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elytra brown, with the nervures and the posterior margin testa- 

 ceous ; membrane deep black, with the tip whitish. Margins of 

 the abdomen banded with brown or black and white. Abdomen 

 beneath yellow, with an abbreviated brown band on each side of 

 each segment; the apex black or dark brown. Breast red, 

 punctured, with the edges of the segments testaceous. Thighs 

 pale testaceous at the base, dark brown at the apex ; tibiae and 

 tarsi brownish. Rostrum black. Antennae dark brown or black- 

 ish, with a whitish ring at the apex of each of the first three 

 joints. 



a. E. Indies. From Mr. Woolev's Collection. 



Genus 3. ORSILLUS, n. g. 



Head elongated, triangular, with the antenniferous tubercles 

 somewhat acute externally. Eyes moderate ; ocelli placed close 

 to the eyes, on a line with their posterior margin. Antennae 

 about two-thirds as long as the body; basal joint shortest, not 

 passing the apex of the head; second joint longest; third and 

 fourth nearly equal. Rostrum long, passing the posterior coxae ; 

 basal joint not reaching the base of the head, inclosed at its base 

 in a canal; second and third joints much longer than the first, 

 third a little the longest ; fourth joint shortest. Body elongate 

 ovate, pointed in front. Scutellum small. Membrane with four 

 parallel nervures, of which the two inner are united near the base 

 by a transverse nervure, forming a cell. Breast with a slight 

 furrow down the centre. Anterior thighs slightly thickened, and 

 denticulated beneath ; tarsi of three joints, with the basal joint 

 nearly equal to the other two together, the second shortest. 



1. ORSILLUS depressus, n. s. PI. XV. fig. 2. 



O. subferrugineus, thorace punctato; membrana fuscescenti, 

 albido-nebulosa ; femoribus luteis. 

 Long. lin. 3. 



Pale ferruginous. Thorax and scutellum rather thickly punc- 

 tured. Coriaceous portion of the elytra mottled with pale spots ; 

 membrane brownish, semitranspareiit, mottled with whitish spots. 

 Abdomen wanting. Antepectus rather coarsely punctured. 

 Thighs yellow ; tibiae and tarsi pale ferruginous. Rostrum tes- 

 taceous, with the tip brown. Antennae ferruginous. 

 a. Italy? 



Genus 4. NYSIUS, n. g. 



Head triangular, rather broad. Eyes prominent, projecting 

 beyond the anterior angles of the thorax. Ocelli placed rather 



