. r >.')N CATALOGUE OF 



Body linear, very setose, rounded at each end, its length about 

 thrice its breadth. Head rather large, less than half the breadth of 

 the thorax ; lateral lobes apart from each other, slightly truncated in 

 front, extending rather beyond the middle lobe. Eyes small, rather 

 prominent. Ocelli not apparent. Rostrum extending a little beyond 

 the fore coxae. Antennae five-jointed, longer than the thorax; second 

 joint longer than the first, shorter than the third; fourth longer than 

 the third and than the fifth. Thorax much broader than lung, much 

 excavated in front; sides and hind border straight, the former much 

 rounded in front; a slight transverse middle furrow. Scutellum triangular, 

 less than half the length of the abdomen, slightly acute at the tip, rather 

 longer than its breadth at the base. Abdomen beneath setose ; segments 

 not retracted towards the base. Legs moderately long and slender; tibia} 

 with short bristles; tarsi three-jointed. Corium of the fore wings not 

 extending beyond the tip of the scutellum, bilobed on the exterior border ; 

 membrane extending almost to the lip of the abdomen ; longitudinal and 

 transverse veins lew, one of the former forked near the base, the other near 

 its tip. 



1. Bl^;na setosa. 



Nigra, subtiliter punctata; rostrum saturate rufum; antenna; apices 

 versus picece ; tarsi testacei ; memhrana sordide alba, venis nigri- 

 canlibus. 



Black, finely punctured. Rostrum dark red. Antenna) piceous 

 towards their tips. Tarsi testaceous. Membrane of the fore wings dingy 

 white ; veins blackish. Length of the body 3 lines. 



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SciOCORIS LUGUBRIS. 



Nigricans, sat planus, subtiliter punclalus, testaceo conspcrsus ; caput 

 longiusculuiu, lobis lateralibus testacei) intus margin alii lubum 

 mi di urn paullo supcranlibus ; thoracis anguli antici prudncti, aculi ; 

 scutellum sat longum, callis duobus basalibns parvis testaccis ; pectus 

 testaeeum, nigra punctatum ; pedes sordide testacei ; memhrana nigra, 

 oclo-venosa. 



Blackish, rather fiat, nearly elliptical, thickly and minutely punctured. 

 Head, thorax, scutellum and coiium with minute testaceous speckles. 

 Head much longer than broad ; lateral lobes extending a little beyond the 

 middle lobe, bordered with testaceous on their inner side towards the tips. 

 Eyes rather prominent. Ocelli very near the hind border. Rostrum 

 extending to the hind coxse. Thorax with a transverse callus on each side 

 in front, enclosing a triangular space; fore angles acute, prominent. 

 Scutellum much more than half the length of the abdomen, rounded at 

 the lip; a small testaceous callus on each basal angle. Pectus testaceous, 

 wilb black punctures. Legs dingy testaceous. Membrane black, with 

 eight longitudinal veins; first vein shortened; second and third united 

 and forming a long basal petiole; fourth and fifth contiguous at the 

 base; seventh and eightb united near the base. Length of the body 

 iues. 



