightly thickened 

 towards the apex ; tibiae ; 1st and 2nd pairs stout, widened to the 

 apex, with a small spongy pad on the broad end, bent at the base, 

 beneath flattened, with 2 rows of close, short teeth ; 3rd pair longest, 

 cylindrical ; tarsi long, 1st joint very small, 2nd shorter than the 

 3rd ; claws long, curved. 



Abdomen long-oval, slightly convex above, very convex beneath ; 



